Mosel: Big Slate Heart for WSET and Bloggers

Shortly before and right after this year's international wine fair ProWein a group of WSET academics and wine bloggers visited the Mosel region in Germany. Jan Klein, charesmatic wine maker from the Staffelter Hof, proved to have a big heart for his guests. He spotted a piece of slate with the shape of a heart. The visitors where delighted. We summed up their findings.
 

Decanter: 111 Awards for Germany

Wines of Germany achieved 111 awards at this year's Decanter World Wine Awards, i.e. 4 trophys, 86 medals und 21 recommendations. A record number of 14.000 wines were tested. Find the following list of German winners.
 

Pinot Road Tour through Germany

German Pinot Noirs are rocking the competition at international blind tastings. Yet they’re nearly unknown in the United States. Therefore, "Treasures of Europe Tours" offers a special safari this August 25th to September 1st 2013. Come and see what’s behind Germany’s Pinot Revolution ...
 

Gathering of the international wine elite

A total of 43 sommeliers from 14 countries met in the wine nation Germany at the end of April for the "Sommelier Spring Class 2013". These influential purveyors of knowledge attended a workshop which was held over several days by the German Wine Institute (DWI) and included training courses at Geisenheim University as well as visits to wineries, the wine fair and the wine ball.
 

Hot location for cool Generation Riesling

The young generation of German vintners has just found a new home in Berlin by opening a "Generation Riesling Suite" in the trendy location "The Grand" at Alexanderplatz. The Suite was opened on the initiative of the German Wine Institute (DWI) on May 16th 2013.
 
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IWSC/IWC: outstanding results for Germany

German wine makers achieved some 200 awards and medals at this year's International Wine and Spirit Competition (IWSC), traditionally held in London. Find our list of awardees who proudly represent Germany's 13 wine growing regions. You'll spot familiar names as well as newcomers.
 

Dine with Germany's Winequeen

Consumers in the wine world's web now have a chance to dine with a Queen thanks to a contest launched by Wines of Germany Canada. The Twitter-based contest affords one lucky winner the chance to enjoy fine food and wine at TOCA, at the Ritz Carlton, Toronto in the company of German Wine Queen Julia Bertram.