Wine sovereigns - New Baden wine queen is elected
It's about Knowledge, Eloquence, Spontaneity: The Baden Winegrowers Association will choose the 74th Baden Wine Queen on Thursday (14.00 hours) in Freiburg. The winner will succeed Julia Noll from Buggingen (Landkreis Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald), who held the office in the 2023/2024 season. And the work begins right away: The newly elected Wine Queen will open the Freiburg Wine Festival on the Munsterplatz in the evening. The number of candidates is not disclosed by the Association.
A 44-member expert jury reportedly interviews each candidate individually in the morning on the topics of Winegrowing, Cellar Economy, Marketing, Winegrowing Politics, and Tourism - and selects three finalists. These must then prove their performance at the public voting event in the Round Hall of the Concert House in the afternoon. Besides the Wine Queen, the Jury selects two equally ranked Wine Princesses.
Baden is a Burgundy region
The Baden Winegrowers Association represents the interests of 453 member businesses, including 346 wineries and self-marketing winegrowing businesses, as well as 75 winery cooperatives. Together, around 20,000 people are employed in viticulture there.
According to the German Wine Institute, Baden is a Burgundy region. In Germany's third largest wine-growing area (15,679 hectares), the Burgundy family varieties made up 62% of the vineyard area. In terms of Spätburgunder (5,029 hectares) and Weißburgunder (1,660 hectares), Baden is number one in Germany. The new variety Souvignier Gris, bred in Freiburg, is grown on 123 hectares and is the most common in Germany in this respect.
- The Baden Wine Queen contest will take place in Fribourg, a city located in the Breisgau region of Baden-Württemberg.
- At the awards ceremony, the winner will showcase their specialist knowledge of winegrowing, cellar economy, marketing, winegrowing politics, and tourism.
- After being crowned, the new Baden Wine Queen will delight festival-goers with a colorful procession and ceremony in Minster Square, serving as a symbol of local customs and traditions.
- During the wine festival, people can sample a variety of Drinks, including specialty wines from Baden-Württemberg, known for its rich Agriculture and viticulture.
- One of the unique aspects of Baden's wine culture is the popular Souvignier Gris variety, bred in Fribourg and now widely cultivated across Germany.
- Visitors to the wine festival can join local Festivities and immerse themselves in the cultural heritage of this special Burgundy territory in Baden-Württemberg.
