2 billion euros in export value alone illustrate the spumante boom. Markets like Eastern Europe and France are also growing strongly.

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Hochschule Geisenheim University and the Association of German Sparkling Wine Producers studied Germany’s sparkling wine market. How much is consumed and when—and who’s drinking it? A report by Professor Dr Gergely Szolnoki, Christoph Kiefer and  Dr Alexander Tacer.

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The sparkling wine category is booming, with Champagne in hot demand. This has led to the embrace of top-quality sparkling wines from elsewhere, including England which now produces around 10m bottles per year. Nyetimber is the UK's longest-established, largest and most highly respected producer, as Simon Werner reveals.

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The story of Austrian sparkling wine begins with a love affair between a Champagne cellar master and a young Viennese woman. Continuing with many innovations over the years, Sekt Austria (PDO) today belongs among the exciting high-quality trends.

German sparkling wines showed a high quality in the 2022 tasting. Sekthaus Raumland was awarded with collection of the year.

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Origin is often touted as an important quality feature for sparkling wine. Whether Austrian consumers also see it that way was investigated in a study at the University of Applied Sciences Burgenland. Bettina König, Christian Pfeiffer and Marcus Wieschhoff report.

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Non-alcoholic still and sparkling wines are a growing category over the last years. More and more producers and distributors are offering a wide range of different non-alcohol wines. Click HERE if you want to register for the tasting.