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  • News Series of worldwide 'Riesling Weeks' in full flow 14.06.2023

    After the starting signal in Finland, the worldwide sequence of campaign weeks around Riesling & Co. will also follow in Japan in July/August. For the wine trade and gastronomy the events are popular measures to draw the attention of winelovers to German wines and their individual origin.

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  • News Record attendance at this year's Export Forum 14.06.2023

    The interest of Germany's wine industry in export is growing. This is also shown by the record participation in this year's 'Forum Export' organized by the German Wine Institute (DWI) in the largest growing region of Rheinhessen.

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  • News Premiere: Symposium of Masters of Wine (IMW) in Germany 14.06.2023

    For the first time, the International Symposium of the 'Institute of Masters of Wine (IMW)' took place in Germany. From June 29th to July 2nd, 500 wine experts from almost 40 countries met in Wiesbaden.

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  • News Successful Riesling, Pinot & Co Presentation in Prague 26.05.2023

    More than 300 Czech wine experts and guests from diplomacy and business accepted the invitation of the German Wine Institute (DWI) to the German Embassy in Prague in May. The specialist audience experienced wines from the 13 German wine-growing regions. The "Riesling, Pinot & Co" presentation was the ideal platform for some 26 wine producers.

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  • News Generation Riesling in Ireland 26.05.2023

    Ten young winegrowers of the 'Generation Riesling' traveled to Ireland in may to bring the country and the Irish people closer to German wine. In the residence of the German Ambassador Cord Meier-Klodt, they presented their wines to a top-class audience of wine specialists.

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  • News Urlaub in den Weinregionen 24.05.2023

    Wandern, Radfahren, Kanutouren - Camping, Ferienwohnung oder Hotel: Die 13 deutschen Weinregionen bieten unzählige Möglichkeiten für Freizeit- und Urlaubsaktivitäten. Insbesondere mit dem Rad durch die Anbaugebiete zu touren, ist ein beliebtes Vergnügen.

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  • News Deutsche Bahn serving modern German wines 22.05.2023

    From September 1st, travellers on long-distance Deutsche Bahn trains can look forward to a very modern selection of wines from the local winegrowing regions.

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  • News Sommeliers from all over the world visit German wine-growing regions 17.05.2023

    Germany's Sommelier Spring Class 2023 led the participants to four of 13 wine growing regions. The international group - seen as the extended arm of the gastronomy - was guided by German Wine Ambassadors as well as staff from The German Wine Institute (DWI).

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  • News Deutsche Weinkönigin eröffnet Wander-Saison 08.05.2023

    Mit rund 170 Aktionen rund um das Thema Wein-Wandern starteten die 13 deutschen Anbaugebiete am bundesweiten WeinWanderWochenende vom 29. April bis 1. Mai in eine aussichtsreiche Saison.

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  • News Amsterdam: Generation Riesling enthuses at King's Day 28.04.2023

    Young, innovative and cosmopolitan, this is how three of the 550 Generation Riesling members presented themselves to Dutch sommeliers and wine merchants at this year's "Königsdag". The Dutch people toast to King Willem-Alexander's birthday that day. 

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  • News The Guardian: Germany is the most exciting wine nation 27.04.2023

    In its issue of April 18th 2023, the internationally renowned British daily newspaper 'The Guardian' highlights Germany as the most exciting wine nation of our times. Editor David Williams describes how the international winelover community has increasingly acquired the unique taste of wines produced from berries of the Riesling vine.

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  • News Warsaw: Trends on the Polish wine market 26.04.2023

    "Cheers Warsaw!" was the motto at this year's "Riesling, Pinot & Co." event in the Polish Capital city, where twenty German wine producers and nine Polish importers met around 180 journalists, sommeliers and buyers in April.

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  • News Export: US Landscape Report proves trend reversal 17.04.2023

    A trend reversal is apparently emerging in the USA after the pandemic: The number of consumers who regularly drink wine is growing, while the amount of wine consumed is slightly declining.

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  • News German wine trends favour white, rosé and dry 11.04.2023

    German wine producers are adapting to consumers’ prevailing tastes. As the German Wine Institute (DWI) concludes from last year’s mandatory testing of all quality wines, exactly half of all Qualitätswein and Prädikat wines were offered in a dry style. 

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  • News Banquet: Wine selection for King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla 30.03.2023

    During the state banquet at Bellevue Palace in Berlin, the British King Charles III, Queen Consort Camilla and guests were served wines from four of 13 individual German wine-growing regions.

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  • News ProWein 2023: DWI Draws Positive Balance 22.03.2023

    "The German exhibitors and the DWI draw a positive balance from this year's ProWein," explains the managing director of the German Wine Institute (DWI) at the end of the trade fair.

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  • News DWI Showcases Regional Classics at ProWein 20.03.2023

    The German Wine Institute (DWI) presented "German Classics - The Classics of the German Winegrowing Regions" to trade visitors at this year's ProWein trade fair.

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  • News Trend for Alcohol-free Wines and Sparkling Wines 17.03.2023

    The range of alcohol-free wines and sparkling wines from German cellars has increased significantly in recent years. 

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  • News German Wines on Path to Success in China 15.03.2023

    Sales of German wines in China have developed extremely well in recent years, defying the trend.

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  • News German Consumers Think Economically When Buying Wine 13.03.2023

    The currently challenging economic conditions are also affecting the German wine market.

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  • News Rise in Value for German Wine Exports 13.03.2023

    The average export price for German wines reached a new high last year.

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  • News Global Riesling Masters: Four Gold Medals for Germany 01.03.2023

    One of the world's most important wine publications, UK based The Drinks Business, has recently announced the winners of its "Global Riesling Masters 2022" competition.

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  • News Salut Paris: Wines of Germany at Vinexpo 22.02.2023

    Thousands of international visitors met at the Vinexpo 2023 from February 13th to 15th. The German Wine Institute (DWI) was on site together with 18 German wine producers at the joint stand of the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL, hall 5/2).

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  • News New wine recommendations for German embassies 22.02.2023

    Germany's Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs (AA) and the German Wine Institute (DWI) selected 19 wines and sparkling wines as a new range of recommendations for the 226 German consulates and embassies abroad in a blind tasting in Berlin. Dr Tobias Lindner, Minister of State, took part in the tasting along with 13 other high-ranking employees from various departments of the Federal Foreign Office.

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  • News Wild growth in the vineyard 22.02.2023

    In German vineyards, it is becoming increasingly common to find vines that have not been pruned in winter and look unusually wild. According to the German Wine Institute (DWI), these are vineyards that are cultivated according to the so-called minimum pruning principle.

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  • News Testimonies of the Flood Catastrophe in the "Museum of Modern Ahrts" 10.02.2023

    With the "museum of modern ahrts", an art object with a unique design was presented to the public on February 10th. The inauguration of the "museum in the smallest of spaces" took place in the historic St. Laurentius Church in Ahrweiler, where the traces of the flood can still be seen everywhere.

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  • News Clink Different – EU marketing campaign sums up positively 10.02.2023

    The German Wine Institute (DWI) and the Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux (CIVB) draw up a positive balance after four years of successful cooperation as a part of of the EU-funded marketing and communication campaign "Clink Different".

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  • News Wine consumption in Germany is declining 08.02.2023

    In the 12-month period from August 1st, 2021 to July 31st, 2022, Germans drank around one bottle less wine per capita than in the same period the year before.

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  • News "The wine hedgehog" Johannes Karkosch pleads for wine identity 18.01.2023

    The German Wine Institute (DWI) interviews journalists, bloggers, sommeliers and influencers on the topic of "Germany as a wine country". Johannes Karkosch is not only "the wine hedgehog", but also a sommelier and webshop operator. Who created the likeable "wine hedgehog"? Which wines fascinate him at the moment? He reveals it here:
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  • News Outlook 2023: Wines of Germany Events and Topics 02.01.2023

    The German Wine Institute (DWI) continues to successfully execute communication concepts and events in 2023. The DWI team is going to pick up on current developments and trends relating to wines of Germany. 

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