naturherb

German · naturally dry

Naturherb is the German EU-listed equivalent of brut nature: sugar under 3 g/L, with no sugar added after secondary fermentation.1

German has its own word chain for the dry end of the scale: naturherb for brut nature, extra herb for extra brut (0-6 g/L) and herb for brut (under 12 g/L).1 Further up come extra trocken, trocken and halbtrocken.1 Actual sugar may differ from the labelled term by no more than 3 g/L.2 Official German labelling guidance lists these sweetness categories for Sekt b.A..3,4 See sugar scale and Germany.

See also

The sugar scale of sparkling wineDosagebrut natureGlossaryherbGlossaryGermanyRegions

Sources

  1. legislation.gov.uk (copy of EU OJ text). Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33, Annex III Part A (sugar-content terms for sparkling wines), original version as adopted (2018-10-17)
  2. EUR-Lex. Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33 (consolidated text), Articles 47, 48, 49, 53, 54 and Annex III Part A (2023-12-08)
  3. Regierung von Unterfranken, Weinprüfstelle. Weinetikettierung: Sekt b.A. Franken; Grundregeln u. Musteretikett (Rechtsstand 22.01.2022) (2022-01-22)
  4. Regierungspräsidium Darmstadt, Dezernat Weinbau. Info-Blatt Sekt (Stand 01.12.2022) (2022-12-01)

Facts checked on 2026-10-19