Annika Strebel
German Wine Queen 2011/2012
Annika Strebel | |
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 Annika Strebel, the day after her election | |
| Born | (1987-12-03) 3 December 1987 (age 36) Worms, Germany |
| Occupation | Vintner |
| Known for | German Wine Queen 2011/2012 |
Annika Strebel (born 1987), from the German Rheinhessen wine region, was chosen as the 63rd German Wine Queen on 30 September 2011 in the town of Neustadt an der Weinstraße, as the successor to Mandy Großgarten from the Ahr wine region.[1] The German Wine Princesses supporting her during her twelve-month reign were Elisabeth Born (Saale-Unstrut) and Ramona Sturm (Moselle).
Family
Her father, Reimund Strebel, is a winemaking engineer at his own vineyard in Wintersheim, and her mother, Ingrid, is a domestic science teacher.
Training
Strebel was born on 3 December 1987 in Worms and initially attended the Nikolaus Krämer primary school (1994–1998) and St Katherine's grammar school in Oppenheim (1998–2005). Thereafter, she successfully completed her training as a vintner in 2008 at the DLR Rheinhessen-Nahe-Hunsrück in Oppenheim. She worked at several well-known vineyards such as the Schales Vineyard in Flörsheim-Dalsheim, the Weingut Rappenhof in Alsheim and the Weingut Rebholz in Siebeldingen (Palatinate). In the years 2008 and 2009 she attended Bad Kreuznach Technical College. Subsequently, she studied viticulture and oenology at the RheinMain University of Applied Sciences, Geisenheim Department (see also →Geisenheim Grape Breeding Institute).
Time as wine queen
From Sep 2010 to Sep 2011, Strebel was the Rheinhessen Wine Queen,[2][3] before taking part in the German Wine Queen competition.
References
- ^ Die 63. Deutsche Weinkönigin heißt Annika Strebel und kommt aus Rheinhessen in Allgemeine Zeitung by Thomas Ehlke, as at: 30 September 2011
- ^ Annika Strebel in Mainz zur 61. rheinhessischen Weinkönigin gekrönt in Rhein Main Presse von Thomas Ehlke, as at: 26 September 2010
- ^ Annika Strebel ist neue rheinhessische Weinkönigin as at: 26 September 2010
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Annika Strebel.
- http://www.weingut-strebel.de/
- Rheinhessen: Annika Strebel
- Video clip: The crowning of the 63rd German Wine Queen, SWR Television on Friday, 30 September 2011
- Rudolf Knoll im Gespräch mit Annika Strebel - Deutsche Weinkönigin 2011/12, on 6 October 2011
| Preceded by | German Wine Queen 2011/2012 | Succeeded by |
