{"id":100791,"date":"2025-09-02T11:29:05","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T09:29:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.winemag.it\/mundus-vini-meininger-wine-under-attack-by-german-media\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T09:30:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T07:30:30","slug":"mundus-vini-meininger-wine-under-attack-by-german-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winemag.it\/en\/mundus-vini-meininger-wine-under-attack-by-german-media\/","title":{"rendered":"Mundus Vini, Meininger: &#8220;Wine under attack by German media&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A harsh outburst from the publisher and founder of the well-known wine competition during the opening speech of the Summer Edition 2025. &#8220;It is a hypocritical attitude. 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As per tradition, the opening speech of the <strong>Summer Edition 2025<\/strong>, held in <strong>Neustadt an der Weinstra\u00dfe<\/strong> from August 28 to 31, offered an opportunity for <strong>reflection and debate on the state of the industry<\/strong>. It was <strong>Christoph Meininger<\/strong>, publisher and director of the <strong>Meininger Verlag<\/strong> publishing house and founder of the Mundus Vini competition\u2014organized in Germany since 2001\u2014who used strong and decisive tones. His target was German public television, funded by approximately 8 billion euros a year from German taxpayers.   <\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-d1e6d67d\"><h5 class=\"uagb-heading-text\"><strong>CHRISTOPH MEININGER AND HIS OUTBURST ON STAGE AT THE MUNDUS VINI SUMMER EDITION<\/strong><\/h5><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Meininger, talk shows regularly feature <strong>broadcasts describing wine as harmful to health<\/strong>, contrasting it with cannabis consumption. &#8220;Every week,&#8221; he stated, &#8220;there is a talk show repeating that wine is bad for you and that it&#8217;s almost better to smoke joints.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The publisher also pointed the finger at the Neustadt press. After canceling his subscription to a local newspaper that ran the headline <strong>&#8220;The toxic poison of wine&#8221;<\/strong>, he spoke of having family arguments related to the decision, but insisted he <strong>no longer wants to support publications that, in his view, defame the industry<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-b3631716\"><h5 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">MUNDUS VINI: THE CULTURAL VALUE OF WINE<\/h5><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the heart of Christoph Meininger&#8217;s speech was the conviction that wine should not be reduced to a mere health issue. &#8220;<strong>Wine brings people together. It is culture<\/strong>,&#8221; he affirmed. The publisher and organizer of Mundus Vini recalled tasting experiences over the last ten years where <strong>Jews, Muslims, and Catholics sat side by side<\/strong>, sharing the same passion.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There was no shortage of direct criticism for the newspaper <em>Die Rheinpfalz<\/em> (referred to by Meininger as &#8220;Bindzeider&#8221;), accused of attacking alcohol for months, only to then <strong>promote and sell wine through its own channels<\/strong>. &#8220;It is a hypocritical attitude,&#8221; declared Christoph Meininger. &#8220;I <strong>will continue to defend wine for the rest of my life<\/strong>.&#8221;   <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Meininger&#8217;s words, wine is described as a symbol of civilization and shared pleasure, while admitting to &#8220;negative effects, linked exclusively to excessive consumption.&#8221; It is a heritage to be protected, according to the German publisher, against what he considers a <strong>growing campaign of demonization in Germany<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:0px\">Mundus Vini, Meininger: &#8220;Wine under attack by German media&#8221;. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.meininger.de\/it\/vino\/degustazioni\/mundus-vini\">https:\/\/www.meininger.de\/it\/vino\/degustazioni\/mundus-vini<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A harsh outburst from the publisher and founder of the well-known wine competition during the opening speech of the Summer Edition 2025. &#8220;It is a hypocritical attitude. 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