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The DLG (German Agricultural Society) has announced the best Young Winemakers of the Year 2020. Numerous talented young winemakers from many winegrowing regions in Germany competed for the German wine industry award this year.

The seven contenders for the crown of the new German Wine Queen confidently proved their wine expertise in both German and English during the one-hour contest in the SWR broadcasting studio in Mainz. Now they are looking forward to the grand final on September 25th.

She is clearly a genuine enthusiast for German wines: Anne Krebiehl, author of 'The Wines of Germany' wins the "International Wine Book of The Year"-Award at the Louis Roederer Wine Writers' Award 2020.

A special COVID-19 impact report conducted by Wine Intelligence examines the coronavirus pandemic and how German wine drinkers are reacting to the restrictions in their everyday lives.

At the renowned International Wine & Spirit Competition (IWSC) 2020, five German wines won gold medals, three of them from Franken. The results are usually published much earlier, but have now been revealed. The top German wines achieved 95 and 96 out of 100 possible points.

The harvest for Federweißer (new wine) and base wines for sparkling sekt, is already in full swing, and now, according to the German Wine Institute (DWI), the rest of the harvest will begin in many wine regions over the next days.

At the Mundus Vini Summer Tasting 2020, 282 German still and sparkling wines were awarded by the international jury with 142 Silver, 137 Gold and three Grand Gold. One of the top awards went to Schloss Johannisberg and the other two to the Felsengartenkellerei.

Organic wines from all over Germany were judged by an expert jury from the ECOVIN association at the end of August. The golden EcoWinner medal offers wine lovers some orientation when shopping for organic wines.

From September 1st, travellers on long-distance Deutsche Bahn trains can look forward to a very modern selection of wines from the local winegrowing regions.

A recent article by Eric Asimov of the New York Times, highlights the joys of German wine beyond its most famous variety, Riesling. It draws attention to some of Germany’s other vinous delights such as Elbling, Lemberger, Silvaner and Trollinger.