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588th Riesling Birthday - Festivities Taking Place on a Global Scale
These range from influencer events to masterclasses, "feast dinner" evening events to digital media campaigns. All 13 ‘Wines of Germany’ information offices as well as the respective social media channels are part of the global birthday activities.
Google Trends: Riesling's organic reach on the rise
Almost a quarter of the vineyard acreage in Germany carries Riesling grapes. This variety is considered the figurehead of German viticulture. Riesling determines the global image of the 13 German growing regions like no other variety. Germany is considered the home of Riesling, because 45 percent of all Riesling grapes worldwide grow here. According to GOOGLE Trends the organic reach of the term "Riesling" rises on a global scale.
Germany, land of poets, thinkers and wine connoisseurs
The early distribution of Riesling is first documented in Germany in the 15th century. The growth, the size of the grape berries, the long maturation period and frost resistance show the relationship with wild vines. Winegrowers in the Rheingau and on the Mosel have the longest Riesling tradition; from those regions, there are historical documents dating to the years 1435 and 1465, respectively. Evidence of the spread in today's Rheinhessen and the Pfalz region (Palatinate) date back to the end of the 15th and the first half of the 16th century.
Topical Page: Riesling and other white grape varieties in Germany
VIDEO: over 2.000 years of history in 2 minutes
On March 13, 2023, fans of the world's most famous German grape variety, RIESLING, will be celebrating its 588th birthday with many individual activities. The grape variety Riesling is mentioned for the first time in this historical document of the year 1435 A.D.
Germany is considered the home of Riesling, because 45 percent of all Riesling vines worldwide grow here
The grape variety Riesling is mentioned for the first time in this historical document of the year 1435.
The German Wine Institute (DWI) established #RieslingBirthday (march 13th) in its’ annual communication- and marketing work