For its 57th edition, Vinitaly's management has introduced themed areas that address the pressing concerns of producers and diversify the business, according to Veronika Crecelius.
With 188,000 ha of vineyards and an annual wine production of 4.5m hl, Romania is by far the largest wine country in south-east Europe. Unfortunately, this has not yet spread around The largest wine country in south-east Europe is looking for its profile. Thomas Brandl takes a deep dive.
The Kaiserbaum Hammel-Hundinger winery in the Palatinate region was named ‘Germany's best winery’ at MUNDUS VINI 2023. Karin Eymael meets winemaker Gerald Hundinger and marketing manager Jürgen Armbruster to discover what happened next.
The foreign trade agency ICEX is partnering with MUNDUS VINI, a subsidiary of Meininger, to leverage its expertise in organizing competitions for the international tasting event, the ‘Wines from Spain Awards’.
The first ProWine Tokyo took place with nearly 200 exhibitors from 20 regions. Germany's leading wine competition MUNDUS VINI, organised by Meininger Verlag, took some of its winning wines to Japan.
Never before has the Meininger publishing house been as prominently represented at ProWein as in 2024. Meininger Verlag offers an extensive seminar program at its booth and highlights its multifaceted expertise in wines, spirits, and non-alcoholic beverages across three tasting zones. And on the day before the fair, the company kicks off the major industry gathering in Düsseldorf with Meininger’s Wine Conference and the Meininger Award.
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.
More than 500 winegrower families in the cooperative Deutsches Weintor – the Gateway to German Wine – have joined forces on some 750 hectares of vineyards to produce top-class wines, including the excellent collection known as Blue Fish.
