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Since the beginning of this year, two new teams have been running the Wines of Germany agencies in Denmark and Sweden.

Through a series of high-profile measures, the German Wine Institute (DWI) was once again able to significantly increase its media presence and thus the awareness of wines from the 13 German growing regions.

Germans drank an average of 0.6 litres more wine per person in the past wine year (August 1, 2019 - July 31, 2020), than in the previous year.

German wines have a natural advantage when it comes to harmony with selected Asian dishes. Their lighter alcohol content, freshness and elegance make them the perfect accompaniment.

On the chilled night of Monday, January 11, 2021, when the thermometer dropped to minus seven degrees Celsius, winegrowers were able to harvest frozen grapes for the production of ice wine.

In Norway, German white wine is not only market leader, but it could even extend its already amazing market share from 27.5 to 28 percent in 2020.

Germany's 15 best sparkling wines on the Danish market have been selected from 61 wines. Those made from Riesling rated highly, but those made from traditional grape varieties used to produce champagne also won acclaim in the Best German Sekt Denmark 2020 awards.

by Monika Reule // The corona pandemic presented us all with great challenges in the past year, and it will keep us in suspense for quite a while yet in 2021.

Jamessuckling.com speaks of Germany as "one of the most exciting regions of the year" and has published a "Top 100 Regional Report". Renowned editor Stuart Pigott commented that he couldn't remember a more exciting and high-quality vintage in Germany, especially for riesling wines.

On November 30th, winegrowers in several German wine regions like Nahe, Rheinhessen, Pfalz, Franken and Rheingau were able to successfully harvest frozen icewine grapes at freezing temperatures. We listet them for you at the end of the following text.