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German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture enables a strong presence of German wine producers - On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the Vinexpo at Hong Kong’s Convention & Exhibition Center (May 29-31, 2018), the German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture once again organizes the German participation in this renowned international...

The 'Wines of Germany' trade tasting returned once again to the Vinyl Factory, Soho. 18 producers and six importers presented over 200 wines to an enthusiastic audience.

#EnjoyGermanFood: global sales and marketing activities of the German National Tourist Board (GNTB) and 'Wines of Germany' focuse on culinary offers worldwide. The latest influencer event in Vienna, Austria reached out to numerous journalists and experts from the tourism and wine branch alike.

So much to discover and so much joy to be found: The annual 'Riesling Weeks' campaign gains new participants each year. The promotion program shows German wines in a wide range of styles and at all price points. 

During this year’s ProWein, professional domestic as well as international visitors showed great interest in the produce of the German wine-growing regions. White wines from the vintage year 2017, which tend to be light and quite refined, were particularly coveted, since they meet the consumers’ current taste preferences.

For more than 60 years, the German Wine Institute/Mainz and the German wine queen, flanked by two German wine princesses, have been a successful team. The first German wine queen was elected in 1949. Since then, the election process has been as follows: every autumn, the wine queens of each of Germany’s 13 wine-growing regions compete for the...

White wines continue to be popular with German consumers. 45 percent of all wine sold domestically in Germany last year was white, a two percentage point rise over the year prior. The German Wine Institute (DWI) announced this finding ahead of the international ProWein trade fair, drawing on the annual wine market analysis it commissions from GfK.

With over 8,500 votes from Germany and abroad now tallied, a victor has been declared in the German Wine Institute's (DWI) contest to find Germany's Coolest Wines. The winner: "Kartell-Cuvée" from a Mosel-based collective of winegrowers known as the Riesling-Kartell.

For the 5th time Germany's young Generation Riesling (GR) vintners present their wines at the international fair 'ProWein' in Duesseldorf. Ten GR-estates from four individual German wine growing regions showcase their creations. A survey executed by The German Wine Institute (DWI) revealed that some 100 additional GR-estates will be on-site as...

Generation Riesling ready to break bread and chill out / The German Wine Institute will be presenting "Germany's Coolest Wines" campaign at ProWein 2018, with 20 wines selected for their notably distinct looks or concepts. The finalists were selected from 385 initial submissions, followed by a blind tasting and expert evaluation by an industry...