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Who's the coolest wine of all? The German Wine Institute (DWI) will give wine aficionados and experts their say on the matter through an online voting platform.

For the first time ever, exam preparations for the prestigious Master of Wine (MW) title took place in Neustadt/Weinstraße, Germany. The Master of Wine examination is globally considered the most rigorous and recognised qualification in the world of wine.

Britain’s first ever German Pinot Noir tasting is to take place in London in March this year, Harpers wine magazine revealed. Meanwhile a Danish newspaper confirms the trend: "Germany has become a new pinot noir superpower."

In 2018 Wines of Germany will be showcased at numerous fairs and events around the globe. The German Wine Institute (DWI) listed a selection of the most important dates for on- and off trade as well as winelovers alike:

Wines of Germany (DWI, Deutsches Weininstitut) has become Official Supplier of the Berlin International Film Festival for the eleventh time in a row. The 68th Berlinale will take place from 15 to 25 February 2018. In collaboration with virtually all German wine regions, Wines of Germany guarantees that international guests will enjoy German wines...

Wines of Germany is the winner of The Gourmand Awards in the domestic wine website category. The wine wisdom portal germanwines.de i.e. deutscheweine.de will now compete in its category against winners from other countries for the 'Best in the World' title.

The German 2017 grape wine harvest has yielded good to very good wine qualities with in many cases low volumes. Unusually heavy and widespread frosts in April were the key reason behind the relatively large crop losses at many estates. The year´s total intake across the country of 7.5 million hectolitres is expected to be 18 per cent down on the...

The drinks business’ Best Consumer Campaign Award is set out to reward a successful marketing campaign that managed to achieve the maximum reach of the product even with limited resources.

La Grande Dégustation de Montréal unveiled the 10 finalists in its annual wine competition which, for the 2017 edition, was dedicated to Rieslings. Selected by a jury of 21 professionals in the wine sector, German Rieslings captured 4 out the five finalist spots in the dry Riesling category and one spot in the semi-dry category.

Following the current trend, a lot of wine producers offer home-made mulled wine today. Partly organic, or vegan, it can be found more and more on German Christmas markets and at food retailers.