Mueller Thurgau is a grape variety which shows an exceptional successful story. No other new variety has ever known such a spreading than this one.

Well made Mueller Thurgau wines fit exactly into these days: they are fruity, with only slight acids, digestable and aromatic. They not only accompany meals in an excellent way, these wines make fun and give you a good feeling.

In order to honour Mueller Thurgau in the way we think it deserves it, we have organised the International Mueller Thurgau Competition for the forth time this year.

An independent jury composed of oenologists, wine journalists, sommeliers, wine makers und wine merchants has tasted and evaluated five categories of Mueller Thurgau wines within a blind tasting in June 2008 in Hagnau at the Lake Constance (Germany).
261 wine samples from Germany, Austria and Switzerland have been submitted. The 1^st of July 2008, a festivity in the New Castle of Meersburg at the Lake Constance (Germany) took place in order to honour the winners.
The pictures show some impressions of this event.

Many thanks to all, which participated in the competition!

The partners of our tasting event: The wine publications Selection, Vinum, Wein-Gourmet, Weinwirtschaft, the Allgemeine Hotel-und Gaststättenzeitung, the Schwäbische Zeitung and Südkurier.

Organizer: BodenseeWein e.V.

With friendly support of Wein-Plus.

Category I (dry < 12,0%vol):

1.Winner:
Weingut Baldauf, Hauptstr. 42
97729 Ramsthal

2007er FRANK und FREI Müller-Thurgau QbA, trocken
Franken

1. Winner:
Weingut Klaus Giegerich
Weichgasse 19, 63868 Großwallstadt

2007er Campestres Wörth Müller-Thurgau Kabinett trocken, Franken

2. Winner:
Weingut Klaus Giegerich
Weichgasse 19, 63868 Großwallstadt

2007er FRANK und FREI Müller-Thurgau QbA, trocken, Franken

Category II (dry > 12,0%vol):

1. Winner:
Weinbau Clauß, Obere Dorfstraße 39
79807 Lottstetten-Nack

2007er Nacker Müller-Thurgau QbA
Baden Bodensee

2. Winner:
Weingut Aufricht, Höhenweg 8,
88719 Meersburg-Stetten

2007er Meersburger Sängerhalde Müller-Thurgau QbA, Baden Bodensee

3. Winner:
Spitalkellerei Konstanz
Brückengasse 16, 78462 Konstanz

2007er Konstanzer Sonnhalde Müller-Thurgau QbA
Baden Bodensee

Category III (medium-dry wines)

1. Winner:
Steinhauser Weinerzeugergemeinschaft
Raiffeisenstraße 23, 88079 Kressbronn

2007er Kressbronner Berghalde Müller-Thurgau QbA Württemberg Bodensee

2. Winner:
Winzergenossenschaft Auggen
An der B 3, 79424 Auggen

2007er Auggener Schäf Müller-Thurgau Kabinett,
Baden

3. Winner:
Weingut Udo + Timo Eppelmann
Kirchgasse 10, 55271 Stadecken-Elsheim

2007er Rivaner Classic QbA
Rheinhessen

The winners of the 4.international Müller Thurgau Competition 2008
Photo (10x13 300 dpi)

Category IV (smooth wines)

1. Winner:
Staatsweingut Meersburg
Seminarstraße 6, 88709 Meersburg

2007er Meersburger Bengel Müller-Thurgau QbA
Baden Bodensee

2. Winner:
Weingut Udo + Timo Eppelmann
Kirchgasse 10, 55271 Stadecken-Elsheim

2007er Stadecker Lenchen Müller-Thurgau QbA
Rheinhessen

3. Winner:
Weingut Frank Hemmes
Grabenstraße 13+14, 55411 Bingen

2007er Binger Kapellenberg Müller-Thurgau Spätlese,
Rheinhessen

Category V (lusciously sweet wines)

1. Winner:
Winzergenossenschaft Achkarren
Schloßbergstraße 3, 79235 Vogtsburg

2005er Achkarrer Schlossberg Müller-Thurgau Beerenauslese,
Baden