The German wine magazine was founded in 1982 by journalist Heinz-Gert Woschek with the aim of reporting "everything about wine" to the educated wine lover. As publisher and editor-in-chief, he established the magazine as one of the leading wine magazines. Woschek later retired from the operational side of the business and acted as publisher for some time. International experts recognised this achievement with numerous honours at home and abroad. The journal was later taken over by the Bertelsmann publishing house. The English wine critic Michael Broadbent (1927-2020), shown in the picture on the left, described the magazine as "Germany's best wine magazine".
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Restaurantleiter, Sommelier, Weindozent und Autor; Dresden