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The range of German rosé wines has been growing continuously for years. As reported by the German Wine Institute (DWI), last year the quantity of quality-certified rosé wine increased significantly by nine percent compared to 2019, amounting to a total annual production of around one million hectolitres.

The onset of winter with prolonged, heavy frosts at the beginning of February, made it possible for wine producers in various regions to crown the 2020 vintage with an ice harvest.

The incumbent German Wine Princess Anna-Maria Löffler likes to turn the amplifier up a little. In the interview, she explains which rock music she likes and what it has to do with the wine industry.

For the fourth time, the German Wine Institute organized the "Gastro-Cup" in The Netherlands in cooperation with the Wine and Food Association. The aim was to focus on the rising gastronomic relevance of German wines.

The Finnish alcohol monopoly ALKO has now released its sales figures for 2020: German wine has gained market share again. Last year, 20.2 % of all white wines sold in Finland came from Germany! Since 2013, the market share has grown year after year from 11.2 % onwards.

The German Wine Institute (DWI) and the British market research institute Wine Intelligence intensify their cooperation in 2021. In a joint effort starting february 25th the institutes offer wine producers interested in exporting one-hour online seminars on specific markets. The monthly seminars will - as a rule - take place on the last Thursday of...

For the third time in this wine year the thermometer dropped to minus seven degrees Celsius and below. Winegrowers again had the chance to harvest frozen grapes for the production of ice wine.

Since the beginning of this year, two new teams have been running the Wines of Germany agencies in Denmark and Sweden.

Through a series of high-profile measures, the German Wine Institute (DWI) was once again able to significantly increase its media presence and thus the awareness of wines from the 13 German growing regions.

Germans drank an average of 0.6 litres more wine per person in the past wine year (August 1, 2019 - July 31, 2020), than in the previous year.