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News Wine collection for DWI-ProWein stand finalised 21.02.2025
The wine selection for this year's ProWein tagline of the German Wine Institute (DWI) "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 16.02.2025
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 Wine exports to China increased 07.02.2025
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 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
At the world's largest wine trade fair ProWein this year, the German Wine Institute (DWI) is highlighting primarily the white Burgundy varieties.
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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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News German wineries at the Hong Kong International Wine & Spirits Fair 2024 11.10.2024
The German wine industry is gearing up for a strong show at the upcoming Hong Kong International Wine & Spirits Fair, taking place from November 7-9, 2024, at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. This premier event serves as a vital platform for international businesses to promote their wine products in the thriving Asian market.
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News Charlotte Weihl is the new German Wine Queen 27.09.2024
The 76th German Wine Queen is Charlotte Weihl and comes from from thewine-growing region Pfalz. In a final that was exciting right up to the end, the 25-year-old won the election on 27 September in Neustadt an der Weinstraβe.
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News International websites: One system for all markets 26.09.2024
End of September, Wines of Germany has launched six new websites for six export markets: Japan, The Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland and the Czech Republic present German wines within the look and feel of international joint marketing.
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News Election of the German Wine Queen: Five finalists have made it to the final 21.09.2024
With profound expertise and a confident performance, five of the twelve candidates in the preliminary round for the 76th German Wine Queen convinced the jury and made it through to the final.
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News Optimistic start of the grape harvest in Germany 11.09.2024
According to the German Wine Institute (DWI), winegrowers in many regions in Germany started the grape harvest optimistically this week. Already last week, the grape harvest of early ripening varieties for winemaking had begun in some places.
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News The German Wine Institute becomes a major supporter of the Institute of Masters of Wine 28.08.2024
The Institute of Masters of Wine (IMW) is proud to announce that the German Wine Institute (DWI) has joined its international supporter community as a Major Supporter.
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News Voices on the 75th anniversary of the DWI 27.08.2024
To mark the anniversary of the German Wine Institute (DWI), wine producers, members of the press and representatives of the industry have had their say. We have summarised a small selection of the voices for you.
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News 75 years of joint marketing for German wine 27.08.2024
The predecessor of today's Deutsches Weininstitut GmbH (DWI) was founded on 27 August 1949 in the form of Deutsche Weinwerbung GmbH.
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News Start of the grape harvest for the first Federweißen 19.08.2024
In the wine growing region Pfalz, the first grapes of the year were harvested on 19 August for the preparation of "Federweißen".
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News A profile of the 13 German wine-growing regions 04.07.2024
The German Wine Institute (DWI) has analysed what particularly distinguishes the 13 German wine-growing regions based on the Destatis vineyard survey for 2023.
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News Lively interest in domestic wine at German missions abroad 03.07.2024
The wine recommendations that the Federal Foreign Office made last year following a DWI call for tenders for the German representations abroad were well received.
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News Attention for German wines continues to grow 03.07.2024
An analysis of media monitoring in the first two quarters of 2024 shows that global attention for German wines continues to increase. As an example, four publications in the USA, the most important sales market from a German perspective, are listed below, including the New York Times.
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News Wines of Germany "Summer of Riesling" launched in Shanghai 03.07.2024
On June 30, 2024, the historic landmark of Shanghai, The Great World, played host to a grand German wine carnival, marking the commencement of the Wines of Germany China’s major consumer campaign for 2024, "Summer of Riesling".
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News Wine exports make a positive start to the year 13.06.2024
The positive trend in export sales for German wines in the past year continued in the first quarter of 2024.
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