Jérôme Hainz is dedicated to passing on his passion for wine, in the heart of Germany's largest producing region. The Local went on tour with him to discover just how diverse the country's wine landscape is.
Germany’s winegrowers are breeding new grape varieties to cope with climate change and resist the development of fungi amidst the increase in global temperatures.
Having one glass of wine a day has long been considered harmless. But a new study has found that even moderate consumption of alcohol is detrimental for one's health, and countries such as Germany need to review their guidelines.
While Germany might not be the first country people think of when it comes to wine, it has a heck of a lot to offer - and we're not just talking about its famed Riesling white grape variety.
When no successor could be found for the current wine queen in the town of Kesten, Sven Finke joked, “If you don’t find anyone, I'll be the new queen”. Little did he know that his lighthearted offer would become reality.
After escaping the civil war in Syria, Ninorta Bahno has managed to make a name for herself in Germany by being elected the city of Trier's wine queen.
Just like countries all over Europe, there's no shortage of multinational cola and other global thirst quenchers to be had in German shops. But what do you sip when you want a little local flavour? Read on to find out...
The head of Nato has spoken admiringly of German chancellor Angela Merkel’s capacity for white wine, telling interviewers in Norway that when the two unwind over drinks: “let’s put it like this: she isn't the first to leave."
As some of the biggest boozers among rich countries' citizens, Germans have been warned that they should cut down on alcohol to safeguard their health and save the taxpayer money.
Keeping the keys to Bremen´s 15th century wine cellar means becoming a part of a 600-year-old tradition. The vast collection is one of the indebted city's most valuable assets but is being targeted by a wealthy Chinese collector.
Plans to lift EU restrictions on the size and location of vineyards could pose a grave threat to German vintners, according to a report due to be published on Monday by <i>Wirtschaftswoche</i> business magazine.
A Munich district court told a newly divorced woman has no right to the valuable wine collection her husband built up during their marriage, since she never participated in picking out the bottles, it was reported on Tuesday.
Opponents of a giant bridge to be built through Germany's historic wine country, prized for its world-class Rieslings, mourned on Tuesday their defeat in a years-long battle to stop the project.
Germany's 2010 wine vintage will be more expensive than previous years due to a meagre harvest caused by bad weather, the German Wine Institute (DWI) said Thursday.
The wine harvest at one of Germany’s most northerly vineyards has been cancelled this year after thieves stole most of the grapes off the vine from the hill above the left bank of Hamburg’s harbour in the St. Pauli district, the city said on Wednesday.
The world’s oldest giant wine barrel, held in a Saxony-Anhalt hunting mansion, has been refilled for the first time in its 400-year history and will be filling glasses at a festival beginning on Friday.
The Mosel Valley is known for its scenic views and Riesling vineyards, but plans to build a massive new bridge have brought discord to this idyllic part of Germany. <b>David Wroe</b> reports.
This weekend marks the beginning of <i>Weinfest</i> season, when cities across Germany celebrate one of the country’s oldest industries, wine making. The Local highlights the best of the Bacchanalian bashes.
The generally staid German wine industry is in slow-motion upheaval. A rebellion is growing against compulsory membership of the German Wine Institute, which costs some producers hundreds of thousands of euros.
