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The re-opening of Germany's viticulture museum in the wine growing city of Oppenheim is being highlighted by a special attraction: besides other wine cultural exibits, crowns of all 'German Wine Majesties' between 1949 and 2015 are showcased.

"A Pinot Noir from Germany has beaten competition from Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and the US to top a Decanter tasting designed to find the best Pinots in the world outside Burgundy", says Chris Mercer.

German viticulture has undergone a very dynamic development in recent years. Greatly contributing to this is the young generation of vintners who have increasingly taken over responsibility in the whole of the German wine industry. The "Generation Riesling" initiative established by the German Wine Institute (DWI) ten years ago now boasts some 500...

Wines of Germany will be showcasing medal winners from national and international competitions at this year´s ProWein trade fair in Duesseldorf from 13 – 15 March 2016.

German wine exporters continued to focus on higher added value last year by exporting better-quality products but had to accept losses in terms of volume. As the German Wine Institute (DWI) announced in the run-up to the ProWein international trade fair in Duesseldorf, the average ex cellar price per litre of exported wine rose by 21 cents to 2.89...

Der Weinmarkt in Deutschland präsentierte sich im vergangenen Jahr trotz leicht negativer Vorzeichen weitestgehend stabil. Nach Angaben des Deutschen Weininstituts (DWI) gingen die Weineinkäufe der privaten Haushalte 2015 hierzulande in Menge und Wert um jeweils ein Prozent zurück. Dies geht aus der aktuellen GfK-Weinmarktanalyse hervor, die das...

China Top 50 German Wine Award 2016 has been successfully held on March 2nd in Shanghai. Around 40 importers, representing 79 German wineries, have participated in this competition with 151 German wines in total, which are all legally sold in mainland China.

"Sales of German Pinot Noir, Pinot Blanc and Pinot Gris have sky-rocketed in the UK over the last 12 months", says Neal Baker from "the drinks business", referring to figures from nielsen. The variety has become more widely available in large and independent retailers across Great Britain.

Wines of Germany (DWI) is proud to introduce its redesigned app for Android and iOS, making the world of German wine events and winemakers now available "to go." The free app has an attractive new look, new technology beneath the hood, and improved navigation and performance.

The Mercedes-Benz Connection "Next" lounge in Tokyo is now showcasing another German product alongside cars: fine wine. The lounge's sommelier polled Japanese importers of German wines and then selected six wines from their recommendations.