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German wine exports set to break new record in 2007German wine exports in 2007 are set to pass records set last year, the German Wine Institute reports.
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German eiswein successful
Winemakers throughout Germany are celebrating a successful eiswein harvest.
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Germany ‘soaring’ in UK
German wine sales in the UK are ‘soaring’ at the top end, according to Wines of Germany.
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Koch refiles suit in ‘Jefferson Bottles’ case
Multimillionaire collector William Koch has refiled his fraud lawsuit against the German dealer Hardy Rodenstock.
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Eiswein suffers under climate change
German Eiswein may soon be a thing of the past due to climate change.
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Germany astonishes at Decanter World Wine AwardsThere were astonished gasps at last night's Decanter World Wine Awards as a German producer took the top International Trophy for Pinot Noir.
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Healthy VDP auctions show strength of top German estates
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Germany and Austria break into Dubai
Top German and Austrian winemakers flew into Dubai this week, in an attempt to break into the country’s blue-chip dominated wine market.
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Germany’s Vinum for sale
Germany's Vinum magazine and its Swiss counterpart are for sale.
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Vintage prewar wines sell for £50,000
A selection of vintage prewar wines that were successfully hidden from the occupying German forces in Guernsey during the second world war were finally sold for £50,000 in London yesterday.
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Kracher reviving spätlese wine
Austrian wine producer Gerhard Kracher has just released his first Spätlese wine -the Kracher Spätlese 2008.
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Mosel bridge opponents lobby German chancellor
Opponents of a planned road bridge and motorway through some of the Mosel’s finest vineyards have made a last ditch appeal to the German Chancellor.
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New German wine region announced west of Denmark
The German wine industry is to expand as far north as Sylt, an island just 10 miles west of Denmark.
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German Quality Wine: pick of the 2008 vintage – All wines
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New World joins forces to head off European threat
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Gault Millau editor resigns following winemakers boycott
The editor of Germany’s most famous wine tasting guide, Gault Millau, has resigned following a letter signed by 14 top winemakers calling for the boycott of the magazine.
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Johnson decries ‘desecration’ of MoselVeteran wine writer Hugh Johnson has protested against the ‘folly and desecration’ of a new road bridge and motorway through some of the Mosel’s finest vineyards.
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Mosel protest ‘sunk’ by German electionsThe latest high-profile protest against the Mosel road bridge, backed by Hugh Johnson, has failed to make an impression on German politicians and the country’s media.
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Germany 2009 vintage ‘as good as 07’
Germany’s 2009 vintage will be as fine as the excellent 2007 – but with less wine, vintners say.
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MAINZ/RHEINHESSEN WINNERS OF THE 2010 ‘BEST OF’ WINE TOURISM AWARDS ANNOUNCED
An independent jury led by District Chief Executive Claus Schick recently announced the regional winners of the 2010 ‘Best Of’ Wine Tourism awards in Mainz/Rheinhessen.
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Countries join forces to promote Mosel wineThe three countries bordering the Mosel river are joining forces to give the region's wine a more user-friendly image.
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‘Who Wants to be a Millionaire’ presenter to run wine estateGünther Jauch, presenter of Wer wird Millionär - the German Who Wants to be a Millionaire - is to take over Weingut von Othegraven.
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Black Tower resurgent with ‘premium’ rangeGerman wine brand Black Tower has announced plans to produce a new range of Special Release wines, coupled with a new bottle design for the brand.
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Mosel bridge: government plan is obsolete
Protestors of the new Mosel bridge say the results of a new traffic study show the government construction project is obsolete.
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Einzellage (Ger.)
Individual vineyard site, the boundaries and names defined by German wine law.
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Huxelrebe (white)
Aromatic German crossing with grapefruity undertones mainly grown in Pfalz and Rheinhessen with small quantities planted in England.
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Kerner (white)
Reliable ripener and successful Riesling-based crossing largely replacing Silvaner in Germany, where it's a better bet than either Silvaner or Müller-Thurgau.
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Muller-Thurgau (white)
This early-ripening German grape produces floral, sweet-pea like and faintly spicy aromas.
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Optima (white)
A recent grape variety grown in Germany which combines Riesling, Sylvaner and Muller-Thurgau.
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Reichensteiner (white)
Three-way crossing by the late Dr Helmut Becker with Germany's Müller-Thurgau, France's madeleine angevine and Italy's calabrese, also planted in England and New Zealand.
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Welschriesling (white)
The 'poor man's Riesling', Welschriesling is actually not related to the superior Rhine Riesling of Germany at all. It is at its best in Austria, where it can make sumptuously sweet dessert whites.
