A winegrower and a pro-European, he presided over the German Winegrowers' Association (DWV) for many years. He was also Vice-President of the Assembly of European Wine-producing Regions (AREV) and President of the Centre International de Liaison des Organismes de Promotion des Vins (CILOP).
A member of the German delegation to the OIV, he was President and then Vice-President of the Organisation's "Economy and Law" Commission between 2000 and 2006.
The OIV shares in the grief of his family and friends, and pays tribute to a leading figure in the international wine sector.
The 2015 report concerns the vitivinicultural production potential, surface area under vines, global wine production and consumption, wine export and import volumes, in addition to production of grapes for direct consumption and dried grape production.
In 2014, the world area under vines rose to 7573 kha
Global grape production reached 737 mql in 2014
2014 world wine production (excluding juice & musts) is estimated at 270 mhl
World wine consumption in 2014 is estimated at 240 mhl
With 24 mhl consumed worldwide in 2013, rosé wines represented 10% of the market
2015 World vitivinicultural situation
