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Hochschule Geisenheim University Students Develop Recommendations to "Rejuvenate the Image of Bordeaux"

As part of a marketing project in the International Wine Business (B.Sc.) degree program, the students interviewed consumers, retailers and restaurant owners and applied the results to derive recommendations for target group-specific communication, which they subsequently presented to representatives of the Bordeaux Wine Council (CIVB) in January.

Bordeaux is one of the most traditional wine-growing regions in Europe - but is this tradition also what gives the winegrowers of the region access to new, younger target groups? Third-semester students in the International Wine Business degree ...

Hochschule Geisenheim University Mourns Wolfgang Pfeifer

Wolfgang Pfeifer, who worked for 37 years as a scientist and lecturer at the University and its predecessor institutions, died on February 4, 2020 at the age of only 67 years.

He taught and inspired generations of Geisenheim students of viticulture, enology and beverage technology with his vast professional expertise and unique personality. Dipl.-Ing. Wolfgang Pfeifer, former lecturer and scientist at the Department of ...

The Opportunities of a Region Rich in History
[Translate to English:] Bildquelle: Prof. Dr. Klaus Werk

Information event on the cultural heritage of the Rhine and Taunus regions with the participation of KULT

The idea of a biosphere reserve covering the Wiesbaden, Rheingau-Taunus and Main-Taunus districts has been under discussion since 2018. On December 13, 2019, hessenARCHÄOLOGIE hosted a special conference on this topic. The community foundation "Unser ...

Inaugural Lectures
Eine Person läuft über eine Wiese mit hohem Gras. © Hochschule Geisenheim

Fascinating insights into the previous and future research and teaching focal points of three new professors

Professor Annette Reineke, Vice-President of Research at Hochschule Geisenheim University, presented the colorful event on January 21, 2020 in the Gerd Erbslöh auditorium and expressed her pleasure that so many employees and students had "availed of ...

Professor Jürgen Wendland Appointed OIV Expert

The Professor of Microbiology and Biochemistry at Hochschule Geisenheim University was appointed as an expert for the Federal Republic of Germany in the MICRO - Microbiology - Group of the OIV, the International Organization of Vine and Wine, in December 2019. In this capacity, he is responsible for representing the interests of the Federal Republic of Germany in the context of the work undertaken by the German delegation to the OIV.

The OIV currently has 47 member states from five continents, accounting for 85 percent of total wine production worldwide. Its principal purpose is to create internationally harmonized and recognized standards for the production of viticultural ...

GoodBerry Partners at ISFC in January 2020
[Translate to English:] Bildquelle: Arne Stensvand, NIBIO Norwegen

As part of the GoodBerry consortium, Dr. Erika Krüger-Steden (Hochschule Geisenheim University), Peter Melis (Proefcentrum Hoogstraten) and Arne Stensvand (Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research) attended the International Soft Fruit Conference 2020 in 's-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands.

The meeting was organized by Delphy Team Softfruit and sponsored by companies from the soft fruit industry. ISFC 2020 drew people from the entire European berry industry, with 700-800 attendees from more than 40 countries. It included an exhibition ...

Jennifer Badura Wins Poster Prize
Source image: Christine Schlering

Geisenheim doctoral student Jennifer Badura attended the Dechema Young Scientists Food Biotechnology Conference in Hohenheim in September 2019, where she won the Poster Award for her poster on "Transcriptional regulation of the synthesis of aroma compounds in non-conventional wine yeasts".

Fourth Culinary and Wine Tourism Conference Focuses on Current Research

An international audience of scientists and industry professionals will gather at Hochschule Geisenheim University, Germany from March 9 to 12, 2020. Speakers from 15 nations will be giving presentations on the various aspects of connecting tourist activities with culinary events.

The fourth Culinary and Wine Tourism Conference, which will take place from March 9 to 12, 2020 at Hochschule Geisenheim University, provides an international audience from the fields of science and industry with the opportunity to discuss current ...