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  The Future of Alcohol: Roland Berger’s highly interesting study

  the consumption of alcoholic beverages decreases, but the shrewd will win

  alle Kategorien: Really Interesting | 01 Juni 2026
  

  Alcohol consumption is falling. This by no means applies only to beer, as shown in the cover photo, but to alcoholic drinks in general. This naturally includes wine, where the ef...
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  Mallorca: Château Vino de la Isla, the winery of over 120 wine estates

  top wines, top presentation room – a real must for wine-loving visitors of Mallorca

  alle Kategorien: bonvinitas Wine Tips | 20 Mai 2026
  

  Château Vino de la Isla Located almost in the center of Mallorca, near Algaida, right by the motorway/exit, is the "Château Vino de la Isla," which Henri Fink and Timo Koch ha...
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  Great wines from the G&M Machmer wine estate, to be enjoyed with a clear conscience towards nature

  because they are PIWI wines: a lot of drinking fun - temperament - wonderful glaze

  alle Kategorien: bonvinitas Wine Tips | 18 April 2026
  

  PIWI wines, familiar with them? Made from fungus-resistant grape varieties that require far less pest control and have a better CO2 balance. More on that below, but first, let's ...
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  Enjoy wine with a cheerful heart and remember nature

  with sustainably produced wines from fungus-resistant vines, so-called PIWI varieties

  alle Kategorien: bonvinitas Wine Tips | 31 März 2026
  

  A wine should simply taste good, and nobody needs to be an expert on the many grape varieties and wine terminology (except for specialists, of course). But someone who learns tha...
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  Great with grilled steaks – schnitzel – crab salad: Minheimer Kapellchen Souvignier Gris - 94 bonvinitas points

  Christoph Koenen Wine Estate, Minheim/Moselle

  alle Kategorien: bonvinitas Wine Tips | 18 März 2026
  

  A superb wine that transitions from quiet strength to lively vibrancy, a rare combination, and made from the fungus-resistant Souvignier Gris grape. It's particularly enjoyable w...
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  VDP. AUCTION. RÉSERVE at the Kloster Eberbach wine estate – with the peak of 12,150 Euros for one:

  Monte Vacano Riesling 2023 in the 6l Methuselah from the Robert Weil wine estate

  alle Kategorien: Really Interesting | 16 März 2026
  

  One-hundred-year-old Pinot Noir rarities, special bottlings, and strictly limited collector's bottles were the focus of this year's VDP.AUKTION.RÉSERVE, which—organized by VDP...
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  Increasingly popular: Crémant de Loire

  wonderfully finely sparkling

  alle Kategorien: bonvinitas Wine Tips | 30 Januar 2026
  

  If you enjoy a delicately sparkling wine with fine bubbles, Crémant de Loire is the perfect choice. It's no wonder they're becoming increasingly popular. Here's more information...
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  Having tasted for you great Italian wines: vitignoitalia Anteprima in Naples

  the pre-fair at the end of November 2025 to the big vitignoitalia in May 2026

  alle Kategorien: bonvinitas Wine Tips | 19 Januar 2026
  

  Over 90 wine producers from many regions exhibited and poured their wines in the rooms of the big Eurostar Hotel Excelsior in Naples. I discovered excellent Italian wines, many o...
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  Small but nice, up to 93 bonvinitas points: Wine Estate Barth

  State’s Honour Award Baden 2025: Auxerrois – Pinot Gris – Chardonnay – Pinot Noir

  alle Kategorien: bonvinitas Wine Tips | 20 Dezember 2025
  

  Volker Barth cultivates barely two hectares of vines in Malschenberg in the Kraichgau region, not far from Heidelberg, yet his wines are top-notch; otherwise, he wouldn't have wo...
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  Campania, a wine-growing region on the way up – great horizontal tasting of wines of vintage 2005

  Wines that proved their potential – all great and still at the top of their game

  alle Kategorien: Wine regions | 16 Dezember 2025
  

  To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Italian wine fair VitignoItalia, founded in 2005 and based in Naples, Campania, I was invited to a horizontal tasting of wines from the f...