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Bereich is a mid-level geographic unit in German wine classification that groups together several villages and the vineyards within them, all within the same growing region. It sits between the larger Anbaugebiet (the growing region) and the smaller Lage (a single vineyard site). This means a Bereich is larger than a single vineyard but more specific than the entire region. So the best description is a district that includes multiple villages and their vineyards, not just one site or a loose collection of vineyards. A single vineyard is a Lage, so it isn’t the right match for Bereich.