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Last year German consumers met their wine needs more often in the traditional supermarkets. According to the German Wine Institute (DWI), 18 per cent of all wines were purchased there in 2016, representing a one point increase in market share on the previous year and a five point increase compared with 2012.

Elona Hesseling from wine.co.za has summed up "what's hot in the UK" in her latests online publication. The author cites sommelier Gareth Ferreira who's daily work experience in a London based private wine-club sees Wines of Germany on the rise.

At least once a year Generation Riesling winemakers present their new creations in Berlin. April 3rd 2017 this approved routine will go down at the 'Private Roof Club'. The following authentic vintners are very much looking forward to meet representatives of the trade, the press and up market gastronomy:

Germany´s wine consumption remained largely unchanged in the past financial year at 20.6 litres (+0.1 l) per capita compared with the same period last year. Such was the announcement of the German Wine Institute (DWI) based on the wine consumption data compiled for the DWI by the German Winegrowers Association.

At this year's Pinot Noir-Symposium on the 11th and 12th of March 2017 50 highly regarded German and international wine producers will present more than 200 top-flight Pinot Noir wines.

Last night’s Riesling Fellowship saw top German wine producers and members of the UK and international trade gather at Vintners’ Hall in London for a gala dinner to honour four new Riesling Fellows. This year’s event focused on Riesling Sekt, celebrating the quality renaissance that has been driven by German Sekt producers in recent years.

The current icewine-season 2016/17 turned out to be very successful for Germany. Deeply frozen grapes were being harvested starting november 21st 2016 in Saxony. After insular reports from that region most of the other 12 wine growing regions brought in their icewine crop the following weeks in december.

Wines of Germany have decided to clarify the Danes’ wine preferences. The study shows large differences in habits between regions and age groups. The first place of popularity of white wines holds Riesling, while concerning red wines the Danish population ranks Pinot Noir among the top 3 most preferred grape varieties.

A study of wine preferences among Danes made by Wines of Germany shows that the price is very important, when Danes go shopping for wine. The majority of Danes choose wines at a cost between 50 and 99 kroner (correlating 7 respectively 13 Euros), whether it is for a dinner party or an everyday wine.

“Wines of Germany” Sweden will come under new management from January 2017. Following a Europe-wide call for tenders by the German Wine Institute (DWI), the Ehrenberg Kommunikation agency, which has been in charge of the DWI representation in Denmark since the beginning of 2016, will now also take over the Swedish offices in Malmö and Stockholm.