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  • News Riesling conquers Mainland China 28.01.2025

    According to the Chinese customs authority, imports of German wines to Mainland China rose at an above-average rate last year. With an import volume of 4.7 million liters of wine and sparkling wine, Germany has moved up to sixth place among the most important wine importing countries in China.

    Weinimporte nach China wachsen gegen den Trend
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  • News Clink Different: Successful Campaign in the final spurt 27.01.2025

    In the final “Clink Different” campaign year 2025, numerous events and tastings will once again reach an audience of millions. The German Wine Institute (DWI) and 'Conseil Interprofessionel du Vin de Bordeaux (CIVB)' are concentrating measures in California, Florida and Texas.

    “Wines of Europe” inspires young female wine connoisseurs
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  • News DWI ProWein 2025: Spotlight on White Pinots 22.01.2025

    At the world's largest wine trade fair ProWein this year, the German Wine Institute (DWI) is highlighting primarily the white Burgundy varieties.

    ProWein 2024 - Audience at the DWI stand
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Ahr

With 529 hectares of vineyards, the Ahr is one of the smallest wine-growing regions in Germany. Mainly red wines thrive on the steep slopes above the river.

Ahr Weinregion

Baden

The Baden winegrowing region, with 15,727 hectares of vineyards the third largest in Germany, extends in a north-south direction over a length of about 400 kilometers.

Franken

The Bocksbeutel is the trademark of Franconian wine, which has been cultivated for over 1200 years, especially along the Main River. Franconian wine country is bordered by the Rhön Mountains to the north, the Steigerwald Forest to the east, the Tauber Valley to the south and the Spessart Mountains to the west.

Hessische Bergstraße

When it is still cool in March or April in some places, the almond blossom already begins on the Hessian Bergstrasse. Spring usually starts a few days earlier.

Pfalz

the Palatinate has many superlatives: the largest wine festival in the world in Bad Dürkheim, but also the first and most famous wine street, the German Wine Street.

Rheingau

It is thanks to a freak of nature that the Rhine, which otherwise flows in a northerly direction, turns almost at right angles to the west at Wiesbaden, only to flow north again just 30 kilometers later at Rüdesheim am Rhein.

Schloss Johannisberg im Rheingau

Rheinhessen

A thousand hills and vines as far as the eye can see - that is Rheinhessen, Germany's largest wine-growing region.

Trullo bei Flonheim

Mittelrhein

The Rhine Valley between Bingen and Bonn offers a picturesque backdrop. Vineyards crowned by castles and medieval towns adorn the banks of the Rhine.

Blick auf Bacharach, Mittelrhein

Mosel

The wine-growing region along the Moselle, Saar and Ruwer rivers is considered Germany's oldest wine region. The Romans brought viticulture to the Moselle on a grand scale.

Moselschleife

Nahe

On the Nahe, visitors can expect gentle greenery, romantic river valleys and dramatic rock formations and also hospitable winegrowers and their diverse wines.

Saale-Unstrut

Two rivers give the growing region its name, as the mostly terraced vineyards are mainly located in the narrow river valleys of the Saale and Unstrut rivers.

Sachsen

Sachsen is the easternmost and, with 522 hectares, one of the smallest wine-growing regions in Germany. The vineyards only begin near Dresden, at 51 degrees north latitude.

Meissen, Blick auf den Burgberg

Württemberg

Among the major German wine-growing regions, Württemberg ranks fourth with 11,392 hectares. Here, red grape varieties dominate the vineyards with 65 percent.

Blick von der Kaesbergkanzel

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