Carolin Klöckner Elected 70th German Wine Queen

To the raucous cheers from fans who had traveled to the event, Carolin Klöckner proudly accepted her new crown and congratulations from all quarters. The 23-year-old Student of agrarian sciences from Hohenheim University had already demonstrated deep knowledge and commitment during the preliminary rounds, and proved just as adapt and eloquent in the thrilling finale. Her performance won the hearts of the nearly 800 spectators and the minds of the expert jury at the Saalbau in Neustadt an der Weinstraße. As the 70th German Wine Queen, she now holds a commission from The German Wine Institute (DWI /Wines of Germany) to spend a year fulfilling more than 200 appointments in Germany and abroad as an ambassador for German wine (Instagram).”Fantastic, everything’s fantastic,” the freshly appointed wine regent declared shortly after her election, at a rare loss for words. “It’s so hard to wrap my mind around it,” she declared in disbelief, tears welling in her eyes. She expressed tremendous anticipation of “many journeys to as many countries as possible to promote German wine worldwide.”

At the gala election ball, which was broadcast live on SWR Fernsehen, Carolin Klöckner prevailed over five fellow aspirants, building on her successful appearance a week earlier that had earned her a spot in the finale. Over the course of multiple rounds of competition, the six young wine experts demonstrated their skills in wine sensorics, rhetoric and communications. Their first task: providing commentary on their own introductory clips and working through blind wine tastings. Next came a game-show style quiz that required them to guess the wine preferences and habits of random people off the street.

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