Fair Wine Award 2023-2
Impressions of the Fair Wine Award 2023-2 with photos of the award winners during the award ceremony on 3.3.2024 during EUROVINO at Messe Karlsruhe
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“3 degrees more” and much more
When I acquired a small vineyard on the Ruwer/Mosel in 2009 as a result of a longer and more intensive stay at our “Ruwertaler Frühling”, the vineyard festival of the Ruwer Valley, climate change was known in principle, but basically still a marginal topic. At the time, the Ruwer was “suffering” from the renaming of … Read more
Organic wine as positioning in the gastronomy sector
In a well-known Italian day bar in Munich, I look at the blackboard with the open wines and am amazed: the term “BIO” or “BIODYN” is repeatedly placed in front of individual wines. A glance at the wine list confirms that almost a third of all wines are certified. I ask the boss why BIO … Read more
Organic wines in the supermarket
The world of wine is undergoing a profound change, which is not only characterized by taste, but also by social and economic influences. Recently I bought and evaluated wines from 9 supermarkets between 4.99 and 14.99 EUR for VINUM. Here is a little pre-Christmas summary! The proportion of organic wines is increasing significantly in all … Read more
Fair Wine Award 2023-1
The tasting for the 1st FairWineAward took place on 25.02.2023 in Landau i.d. Pfalz, in the “Alter Kaufhaus”.
PIWI Italia – Off to new shores
Progress is being made at European level in the area of “resistant grape varieties”. With the founding of the national association, PIWI Italia, more concrete structures are also developing in Italy.
Tamino – A new chapter in viticulture
With the presentation of the new red wine cuvée “Tamino” made from fungus-resistant grape varieties at the State Viticulture Institute Freiburg (WBI), the wine industry in Baden-Württemberg is breaking new ground. The aim of the project, which was presented on December 12, 2022 with the support of Peter Hauk, Minister of Food, Rural Areas and … Read more
Sustainability in the hotel industry
Sustainability in the hotel and catering industry – from an idea to a way of life Together with two other hotels, the Renthof Kassel is the most sustainable accommodation and restaurant address in Kassel and northern Hesse. Michael Kugel from FairWine spoke to director Jasmin Ohlendorf about sustainability. M. Kugel: Ms. Ohlendorf, you are Deputy … Read more
Sustainability in the wine department
Interview by Michael Kugel (Fair-Wine) with Marc Zierles from www.edeka-zierles.de in Oer-Erkenschwick. M. Kugel: Mr. Zierles, we opened the new wine department in November 2020. I say “we” because I was able to play a key role in this project at the time. What has changed since then? M. Zierles: The wine department is very … Read more
Wine packaging must be sexy, lesson 3
Desirable and “valuable” Lesson 1 shows that times of crisis also affect raw materials and ultimately packaging. The production of glass requires a lot of energy and the high weight also affects logistics costs, both in terms of a truck’s fuel consumption and the capacity on the loading area. Glass will therefore become expensive and … Read more
Wine packaging must be sexy, lesson 2
Packaging for packaging Foil-covered or lacquered bottles offer ideal conditions for presenting the contents attractively. The surface area on which product information can be applied is nevertheless larger than the dimensions of a classic paper label. But is there really any added value in terms of information to be found here? This is mostly about … Read more
Wine packaging must be sexy, lesson 1
Lesson 1: The power of first impressions A picture says more than 1,000 words. As a result, we usually unconsciously judge the content from the “packaging”. “Clothes make the man”, who hasn’t heard this saying? In fact, classic cuts and high-quality materials allow conclusions to be drawn about its wearer. If you want to present … Read more