In the second part of our interview with the German Wine Institute's head of marketing, Steffen Schindler talks strategy, with the country's positioning of its Generation Riesling project, as well as the paucity of brands and the opportunity in no- & low-alcohol.
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Who do you identify as your main competitor?An example of how to do it right is New Zealand - They sell their wines all over the world, and they’ve never got involved at the basic price levels. That's what we’re aiming for; we want to get out of entry-point price
‘It’s not the taste of wine that turns young drinkers away, it’s everything around wine’ – German Wine Institute’s head of national & international marketing, Steffen Schindler, speaks to Global Drinks Intel – Part II
‘We want to get out of entry-point price levels and establish ourselves in the mid-price segment.’

In the second part of our interview with the German Wine Institute’s head of marketing, Steffen Schindler talks strategy, with the country’s Generation Riesling project, as well as the paucity of brands and the opportunity in no- & low-alcohol.
Olly has been reporting on the beverage industry as a B2B journalist since 2003. He spent 18 years at Just Drinks, 16 of which as managing editor. Since joining Global Drinks Intel in 2022, he's interviewed the CEOs for brand owners including AB InBev, Campari Group, Carlsberg, Heineken and Suntory Global Spirits and has a bulging contacts book from across beverage alcohol worldwide.



