German Wine Business Flashcards
How many wine businesses were there in Germany in 2020?
Just over 16,000
Plantings has increased slightly in Germany while the number of businesses has decreased. Explain.
Plantings has increased for bulk wine production. The cost of working steep slopes and increasing labour cost has made many go out of business.
Germany’s best wines are produced by whom?
Wine estates that grow and vinify their own grapes.
Many estates in Germany has their origin in the aristocracy and were founded centuries ago. And some from the church and some from charitable organisations. Name a few.
Schloss Vollrads (aristocratic). Schloss Johannisberg and Kloster Eberbach (the church). Juliusspital and Bürgerspital (charitable)
What is Generation Riesling and who initiated it?
National and international platform for German winemakers under 35, initiated by The German Wine Institute.
What is a Weinkellerei?
Merchant house to which many growers sell their grapes. Weinkellereis is a main source for bulk wine.
Germany was one of the first countries to introduce co-operatives and most of the Anbaugebiete has a central co-operative. What is that called?
Zentralkellerei
One of the biggest co-operatives is based in Baden. What is it called and how do they focus on quality?
Badischer Winzerkeller are developing a range of small-volume bottling of high-quality wine.
Consuming approx 20 million hL a year makes Germany what ranking in the world?
Fourth largest consumer.
Top five export markets for Germany?
USA, Netherlands, uk, Norway and Sweden
