In November 1959, the first state wine award (LWP) took place under the direction of the then Chief Government Agricultural Councillor Dr Otto Linsenmaier. Since then, state wine awards have been organised annually in Württemberg.
For a wine to be allowed to take part in this award, it must pass the quality wine test and receive the official test number (AP number). This is the elementary basis for participation in an award. Concealed,
nach Jahrgängen, Sorten und Qualitätsstufen werden die Weine nach Farbe, Klarheit, Geruch und Geschmack beurteilt und nach dem 5-Punkte DLG-Schema bewertet. Die erfolgreiche Teilnahme an der LWP ist wiederum Voraussetzung für die Teilnahme an der DLG-Bundeswein- und Sektprämierung.
Somit gelingt ein umfassendes Qualitätsmanagement mit lückenloser Überwachung vom Rebstock bis zum Glas.
The German Agricultural Society (DLG) has been testing wines from wineries and winegrowers’ cooperatives since 1999 and annually awards the winners of the competitions with the “DLG Recommended Winery” and “DLG Recommended Winegrowers’ Cooperative” certificates. All wines are assessed in a blind tasting according to the DLG 5-point scheme. The maximum number of points a wine or sparkling wine can achieve is 5.0 points. A team of wine experts is available for the quality tests. They are all certified tasters, have extensive practical experience and undergo regular training.
Mundus Vini is one of the major international wine awards and took place for the 30th time in late summer. Almost 120 wine experts tasted and evaluated around 4,500 wines from all over the world over four days in Neustadt an der Weinstraße. The wine award is organised in spring and late summer. Meininger Fachverlag is the initiator of the Grand International Wine Award.