Eleventh Interim meeting of the REAWG on Wine and Exposure Visit in Germany

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Eleventh Interim meeting of the REAWG on Wine and Exposure Visit in Germany organized in a period 19-24 March, 2023 under the joint auspicious of the Regional Rural Development Standing Working Group in SEE (SWG) and IAK.

The main aim of the exposure visit is the Regional Expert Advisory Working Group (REAWG) members to be introduced with the wine related aspects and German system of wine producers, such as dealcoholized wines and alcohol-free wine products, in particular to production technology and legal demands and presentation of small family business on wine in Germany and empowerment of young generation to stay in the rural areas and open small business such as family wineries.

REAWG members visited #ProWein2023 fair and had a common discussion on possibilities for better promotion of wines and wine producers from the Western Balkan region on the wine fair manifestations.

Following ProWein fair, 11th Interim meeting of the REAWG on Wine is organized at the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture of Germany (BMEL), Department for Viticulture and Wine located in Bonn.

In the scope of the 11th Meeting of Regional Expert Advisory Working Group on Wine, field visits were organized to Prof. Dr. Kauer Organic vineyard https://www.weingut-dr-kauer.de/en/the-estate/ and Carl Jung Winery which produce dealcoholized wines and alcohol-free wine products https://www.carl-jung.de/en/startseite-english/