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Exports of German wines developed positively in the first quarter of this year. As the German Wine Institute (DWI) announced in its export forum in Oppenheim, the value of exported wines rose compared to the same quarter last year by three percent to 67 million euros and the amount by one percent to 230,000 hectoliters.

Celebrating First Joint U.S. Initiative - Under the slogan “Clink Different", the Bordeaux Wine Council (CIVB) and the German Wine Institute (DWI) have launched the first-ever joint promotion of their wines in the United States.

Germany's winemakers achieved some 150 medals and five recommendations at this year's renowned Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA). These are held annually in London and are one of the largest and most influential wine competitions worldwide.

One of the largest-ever Riesling presentations in Asia took place in Japan on May 23rd: 13 German GR winemakers from five growing regions presented their wines to visitors on a chic wooden ship in the port of Tokyo - and successfully established contacts with importers and sommeliers.

Initiated by the German Wine Institute, the final of the "First China's Best Sommelier Competition of German Wine" took place for the first time in Shanghai on April 27th.

In order to raise the awareness of Japanese consumers to Germany as the "coolest" wine country, the German Wine Institute invited Japanese GQ magazine's editorial staff on a journey through the German wine-growing regions in the middle of September 2018.

The German Wine Institute (DWI) will be presenting a fascinating selection of wines from German winegrowing regions at this year's Vinexpo in Bordeaux (13-16 May 2019). Ten German producers and their wines will receive a star turn at the German Ministry of Food and Agriculture's joint Vinexpo stand (hall 1, stand AB270), as well as at various...

In the tasting sessions for this year's Concours des Grands Vins Blancs du Monde in Strasbourg, German winemakers were particularly successful with their Rieslings, but also with white Pinot varieties and received a total of 23 gold medals, 13 for Riesling, four for Pinot Blanc, two each for Pinot Gris and Gewürztraminer and one gold award each for...

The 15th German Wine Academy (GWA) guided 28 wine educators from 15 countries to the winegrowing region of Baden this time. Excellent wines from cooperatives as well as wines from emerging talents were tasted.

The national wine production of the vintage 2018 amounts to 10.4 million hectoliters (hl) in Germany. These figures range slightly below the 10.67 hl estimate that had been published in October 2018. The up to date figures have been circulated by the German Wine Institute (DWI) on the basis of the final harvest results of the Federal Statistical...