Ahr Wine Queen
Female regional wine representative
The Ahr Wine Queen (German: Ahr-Weinkönigin) is a young woman from the German wine region of Ahr in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate who is elected for a year to represent and promote the wine industry of that region. The title has been awarded since 1951. Since 1973 she has been elected at the annual Wine Market of the Ahr (Weinmarkt der Ahr). Hitherto the queen had been chosen at various other ceremonies. In the year following her 'reign' the Ahr Wine Queen is eligible to run for the contest to elect the German Wine Queen.
List of Ahr Wine Queens
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1951/52 Maria Rosenbaum, Altenahr |
1961/62 Maritta Heinzen (Ahrweiler) - German Wine Queen in 1962/63 |
1965/66 Marlies Trarbach, Dernau |
1967/68 Maria Sonntag, Heimersheim |
1968/69 Magdalene Ley, Mayschoß |
1970/71 Ingrid Näkel (Dernau) |
1971/72 Marga Stodden (Rech) |
1972/73 Ruth Stodden (Rech) |
1973/74 Ingrid Kurth (Bachem) - German Wine Queen in 1973/74 |
1974/75 Marianne Hostert (Rech) |
1975/76 Freifrau von Kauder von Schweinitz und Krain (Bachem) |
1976/77 Edith Klaes (Altenahr) |
1977/78 Karin Knieps (Ahrweiler) |
1978/79 Bernadette Rossi (Altenahr) |
1979/80 Ursula Grimmiger (Walporzheim) |
1980/81 Andrea Krämer (Mayschoß) |
1981/82 Renate Fuhrmann (Heimersheim) |
1982/83 Hildegard Linden (Heimersheim) |
1983/84 Annegret Neiß (Dernau) |
1984 Ursula Maur (Mayschoß) - German Wine Queen in 1984/85 |
1984/85 Edith Fuhrmann (Heimersheim) |
1985/86 Birgit Ley (Altenahr) |
1986/87 Claudia Schreiner (Rech) |
1987/88 Bärbel Krätz (Mayschoß) |
1988/89 Anke Knieps (Walporzheim) |
1989/90 Manuela Wirtz (Ahrweiler) |
1990/91 Martina Küls (Ahrweiler) |
1991/92 Nicole Schauten (Dernau) |
1992/93 Christiane Louis (Heimersheim) |
1993/94 Anita Krämer (Dernau) |
1994/95 Andrea Schreier (Walporzheim) |
1995/96 Stefanie Koll (Ahrweiler) |
1996/97 Sissy Winand (Rech) |
1997/98 Sandra Berthel (Dernau) |
1998/99 Sabrina Koll (Ahrweiler) |
1999/00 Martina Flohe (Walporzheim) |
2000/01 Martina Klein (Dernau) |
2001/02 Annika Gasper (Altenahr) |
2002/03 Karina Weinand (Mayschoß) |
2003/04 Desirée Dresen (Mayschoß) |
2004/05 Katrin Küpper (Heimersheim) |
2005/06 Catharina Stein (Walporzheim) |
2006/07 Diana Knieps (Ahrweiler) |
2007/08 Stephanie Bertram (Dernau) |
2008/09 Julia Linden (Heimersheim) |
2009/10 Mandy Großgarten (Dernau) - German Wine Queen in 2010/11 |
2010/11 Alina Bäcker (Mayschoß) |
2011/12 Julia Bertram (Dernau) - German Wine Queen in 2012/13 |
2012/13 Julia Migend (Mayschoß) |
2013/14 Jennifer Knieps (Walporzheim) |
2014/15 Viktoria Kugel (Walporzheim) |
2015/16 Michelle Skruth (Bachem) |
2016/17 Theresa Ullrich (Ahrweiler) |
2017/18 Irena Schmitz (Ahrweiler) |
2018/19 Annika Schooß (Ahrweiler) |
2019–2021 Eva Lanzerath (Walporzheim) – German Wine Queen in 2020/2021 |
2023/24 Katja Hermann (Rech) |
External links
- Information at www.ahrwein.de
- List of regional wine queens
- Election for the German Wine Queen
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German Wine Queen and German Wine Princess.
The thirteen regional wine queens:
The thirteen regional wine queens:
- Ahr
- Baden
- Franconia
- Hessische Bergstraße
- Middle Rhine
- Moselle
- Nahe
- Palatinate
- Rheingau
- Rheinhessen
- Saale-Unstrut
- Saxony
- Württemberg
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