Comments on: The Queen is NOT Dead (German Hotties Vie for Wine Queen Title) http://www.1winedude.com/index.php/2009/10/02/the-queen-is-not-dead-german-hotties-vie-for-wine-queen-title/ A Serious Wine Blog For the Not-So-Serious Drinker Sat, 11 Feb 2012 06:55:02 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: 1WineDude http://www.1winedude.com/index.php/2009/10/02/the-queen-is-not-dead-german-hotties-vie-for-wine-queen-title/#comment-9772 1WineDude Wed, 07 Oct 2009 21:38:00 +0000 http://www.1winedude.com/?p=1392#comment-9772 I think I need to attend that!! I think I need to attend that!!

]]> By: Ms. Drinkwell http://www.1winedude.com/index.php/2009/10/02/the-queen-is-not-dead-german-hotties-vie-for-wine-queen-title/#comment-9770 Ms. Drinkwell Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:51:44 +0000 http://www.1winedude.com/?p=1392#comment-9770 In Mendoza, Argentina they have something similar called the Fiesta Nacional de la Vendimia, which is basically a beauty pageant, and it's a BIG deal. I attended a few years back and was amazed at the size of the spectacle. It's held in a huge ampitheater and tens of thousands of people attend. Here's a You Tube clip that gives a good overview: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZPA5j-cOBk" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZPA5j-cOBk</a> In Mendoza, Argentina they have something similar called the Fiesta Nacional de la Vendimia, which is basically a beauty pageant, and it's a BIG deal. I attended a few years back and was amazed at the size of the spectacle. It's held in a huge ampitheater and tens of thousands of people attend.
Here's a You Tube clip that gives a good overview: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZPA5j-cOBk

]]> By: 1WineDude http://www.1winedude.com/index.php/2009/10/02/the-queen-is-not-dead-german-hotties-vie-for-wine-queen-title/#comment-9737 1WineDude Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:02:08 +0000 http://www.1winedude.com/?p=1392#comment-9737 Well, they'd seriously gotten my attention! Actually, the DWI does take the competition very seriously. By the way, the 6 finalists were announced today: <a href="http://bit.ly/1K1T9U" rel="nofollow">http://bit.ly/1K1T9U</a> Cheers! Well, they'd seriously gotten my attention!

Actually, the DWI does take the competition very seriously. By the way, the 6 finalists were announced today:
http://bit.ly/1K1T9U

Cheers!

]]> By: Erin http://www.1winedude.com/index.php/2009/10/02/the-queen-is-not-dead-german-hotties-vie-for-wine-queen-title/#comment-9736 Erin Sun, 04 Oct 2009 17:40:18 +0000 http://www.1winedude.com/?p=1392#comment-9736 I got the chance to meet the 2007-2008 German Wine Queen during a tour of Rheinhessen/Pfalz/Rheingau, and she was quite the ambassador. The role is taken extremely seriously and actually seemed to be effective at raising awareness of German wines in the EU, and in Germany between different wine regions. I got the chance to meet the 2007-2008 German Wine Queen during a tour of Rheinhessen/Pfalz/Rheingau, and she was quite the ambassador. The role is taken extremely seriously and actually seemed to be effective at raising awareness of German wines in the EU, and in Germany between different wine regions.

]]> By: 1WineDude http://www.1winedude.com/index.php/2009/10/02/the-queen-is-not-dead-german-hotties-vie-for-wine-queen-title/#comment-9724 1WineDude Sun, 04 Oct 2009 02:30:55 +0000 http://www.1winedude.com/?p=1392#comment-9724 Yeah -my understanding is that she lords over all the regions once crowned. For an overview, check out Fredric's post on the current Queen: <a href="http://biggerthanyourhead.net/2009/07/11/the-queen-and-us/" target="_blank">http://biggerthanyourhead.net/2009/07/11/the-quee...</a> Cheers! Yeah -my understanding is that she lords over all the regions once crowned. For an overview, check out Fredric's post on the current Queen:

http://biggerthanyourhead.net/2009/07/11/the-quee…

Cheers!

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