KOHNEN´S COLUMN

German Cooperatives produce TOP quality

GERMANY (Bad Neuenahr / Ahrweiler) – Who would have thought! In Germany’s thirteen wine growing areas, more than three hundred million liters of wine are produced every year by cooperatives. About 200 vintners’ cooperatives are cultivating 34,000 hectares of vineyards and are, thus, producing more than one third of all wines in Germany. The importance of Germany’s vintners’ cooperatives is enormous because it is above all part-time vintners and rather small wine estates that benefit from joint production and sales of their wines.

Gewürztraminer is a German classic

GERMANY (Bad Neuenahr / Ahrweiler) – A wine out of the Gewürztraminer sort of grape has full-bodied and very present aromas and, thus, goes well with hearty dishes, or noble sweet with cream dessert with exotic fruits,...

Alexander Kohnen about wine as a cholesterol-killer

GERMANY (Bad Neuenahr / Ahrweiler) - Besides the various tastes and the versatile and admirable scent of wines we can also count its positive effects on our health among its long list of pros. Granted, wine contains...

Riesling wines made in Rhinegau have a huge tradition

GERMANY (Bad Neuenahr) - Viticulture in the Rhinegau has a very long tradition as well as a popular past. The Riesling's triumph began in the early 12th century when the Rheintal monestaries of the Zisterzienser and...

Alexander A. Kohnen about sulfites in wine

GERMANY (Bad Neuenahr / Ahrweiler) - Did you ever see "contains sulfites" written on a wine label? If so, then you probably wondered what that means? Or maybe you even put the bottle back on the shelf? Since 2005, the...

Alexander A. Kohnen about noble barrels for good aromas

GERMANY (Bad Neuenahr / Ahrweiler) - A real bombshell! The first sip you take lets you enjoy the taste of berries, wooden and vanilla aromas. Vigorous, tender and with a long and deep taste, this vine type is impressive,...

Payments oblige! Alexander A. Kohnen about extraordinary expenses on wine advertising

GERMANY (Bad Neuerahr - Ahrweiler) - The German Wine Fund (DWF) and the adjoining German Wine Institute (DWI) have been promoting German wine for nearly 50 years. The advertisements in Germany and abroad are financed by...

Alexander A. Kohnen about natural beauty blemishes in wine

GERMANY (Bad Neuenahr - Ahrweiler) - If you find small white crystals in a wine bottle, on the cork or in the glass, please do not panic. Rather: be happy, because these crystals are the perfect proof of a truly good...

Terroir is not just a question of soil - Alexander Kohnen about the myth "Terroir"

GERMANY (Bad Neuenahr / Ahrweiler) - What constitutes the quality of a wine? Definitely not only the  Öchsle degrees that are a guideline to German winemakers and also not the quality tests that sort out low-quality...

Wine causes headache - Alexander Kohnen about histamine

GERMANY (Bad Neuenahr / Ahrweiler) - It has been widely known that a moderate wine consumption is beneficial to your health, however, how much wine can you drink a day in order to take advantage of this health benefit...

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