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Sparkling wines with oysters – that is the classic combination that everyone knows. But does it always have to be Sekt? And what is important when it comes to pairing still and sparkling wine with oysters? The answers are to be found at the ProWein pavilion of the German Wine Institute (DWI) in Hall 13 (13A90), when fine oysters from the...

Last year around one million hectoliters of German wine valued at 288 million euros was exported to 130 countries, representing a decline in value of 4 per cent and of 3 per cent in volume. As the German Wine Institute (DWI) announced in the run-up to the international trade fair Prowein in Düsseldorf, entry-level wines were most affected by this...

Last year German consumers met their wine needs more often in the traditional supermarkets. According to the German Wine Institute (DWI), 18 per cent of all wines were purchased there in 2016, representing a one point increase in market share on the previous year and a five point increase compared with 2012.

Elona Hesseling from wine.co.za has summed up "what's hot in the UK" in her latests online publication. The author cites sommelier Gareth Ferreira who's daily work experience in a London based private wine-club sees Wines of Germany on the rise.

At least once a year Generation Riesling winemakers present their new creations in Berlin. April 3rd 2017 this approved routine will go down at the 'Private Roof Club'. The following authentic vintners are very much looking forward to meet representatives of the trade, the press and up market gastronomy:

Germany´s wine consumption remained largely unchanged in the past financial year at 20.6 litres (+0.1 l) per capita compared with the same period last year. Such was the announcement of the German Wine Institute (DWI) based on the wine consumption data compiled for the DWI by the German Winegrowers Association.

At this year's Pinot Noir-Symposium on the 11th and 12th of March 2017 50 highly regarded German and international wine producers will present more than 200 top-flight Pinot Noir wines.

Last night’s Riesling Fellowship saw top German wine producers and members of the UK and international trade gather at Vintners’ Hall in London for a gala dinner to honour four new Riesling Fellows. This year’s event focused on Riesling Sekt, celebrating the quality renaissance that has been driven by German Sekt producers in recent years.

Riesling and Pinot Noir (Spätburgunder) are in the Top5 grape varieties regarding awareness, consumption and conversion amongst all Chinese urban upper-middle class wine drinkers. According to a 'wine intelligence' study 44 percent of this group are aware of Germany as a wine-producing country.

The current icewine-season 2016/17 turned out to be very successful for Germany. Deeply frozen grapes were being harvested starting november 21st 2016 in Saxony. After insular reports from that region most of the other 12 wine growing regions brought in their icewine crop the following weeks in december.