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Our informative and entertaining series, "The seven questions about German wine" is coming to an end for the year and the final expert interview is with Šárka Dušková, one of the most well-known Czech wine journalists and academics.

The crowdfunding campaign #flutwein continues due to its great success and high demand. As the initiators of the campaign, Peter Kriechel, Linda Kleber and Daniel Koller announced, more than 4.4 million Euros in donations from 47,492 supporters were collected in the first project phase.

The versatility of German wines allow for them to pair perfectly with an array of flavors – from savory stuffing and tart cranberry sauce to sweet potato casserole and a plethora of pies. Low alcohol but full flavored Wines of Germany brighten your Thanksgiving dinner cooking.

The Institute of Masters of Wine is delighted to announce a tenth international symposium in Wiesbaden, Germany, in 2023.

Open to anyone to attend, the symposium will run over four stimulating days from 29 June to 2 July 2023. The hosts for the not to be missed event are the Deutsches Weininstitut (DWI), the city of Wiesbaden and the federal...

The first 'Wines of Gemany CZ' presentation took place at the beginning of November in cooperation with the German Embassy in Prague. At the beginning of the week, 26 exhibitors presented German wine creations to the interested audience: Czech merchants, gastronomy/simmeliers and the press all showed great interest in the exhibitors and their fine...

2021 was not an easy year for wine producers in the 13 German winegrowing regions. Nevertheless, according to the German Wine Institute (DWI), the current vintage can be classified as good from a quality perspective. The estimated harvest volume of 8.7 million hectolitres nationwide is only slightly below the long-term average.

Two unusual incidents shaped the 35th German Red Wine Award (Deutscher Rotweinpreis) of the wine magazine vinum: The flood disaster in the red wine region Ahr with devastating effects on viticulture that - however - did not effect the Ahr's great results. Furhtermore, Württembeg surprised in this competition: 25 of the winners who will be honored...

In the fifth interview in the series "The German Wine Questionnaire", we speak to one of Poland's most well-known wine journalists. Tomasz Prange-Barczyński confesses to a brief romance with Liebfraumilch in his youth, which proved to be the gateway to an unbridled passion for the great German wines he loves today.

The German Wine Institute (DWI) announced the winners of its "Outstanding Vinotheks 2021" competition in Ingelheim on September 29th.

The new German winequeen is called Sina Erdrich and comes from Baden. In an exciting two-hour final, the 24-year-old prevailed against her five competitors. As German wine princesses, Saskia Teucke from the Pfalz region and Linda Trarbach from the Ahr region are at her side.