The Meininger Awards took place in Düsseldorf, on the eve of ProWein. Now in their 18th year, the awards honour the most significant people in the German and international wine industry. Here are the six winners.
Hall 4 at ProWein will, once again, be one of the most popular parts of this year's ProWein, thanks to the presence of the MUNDUS VINI tasting area where visitors will find a range of award winners from the MUNDUS VINI competition.
Medals and scores help sell wine. But it’s not that simple. Not all competitions or critics are equal and, just as crucially, they do not necessarily operate in the same way.
As a leading publisher of specialist professional magazines, Meininger Verlag has borne witness to the highs and lows of the European wine industry, through disasters, wars and expansion.
The Riesling marathon is over and the winners have been determined: almost 1,600 wines from 14 countries of origin entered the race and were on the tasting tables from mid-May to early June. The Australian 2022 Logan Ridge of Tears Riesling Orange was chosen as the best “dry Riesling from the New World”.
The seats were packed, the stage was lit, and the lights were dimmed. The 17th Meininger Awards Excellence in Wine & Spirit began, in front of 500 of the most significant people in the wine and spirits sectors.
7,568 wines from 44 countries - one even from Afghanistan - were in line for the MUNDUS VINI spring tasting. 242 jurors from all over the world awarded prizes to the best wines. As a premiere, the category "alcohol-free" was tasted for the first time, with 131 still wines and 56 sparkling 'wines'.
Recently-created resistant PIWI – ‘pioneering wine’ – grape varieties that take their name from the German term pilzwiderstandsfähig (fungus-resistant), are increasingly seen by viticulturists as a viable solution to emerging environmental and climatic challenges.
