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News New grape varieties continue to gain ground 25.03.2025
The cultivation of new, robust grape varieties in Germany continues to grow. According to the German Wine Institute (DWI) and based on Destatis vineyard statistics, PIWIs were cultivated on around 3,500 hectares in 2024.
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News Remembering Rudi Wiest - Legendary German Wine Importer 24.03.2025
Renowned German wine importer Rudi Wiest passed away on March 9, 2025, at 88 years old. Wiest is regarded as one of the most impactful figures in German wine’s success in the United States.
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News DWI draws a positive conclusion from ProWein 2025 19.03.2025
This year's ProWein focus “White Pinot Paradise – Burgunderwunder Deutschland“ by the German Wine Institute (DWI) met with great interest from both trade visitors and the media.
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News German Wine Exports Grow Against Global Trend 17.03.2025
German wine exporters performed well in a highly competitive environment last year.
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News Consumer Trends in the German Wine Market 17.03.2025
When buying wine, Germans are increasingly opting for rosé and white wines. In addition, non-alcoholic wines are still on trend.
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News Awards for DWI Managing Director Monika Reule and the German Wine Institute 17.03.2025
Monika Reule, Managing Director of the German Wine Institute (DWI), was honoured as „Wine Personality of the Year“ at the international wine trade fair ProWein .
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News Election of the German Wine Majesty premieres in 2025 16.03.2025
Because there are two male candidates this year for the first time, after 76 years the election of the German Wine Queen will become the election of the German Wine Majesty.
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News DWI honours best white Pinot wines 16.03.2025
The German Wine Institute (DWI) honoured the best German wines of the Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris and Chardonnay grape varieties on the opening day of the ProWein 2025 trade fair in Düsseldorf.
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News At a glance: DWI at the ProWein 2025 - "White Pinot Paradise – Burgunderwunder Deutschland“ 14.03.2025
On this page you will find an overview of all information about this year's ProWein presentation of the German Wine Institute (DWI) in C and Generation Riesling in hall 1 E 111 - including program, tasting lists and all press releases.
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News German Wine is transforming China’s White Wine Market 13.03.2025
“Sales of German wines in China are a success story,” writes the portal ‘Vino Joy News’ in its latest issue. The reason for this assessment is that Germany has recently stood out positively in China's wine import statistics.
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News Riesling birthday: celebrations worldwide 10.03.2025
Germany's most important grape variety, Riesling, celebrates its 590th birthday on March 13th, 2025. The grape variety was first mentioned in a document on this day in 1435. Activities are planned worldwide under the hashtag #rieslingbirthday.
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News White Pinots on the rise in Germany 06.03.2025
On the occasion of the German Wine Institute's (DWI) top theme "White Pinot Paradise" at this year's ProWein, the DWI provides information on the most important facts and developments of the Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris and Chardonnay varieties.
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News Wine consumption declining in 2024 05.03.2025
Less wine was consumed in Germany last year. According to the German Wine Institute (DWI) and based on the commissioned analysis of the wine market by NielsenIQ, the amount of wine purchased fell by four per cent and the turnover achieved with it by five per cent.
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News Germany's Rising Chardonnay: A Trend Gaining Momentum 04.03.2025
As climate change continues to impact agriculture, it has provided both the opportunity and the necessity for German wine growers to plant Chardonnay, a grape variety previously less common in the country. The wines produced from this grape are reaching high-quality standards, as The New York Times journalist Eric Asimmov states in his latest article.
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News Wine exports to China increased 28.02.2025
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.
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News Wine collection for DWI-ProWein stand finalised 21.02.2025
The wine selection according to the German Wine Institute's (DWI) ProWein tagline "White Pinot Paradise – Burgunderwunder Deutschland“ has been finalised.
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News UK: Wines of Germany introduces new campaign 19.02.2025
Under the tagline “sometimes chilled, always cool”, Wines of Germany UK' presents its new campaign for this important sales market.
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News 2024 Ice Wine is a Rarity 18.02.2025
In eight wine-growing regions, a small number of winegrowers succeeded in crowning the 2024 vintage with an ice wine on the two nights of January 13 and 14.
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News Strong German presence at Wine Paris 11.02.2025
From February 10 to 12, 2025, the German Wine Institute (DWI) will be presenting wines and sparkling wines from 51 companies at this year's international wine trade fair “Wine Paris” at the joint stand of the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) in the German Pavilion in Hall 4 H283.
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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.
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News DWI ProWein 2025: Spotlight on White Pinots 22.01.2025
This year, the German Wine Institute (DWI) is highlighting primarily the white Pinot varieties at the world's largest wine trade fair ProWein.
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News Charlotte Weihl 100 days in office 02.01.2025
“The first 100 days were an eventful and coining time,” says Charlotte Weihl, the 76th German Winequeen, when asked by the press. She sees opportunities for new solutions and products in the wine sector.
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News Wines of Germany's media reach continues to rise 02.01.2025
The German Wine Institute (DWI), the central communications organization for the wine sector, was able to increase its media reach by 65 percent year-on-year to 6.1 billion contact points in 2024.
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News Successfull Icewine harvest in Germany 29.12.2024
On the morning of December 28, 2024, wineries in Franken, Germany, were able to harvest icewine grapes at below minus seven degrees Celsius as required by Federal law.
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News Premiere: 100 points and Top100 listings 03.12.2024
The year 2024 ends with the certainty that international wine critics see wines from Germany at the forefront. For example, a German sparkling wine was awarded the extremely rare mark of 100 points. In competition with the entire wine world, many further 'Wines of Germany' achieved top rankings – not only Rieslings but also Spätburgunder (Pinot Noir).
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News DWI Website awarded 28.11.2024
The homepage of the German Wine Institute (DWI) received the Typo3 Award 2024 in the category „Sports&Culture“ on November 28th. The deutscheweine.de and winesofgermany.com websites and the DWI database had been restructured in terms of technology and content at the end of 2023.
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News "Riesling Fellowship" awarded in China for the first time 18.11.2024
Shenghan Wang and Yang Lu were honoured with the "Riesling Fellowship" on 12 November in recognition of their outstanding commitment to promoting the appreciation of German Riesling on the Chinese market.
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News 2024 vintage with small quantities and good qualities - A look at the wine-growing regions 15.11.2024
Fruity, tangy, mineral: The wines of the 2024 vintage will probably not show how much work was involved in it.
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News "Wine Region Promotion Award" for Wines of Germany China 30.10.2024
DWI's foreign agency Wines of Germany China was honoured by Wine Magazine with the „Wine Region Promotion Award“ for its marketing activities relating to wines of German origin at the 16th Golden Bottle Awards on 28 October in Guangzhou China.
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News Wine harvest 2024 in Germany 25.10.2024
The 2024 vintage will be remembered as extremely labour-intensive and demanding.
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