Good flowering gives hope for a good harvest: in Germany's southwest the vines have begun to flower. In cooler regions, the onset of flowering is expected within the next days.

During the state banquet at Bellevue Palace in Berlin, the British King Charles III, Queen Consort Camilla and guests were served wines from four of 13 individual German wine-growing regions.

With still two months to go before the start of the Institute of Masters of Wine (IMW) 10th international symposium, 500 wine professionals and enthusiasts from almost 40 countries have already confirmed their participation.

31 Days of German Riesling, a month-long celebration of German Riesling, is returning this July, with wine merchants, bars and restaurants getting involved.

All around the world, wine lovers will be celebrating #RieslingBirthday on 13th March.

The DWI is presenting "German Classics - The Classics of the German Winegrowing Regions" to trade visitors at this year's ProWein trade fair.

The DWI will be holding tastings and short seminars at VinExpo between February 13th and 15th.

Recent frosty weather in the German wine regions has delivered a rewarding Eiswein harvest for producers who left grapes hanging on the vines in readiness.

Despite some challenges, the 2022 vintage already promises to be award-winning: generally, vines thrived in the sunniest summer since records began.