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  • Press releases Final estimate: Germany's wine harvest 2026 at the same level as the previous year 20.10.2026

    The nationwide grape harvest will be larger than previously expected. As the German Wine Institute (DWI) announced after receiving the final harvest estimates from all 13 wine-growing regions, an estimated 7.7 million hectoliters of grape must were harvested in Germany this year.

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  • DWI Current Premiere: Selection of German wines at ProWine São Paulo 19.10.2026

    From October 6 to 8, 2026, the German wine industry was represented for the first time with a joint stand at ProWine São Paulo. The trade fair, which featured more than 2,000 producers from 43 countries, was aimed exclusively at industry professionals and ranks as one of the most important wine and spirits trade shows in South America.

    Auswahl deutscher Weine auf der ProWine São Paul
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  • DWI Current Six days of intensive tasting in Germany 08.10.2026

    James Suckling, an American wine critic and former Senior Editor of Wine Spectator recently returned to the Rheingau region in Germany.

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Ernst Büscher - Press officer

Tel +49 06135 - 9323 156   Email: eb(at)deutscheweine.de

Christina Miesch-Schmidt - Press Department

Tel +49 6135 9323 157   Email: cms(at)deutscheweine.de

Press

  • Early estimates for German wine harvest present mixed picture

    19.10.2026

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  • German wine harvest forecast to fall 20% below average

    19.10.2026

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  • Germany to produce 5 percent more wine this year

    19.10.2026

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