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On July 5, the long-time director of the German Wine Institute’s office in Canada, Ron Fiorelli, passed away after a serious illness. For many years, from 1991 to 2008, Ron and him team worked tirelessly to promote German wines in Canada.

Caro's and Klara's double play in New York: at the Summer Fancy Food Show 2019 they successfully presented wines 'Made in Germany'.

This year's vine blooming is coming to an end these days in the 13 German wine regions. In contrast to last year's unusal early flowering and harvest, this year's timing is in line with the 30-year-average.

As part of the competition Mundus Vini Nordic, the German wine publishing house Meininger and the German Wine Institute (DWI) invited over 50 jurors from all Nordic countries into the iconic Skuespilhuset in Copenhagen: Within two days, wine journalists, sommeliers, wine merchants, importers and employees of the Scandinavian Alcohol Monopolies...

For a whole month, the Riesling Weeks in Hong Kong are highlighting the quality, versatility and food-matching capabilities of Riesling to consumers, but also showcasing other grape varieties as Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris, Pinot Blanc and Silvaner and ... . For the start, the German Wine Queen accompanied the promotion - showing that there is so much...

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.