Germany’s wine culture stretches back for millennia, but with its own unique set of influences. Wine is an inseparable part of German culture, earning odes from no less than the national poet Goethe, himself a famous wine aficionado. Wine culture is a living treasure here, not just something to be displayed behind glass in a museum. Because from New York to Paris to Tokyo, German wine is being asked for and poured. Top restaurants consider it a badge of honor to feature a carefully curated selection of wine from across Germany.