Overview

• The preliminary round begins at 16:00 in Neustadt an der Weinstraße with 12 regional nominees, including two men.
• A roughly 70-member jury will test wine knowledge and presentation skills, and five candidates will advance to the 26 September final in Neustadt.
• The competition now carries the gender-neutral name Wahl der Deutschen Weinmajestät, the Deutsches Weininstitut announced.
• The institute published the full slate of applicants by region, with the male candidates identified as Felix Grün (Mittelrhein) and Levin McKenzie (Rheinhessen).
• The winner will succeed Charlotte Weihl, with a woman receiving the title Weinkönigin and a man the title Deutscher Weinkönig, continuing a promotional role dating to 1949.