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The 2020 vintage in the 13 German wine-growing regions produced a wine must yield of 8.5 million hectolitres.

"Wine Culture in Germany" was included in the national register of intangible cultural heritage on March 19, 2021 on the recommendation of the expert committee of the German Commission for UNESCO at the Conference of Ministers of Culture.

Necessity is the mother of invention! This also applies to the increasingly popular online wine tastings. Before the corona pandemic, who would have believed that wine lovers would one day have fun meeting a wine producer for a tasting in front of the computer screen?

Last year, Germans bought more and higher quality wine in food retailers.

At the Mundus Vini Spring Tasting 2021, the Felsengartenkellerei Besigheim from Württemberg was named “Best Wine Cooperative in Germany” and the VDP. Weingut Georg Müller Stiftung from the Rheingau was named “Best Winery in Germany”.

On the occasion of International Women's Day, Germany's wine majesties paid tribute to women from the local wine industry. Eva Lanzerath, Anna Löffler and Eva Müller emphasized the special achievements of women in all areas of the wine industry. "It wouldn't work without them," all three agreed.

Punitive tariffs in the USA and the global Covid-19 pandemic led to significant declines in exports of German wines in many foreign markets last year.

The Dutch Sommelier Guild (NGS) appointed new honorary life members during their annual meeting on February 8th.

For the twelfth time, the Great International Wine Prize Mundus Vini and the world's leading trade fair Biofach, organized the Great International Organic Wine Prize Mundus Vini Biofach. Almost 500 wines were submitted. In Neustadt an der Weinstrasse, an expert jury awarded a total of 199 organic wines with gold and silver, including 31 organic...

The German Wine Institute (DWI) is expanding its international marketing activities to the Czech market for the first time this year. After an extensive tender, the DWI commissioned the agency BEST Mediální společnost to carry out various measures until the end of the year.