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"The German exhibitors and the DWI draw a positive balance from this year's ProWein," explains the managing director of the German Wine Institute (DWI) at the end of the trade fair.

Sales of German wines in China have developed extremely well in recent years, defying the trend.

The range of alcohol-free wines and sparkling wines from German cellars has increased significantly in recent years.

The currently challenging economic conditions are also affecting the German wine market.

The average export price for German wines reached a new high last year.

Organic viticulture is now firmly established in Germany after almost 40 years.

Germany's most important grape variety, the Riesling, celebrates its birthday on March 13th. On this day of the year 1435, the grape variety was mentioned for the first time in a written document. From Amsterdam (NL) to Warsaw (PL), actions under the hashtag #rieslingbirthday take place worldwide.

One of the world's most important wine publications, UK based The Drinks Business, has recently announced the winners of its "Global Riesling Masters 2022" competition.

With the "museum of modern ahrts", an art object with a unique design was presented to the public on February 10th. The inauguration of the "museum in the smallest of spaces" took place in the historic St. Laurentius Church in Ahrweiler, where the traces of the flood can still be seen everywhere.

The German Wine Institute (DWI) and the Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux (CIVB) draw up a positive balance after four years of successful cooperation as a part of of the EU-funded marketing and communication campaign "Clink Different".