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German wines exclusively at the Berlin International Film Festival

12/06/2017

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 only at all official Berlinale events in the coming year.


The exclusive wine offer comprises more than 20 first-class white wines, red wines and Winzersekt (winegrowers' sparkling wines).

All wines were determined through blind tasting by a group of wine experts which also included the German Wine Queen Katharina Staab.

According to Festival Director Dieter Kosslick, Wines of Germany's long-time support of the Berlin International Film Festival is also very helpful in making Germany more famous internationally as a country that offers premium eating and drinking experiences:

"It’s great to listen to the enthusiasm with which guests of our events talk about German wines again and again. They highly appreciate the great quality of German wines", he points out.

In view of the partnership with Berlinale, Wines of Germany (DWI) will again cooperate with Berlin wine retailers in 2018: Upon presentation of the admission ticket, festival visitors will be granted a discount at selected merchants when buying a Berlinale three-bottle package of German wines.

Selected wines for 68th International Film Festival Berlin 2018:

 

SEKT 

Mosel
2015 Riesling Sekt brut
Moselland

Nahe
2015 Riesling Sekt extra trocken
Wein- und Sektkellerei Stein 

Württemberg
2014 Blanc de blanc Cuveé brut
Württembergische Weingärtner-Zentralgenossenschaft 

 

ROTWEIN 

Ahr
2016 Spätburgunder trocken
"Gründerwein"
Winzergenossenschaft Mayschoß-Altenahr  

Pfalz
2014 Rotweincuvée trocken
"Luise"
Weingut Wageck Pfaffmann 

Pfalz
Spätburgunder trocken
"PARANOIA"
Weingut Bergdolt-Reif & Nett 

Rheinhessen
2015 Spätburgunder trocken
Selection Rheinhessen
Ingelheimer Sonnenhang
Weingut Bettenheimer 

Württemberg
2014 Rotweincuvée trocken
"Neo"
Weingärtner Cleebronn-Güglingen

Württemberg
2015 Lemberger trocken
"Signum II"
Weingärtner Stromberg Zabergäu 

Württemberg
2015 Lemberger trocken
Weinmanufaktur Untertürkheim

Pfalz
2014 Spätburgunder trocken
Weingut Darting

WEISSWEIN

Baden
2016 Pinot Gris trocken
VDP.Gutswein
Weingut Heitlinger

Franken
2016 Silvaner trocken
Weingut Hemberger

 

Mittelrhein
2016 Riesling Hochgewächs trocken Bopparder Hamm
Weingut Volk

Mosel
2016 Riesling trocken
Weingut Franzen

Mosel
2015 Riesling Spätlese trocken
Klüsserather Bruderschaft Edition Michelskirch 
Weingut F-J Regnery

Nahe
2016 Riesling trocken
"vom Kies"
Weingut Forster

Nahe
2016 Weißburgunder trocken
Weingut Korrell

Pfalz
2016 Chardonnay Spätlese trocken
Dürkheimer Feuerberg
Weingut Karl Wegner

Rheingau
2016 Riesling trocken
VDP.GUTSWEIN
Weingut Prinz von Hessen

Rheinhessen
2016 Riesling trocken
Pfeddersheim
Weingut Keller

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Deutsche Weinkönigin Katharina Staab und Berlinale-Direktor Dieter Kosslick. Bild: Ghandtschi

Germany's Wine Queen Katharina Staab and Berlinale-Director Dieter Kosslick. photo source: Ghandtschi