German Wine Queen
The German wine queen is the one-year elected representative (Product Queen ) of German wine, whose election takes place usually in the Palatinate town of Neustadt on the Wine Route. To the office to apply the regional wine queens of the now thirteen German wine-growing regions of quality wine.
The 65th German Wine Queen is Nadine Poss from the Nahe; She was elected on 13 September 2013 as regards the term of office 2013/2014.
- 2.1 places
- 2.2 electoral arrangements
- 2.3 Election Results 2.3.1 All German Wine queens since 1949
- 2.3.2 Frequency of choice by wine-growing areas
History
1931 has named the first German wine-growing region, the Palatinate, a wine queen. The idea for this came from the Palatinate wine queen the publisher Daniel Meininger. At his suggestion, Ruth Bachrodt was later Theysohn elected, who came from Pirmasens in the Palatinate West, where no wine is grown. Her successor Cecily Seitz was elected in 1932 after regular call. In 1933, the ritual went on to the National Socialist regime. Until the beginning of World War II sought on behalf of the Palatinate very popular former Gauleiter Josef Bürckel the official " Gau- photographer" each year after the " prettiest wine connected young woman."
Because the Palatine wine queen was Germany 's only wine queen, she represented until 1939 and then again from 1947 to 1949 without additional choice in personal union next to the Palatine also commonly German wine. Also in 1949 there was only one choice of action, but after the election Elisabeth Kuhn was, later, from Diedesfeld officially determined Gies, the German Wine Queen, so was only Pfälzische and German wine queen in the same year.
Criteria for candidacy
Since 1950, the German Wine Queen is determined in a separate election: Every German wine-growing region annually selects its regional wine queen; from the center of the regional wine queens the German Wine Queen is chosen in the following year. Until 1999 was the condition that the candidates had to be single - so could be neither married nor divorced - and had to come from a family of winemakers. Since 2000, the policies of the candidates apply only have a " clear and strong ties with German wines " to demonstrate, through " an appropriate wine -related training and / or a family relationship with the local viticulture and / or the qualification of a regional wine queen ". In addition, the applicants must be on the day of the election at least 18 years old.
Shifting requirements
About 30 years corresponded to the wine queens the traditional image of the pretty, good girl in costume; only the original scepter more in 1966 a wine glass. For 1950, the Süddeutsche Zeitung described the candidates as a "real daughters of the vineyards, of powerful build, healthy and apfelbäckig ". The tests were then among other things, a waltz to dance and make a speech. Until the late 1950s, the ceremonial duties of the German Wine Queen restricted mainly to the domestic markets. There were performances at festivals, at the Green Week and at social events such as the presentation of the German wine culture price. Traveling abroad as to Belgium ( Irmgard Mohler ) or Spain ( Wilma Seyer, later Scholl ) remained the exception. However, the then Foreign Minister Heinrich von Brentano recognized the diplomatic potential for the image of the young Federal Republic, when he presented Wilma Seyer in the excited him diplomats wine weeks in Kloster Eberbach. Already in the following year traveled in person the then Palatine and later German Wine Queen Christel cooking for the first time a wine queen from Germany to the USA.
In the 1980s, the image of the wine queen in the public began to fundamentally change, mainly due to the occurrence of personalities such as Karin Molitor (1982 /83) and Petra Mayer (1988 /89). In 1981, the hitherto obligatory for photo opportunities dirndl was abolished. From the 1990s, the Office of young vintners and the wine-growing women interested Sandra was becoming a career springboard into politics ( Julia Klöckner ), marketing (Katja Schweder, Evelyn Schmidt), catering ( Carina Dostert ) or on their own farms ( Hake, Sylvia Benzinger ). Good looks and dancing talent of the candidates today are no more decisive reasons to choose a candidate, but in addition to in-depth expertise in oenology and winemaking technology also wit and eloquence as well as foreign language proficiency and export knowledge are required. It was therefore introduced a preparatory seminar for the candidates in Neustadt on the Wine Route 2009.
Choice
Places
The election is organized by the German Wine Institute (DWI ), based in Mainz. It is traditionally held in Neustadter hall building at the German Vintage Festival on Friday of the second festival weekend in October. From the usual place of election may be waived for important occasions; the choice places besides Neustadt on the Wine Route were:
Electoral arrangements
Lately, the choice mode has been changed several times. All 13 regional wine queens are now faced with a first public skilled survey, which is conducted by approximately 70 jury members and followed by the event guests. Of the 13 candidates are nominated six, the need to prove in the second round during the gala event spontaneity, charm and wit. The SWR - TV transmits the round of questioning a day later than recording, the gala will be broadcast live.
From the six remaining candidates are a queen and usually two, also named three princesses in rare cases. During her one-year term of office queen and princesses apply the German wine fairs, wine festivals and other events abroad.
Election results
All German Wine queens since 1949
Evelyn Schmidt (2007/2008)
Katja Schweder (2006/2007)
Sylvia Benzinger Kugler (2005/2006)
Mechthild Meyer (1985/1986)