New range of wines for the German Embassies abroad
The Federal Foreign Office (AA) and the German Wine Institute (DWI) have selected 27 wines and sparkling wines as the new range of recommendations for the 225 German embassies abroad at a tasting in Berlin.
Dr Tobias Lindner, Minister of State at the Federal Foreign Office, took part in the selection rehearsal in person alongside 11 other high-ranking employees from various departments of the Federal Foreign Office.
Diversity from the wine country Germany
After an open call for entries, a total of 420 wines were put forward for pre-selection, from which the DWI selected the best 59 wines in a blind tasting, which were made available for the tasting in Berlin. This year's range of wines includes four sparkling wines, 15 white wines, four red wines and two rosés, as well as two non-alcoholic varieties for the first time. They come from ten different German wine-growing regions and reflect the diversity of flavours in Germany very well.
The DWI has taken care to provide foreign representatives with a very wide range of wines as a recommendation for purchasing in order to meet the very different requirements for wines worldwide. They are used at official events such as receptions or banquets organised by diplomatic embassies around the world. The diplomats can select their wine favourites from a prepared order list and order directly from the companies.
The DWI has been supporting the Federal Foreign Office in the selection of wines for many years. It also advises employees in the foreign embassies worldwide on specific wine issues and offers an annual wine seminar as part of the attaché training programme.
Wine recommendations 2024 for German missions abroad
Alcohol-free
Moselle
2022 DOM Zero
Riesling non-alcoholic sweet
Bischöfliche Weingüter
www.bischoeflicheweingueter.de
Rhinehessen
2022 Dri.Ver! - Sparkling non-alcoholic
Cuvée Riesling & Sauvignon Blanc & Verjus
Dr Hinkel Winery
www.weingut-dr-hinkel.de
White wine
Baden
2023 Pinot Blanc dry
Weber Winery
www.weingut-weber-shop.com
2022 Souvignier Gris semi-dry, Hagnauer
Hagnau Winegrowers' Association
www.hagnauer.de
Franconia
2023 Silvaner dry, Iphöfer Kronsberg
Winery Ernst Popp
www.weingut-popp.de
Moselle
2023 Riesling dry - blue slate
Winery Markus Fries
www.weingut-fries.com
2022 Beetle Mosel Riesling dry
Dienhart Wines
www.dienhart-weine.de
2022 Riesling feinherb, Hatzenporter Burg Bischofstein
Winery Julia & Rabea Weckbecker
www.weingut-weckbecker.de
2022 Riesling feinherb, Graacher Himmelreich
Winery Kees-Kieren
www.kees-kieren.de
2022 Riesling feinherb, Erdener Herrenberg
Lotz Winery
www.weingut-lotz.de
2023 Riesling Auslese edelsüß, Wintricher Großer Herrgott
Winery Quint
www.weingut-quint.de
Palatinate
2022 Chardonnay dry
Wine manufactory Gerhard Schwarztrauber
www.schwarztrauber.com
Rheingau
2023 Riesling dry. Oestrich - from the Löss -
VDP Winery August Eser
www.eser-wein.de
Rhinehessen
2022 Sauvignon Blanc dry
Winery Eckehart Gröhl
www.weingut-groehl.de
2023 Sauvignon Blanc dry, Hesslocher
Cistercian Wines Michel
www.cisterzienser-weingut.de
2023 Pinot Gris dry
VDP Winery Winter
www.weingut-winter.de
2022 Riesling Spätlese dry, Niersteiner Pettenthal
Winery Heise am Kranzberg
www.weinerlebniswelt-heise.de
Red wine
Baden
2020 Pinot Noir dry "CCL"
Fritz Waßmer Winery
www.weingutfritzwassmer.de
Palatinate
2021 Pinot Noir dry, Dürkheimer Nonnengarten
Darting Winery
www.darting.de
2021 Cuvée dry
Winery Neiss
www.weingut-neiss.de
Württemberg
2020 Merlot dry, Untertürkheimer Altenberg
Wine manufactory Untertürkheim
www.weinmanufaktur.de
Rosé
Moselle
2022 Pinot Noir feinherb, Blanc de Noirs
Winery Wey
www.wey-weine.de
Palatinate
2022 Blanc de Noirs dry
Winery Kneisel
www.weingut-kneisel.de
Sekt
Franconia
2021 Chardonnay dry
Winzerhof Stahl
www.stahlwein.de
Nahe
2022 Sparkling wine Riesling extra dry
Sparkling wine cellar Edith Stein
www.steinwein.de
Rheingau
2021 Spätburgunder brut
Rüdesheimer Sektkellerei Ohlig
www.ohlig-sekt.de
Saxony
2018 sparkling wine brut
Sächsisches Staatsweingut GmbH Schloss Wackerbarth
www.schloss-wackerbarth.de