In a new survey for the German market, by YouGov, Henkell came fourth in the "Highest Customer Recommendation 2024" brand index, ahead of Geldermann in the "Sparkling Wine and Spirits" category.
With the declining quantity of customers, wine sales in the German market are also decreasing. However, revenue has slightly increased so far in 2024, partly due to inflation.
Spanish bulk wine is turning up in bottles and bag-in-box from Portugal to Germany, but surplus stocks in Portugal have prompted producers and regions to call for greater controls – some even want quotas on wine imports from Spain. Barnaby Eales reports.
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.
It’s got a wine-growing history that dates back to the Roman world. It’s got more than 220 authorised grape varieties over 55,000 hectares of vineyards, and it’s one of the most exciting wine-growing countries in Europe.