The Federal Association of Organic Wine Estates in Germany, based in Oppenheim (Rhineland-Palatinate), was founded in 1985 by twenty organic winegrowers from the Rheinhessen, Palatinate, Moselle and Baden winegrowing regions under the name "Bundesverband ökologischer Weinbau e. V.". ECOVIN is the only German winegrowers' association dedicated exclusively to organic viticulture. There are regional associations in the individual German wine-growing regions, whose more than 270 member companies (as of 2024) cultivate around 2,400 hectares of vineyards.
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