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New Statistics From The German Wine Institute
Germany is the world´s largest Weissburgunder (Pinot Blanc) nation. The vineyard area of this internationally popular grape variety has tripled here since 1995 to 5,334 hectares. Find more up to date statistics below:
Read morePinot Noir from Germany heads "Mondial des Pinot" competition
Congratulations to the winner of the 2018 MONDIAL DES PINOTS competition! Pinot noir "Im Sonnenschein" 2015 vintage produced by the German estate Wein- und Sektgut Wilhelmshof in Siebeldingen/Pfalz was not only given a Great Gold Medal but also emerged as best wine and overall winner of the 2018 MONDIAL DES PINOTS competition with the award PRIX...
Read moreGermany´s grape harvest 2018: estimates above expectations
After last year´s below-average crops and correspondingly depleted cellar stocks, latest estimates expect a wine must harvest nationwide of approximately 10.7 million hectoliters in volume.
Read moreCarolin Klöckner Elected 70th German Wine Queen
The 70th German Wine Queen is named Carolin Klöckner, and hails from Vaihingen (near Stuttgart) in the Württemberg region. She is joined in her reign by German Wine Princesses Klara Zehnder from the Franken region in Bavaria and Inga Storck from the Pfalz region.
Read moreWSJ: "German winemakers are quietly conquering the world"
Lettie Teague is an American author and currently a wine columnist for The Wall Street Journal (WSJ). In her latest article illustrated with a unique graphic by James G. Hancock she gives reason for Wines of Germany's success story.
Read moreDrum roll please… for the winners of "31 Days of German Riesling"
This summer The Wine Institute's British office in London celebrated "31 Days of German Riesling" for a seventh season. The campaign initiates sales impulses for independent merchants and retailers along with restaurants in the UK.
Read moreGerman wine growers optimistic as main harvest gets underway
Water supply paramount in determining quality and quantity: As picking commences for Germany´s main harvest, which in most wine regions has begun exceptionally early this year, wine producers look forward to a vintage of overall very good qualities and promising crop sizes.
Read moreGrape harvest earliest on record
August 6th marked the official start of the harvest for “Federweisser” (a partially-fermented, yeasty wine speciality) in Lörzweiler, Rheinhessen, this year - the earliest start-date ever. With a must weight of over 90 degrees Oechsle, the harvested grapes of the early-ripening variety Solaris were already exceptionally sweet.
Read moreWinequeen workshop promotes talent
Seven weeks prior to the grand election of Germany's 70th Winequeen candidates participate in a 3-day preparatory workshop. English language skills are one part of a public assessment during two tv-shows one of which is broadcasted live in september.
Read moreGermany set for its earliest ever grape harvest
After a warm spring and a very sunny midsummer German grape harvest is due to begin unusually early this year. The first grapes for the young wine 'Federweißer' will be picked in the wine-growing region Rheinhessen on 6 August already, which is earlier than ever before.
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