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With very few exceptions, the grape harvest in Germany has ended. The crop yielded good to very good QbA and Prädikat wines in all regions. While the proportion of QbA in 2008 is somewhat higher than last year, top qualities with more than 200 degrees Oechsle could be harvested here and there.

With very few exceptions, the grape harvest in Germany has ended. The crop yielded good to very good QbA and Prädikat wines in all regions. While the proportion of QbA in 2008 is somewhat higher than last year, top qualities with more than 200 degrees Oechsle could be harvested here and there.

With its WeinSensorium in front of Berlins main train station, the German Wine Institute/Mainz offers the people of Berlin an entertaining way to learn much about German wine. The exhibition takes place under the patronage of Horst Seehofer, the Federal Minister of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection, and is open daily from 24 October to 2...

With its WeinSensorium in front of Berlins main train station, the German Wine Institute/Mainz offers the people of Berlin an entertaining way to learn much about German wine. The exhibition takes place under the patronage of Horst Seehofer, the Federal Minister of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection, and is open daily from 24 October to 2...

Light, fruity wines that are low in alcohol are ideal summer wines and a trademark of German vintners, whose vineyards are among the most northerly in the world, and where conditions for producing light wines are ideal. According to Ernst Büscher of the German Wine Institute in Mainz: "In Germany's wine-growing regions, grapes have a very long time...

Light, fruity wines that are low in alcohol are ideal summer wines and a trademark of German vintners, whose vineyards are among the most northerly in the world, and where conditions for producing light wines are ideal. According to Ernst Büscher of the German Wine Institute in Mainz: "In Germany's wine-growing regions, grapes have a very long time...

As this year’s grape harvest comes to an end, wine-growers in all 13 German wine-growing regions are thoroughly satisfied. Monika Reule, managing director of the Geman Wine Institute/Mainz, is glad that “everything went well this year” and added that “not only are this year’s qualities above average, but also the quantities harvested – currently...

As this year’s grape harvest comes to an end, wine-growers in all 13 German wine-growing regions are thoroughly satisfied. Monika Reule, managing director of the Geman Wine Institute/Mainz, is glad that “everything went well this year” and added that “not only are this year’s qualities above average, but also the quantities harvested – currently...