Germany Crowns 27-year-old Marketing Manager as Face of Wine Industry
Germany has picked the new face of its wine industry, crowning Katharina Staab, 27, from the south-west state of Rhineland-Palatinate as this year’s German Wine Queen. The 70-member jury chose Katharina over five other contestants on Friday night, in a competition involving quizzes over their knowledge of wine, their ability …
Champagne literally fizzing in Germany
The Champagne market in Europe is worth around €1.4 billion, and while global sales for champagne might have dropped last year, Germany’s thirst for the sparkling wine has continued to grow. In 2016, champagne deliveries to Germany rose by 4.9 per cent to 12.5 million bottles, the Bureau du Champagne …
German Ice Wine Harvest Lives Up To Its Name
German ice wine harvest marks end of the country’s wine-growing year. Despite the bitter cold, wine growers in south-west Germany were picking the last frozen grapes from the vine on Saturday to make the country’s traditional ice wine, or Eiswein as it is known there. A sweet dessert wine, this year’s …
Ediger-Eller Germany, Beautiful Village on the Mosel
Ediger-Eller, Germany. The numerous villages on the Mosel River hug its meandering banks, with some extending upwards onto the steep vineyards behind which are renowned worldwide for producing some truly fantastic wines. With many of the houses featuring original half-timbered designs, these quaint little villages are reminiscent of a time long past, …
The Mosel Valley – A Quick Guide
Welcome To The Mosel! As this is also my first post to AllesGerman I have chosen to start with one of my favourite places in Germany – the Mosel. The Mosel Valley is one of Germany’s top wine producing regions and stretches over 200 kilometers from Luxembourg to Koblenz. Named …