A medicinal stinging nettle wine is produced by extracting cultivated stinging nettles with white wine. A medicinal stinging nettle wine is produced by: a) cultivating young Urtica dioica L. shoots under defined, controlled ecological conditions using an organic-dynamic fertiliser containing all nutrients for optimal plant growth in order to provide a maximum content of medicinal components; b) harvesting the plants; c) extracting the harvested plants with a dry white wine in glass vessels; and d) storing the extract in the dark at 6-10 deg C.