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Josefine Schlumberger (21) from Laufen in the Baden region was elected 67th German wine queen. She will be supported by Katharina Fladung from the wine growing Rheingau-region as well as Caroline Guthier from the region of Hessische Bergstraße, both German wine princesses.

During the last couple of days, most of Germany's wine-growing areas started their major grape harvest for the wine production of such grape varieties as Müller-Thurgau, Sauvignon Blanc, or the white Pinot varieties.

Romana Echensperger, Konstantin Baum and Janek Schumann have now joined the esteemed ranks of Germany's Masters of Wine. Germany now boasts 8 wine experts holding the coveted title, considered by many the most difficult and most demanding academic distinction in the wine world.

Ahead of the vote on 25 September for the 67th German Wine Queen, the Deutsches Weininstitut (DWI) has given its deutscheweinkoenigin.de website a full redesign. The new site bundles all relevant information about the position, its duties, the wine 'kingdoms' and the vote itself into a bright and highly visual package.

Tender Announcement: The DWI is looking for an enthusiastic, strong and innovative partner with excellent contacts to trade and general public media and authorities to re-open a Wines of Germany representation in Japan.

Rosé is regarded as the ideal summer wine. Germany's consumers are not the only one's that love it. According to latest OIV data, sales figures have been rising worldwide during the past years.

According to the official announcement from the International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV) during the "38th World Congress of Vine and Wine" in Mainz, Professor Dr. Monika Christmann was elected as the new president during the 13th General Assembly by the voting members. She will succeed Claudia Inés Quini from Argentina, who has accompanied...

During her state visit to Germany, HM Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh dined at Bellevue Castle in Berlin. They enjoyed a 4-course-menu with Wines of Germany. Find the menu and wine card below:

The summery temperatures observed throughout the flowering stage in all 13 of Germany's winegrowing regions suggest that the 2015 vintage is shaping up nicely. At present it is estimated that the vines are developing approximately 1 week ahead of the long-standing average.

The German Wine Institute (DWI) was on hand at the Vinexpo Bordeaux (June 14-18, 2015) to present a representative selection of wines from Germany's 13 winegrowing regions. In addition to the tasting counter at our shared stand (Hall 1, Stand No. BD 290), the DWI also offered several master classes daily: