News from the Department of General and Organic Viticulture

On July 3, 2025 two newly appointed professors at Hochschule Geisenheim University held their inaugural lectures. Dr. Johanna Döring (Professor of Organic Viticulture) and Dr. Thomas Muschkullus (Professor of Construction Operation and Management in Landscaping) offered guests fascinating insights…

On June 25, 2025, Geisenheim University was delighted to welcome a high-ranking delegation from Hungary, led by István Jakab, Vice President of the Hungarian National Assembly. He was accompanied by Tibor Cseh (Chief of Staff), Beatrix Kese (Deputy Head of the Foreign Affairs Office of the National…

At 4 p.m. on July 3, 2025, inaugural lectures for two new professors at Hochschule Geisenheim University will take place in Lecture Hall 50. Professor of Organic Viticulture Dr. Johanna Döring and Professor of Construction Operation and Management Dr.-Ing. Thomas Muschkullus will introduce their…

The last week of February saw the return of the foundational ‘School of Pruning’ course offered by Simonit&Sirch in cooperation with Hochschule Geisenheim University. In addition to the standard German-language course, an English version was also available for international students of the…

Hochschule Geisenheim University’s Department of Plant Breeding recently announced the official approval of two new phylloxera-resistant rootstock varieties, namely ‘Vinto’ (Vitis berlandieri x Börner; Gm 9230-3) and ‘Libero’ (125 AA x Börner; Gm 9228-45). Both varieties have been officially…

A number of Geisenheim students recently worked together to build a historic dry stone wall in the ‘Krähennest’, an old terraced vineyard situated below the Niederwald monument in Rüdesheim. This undertaking was part of a collaborative project between the Rüdesheim Forestry Office, the Zweckverband…

The BrauBeviale trade fair, which took place in Nuremberg at the end of November, provided the perfect stage for presenting Vipoll’s new ‘Small-in-One’ beverage filling system. Numerous industry experts, partners, alumni, and interested visitors had the chance to learn about this innovative bottling…

Report on the 2024 BDO Conference: ‘The wine industry – quo vadis? Dream or nightmare?’

Hochschule Geisenheim University is to become one of three locations in Hesse for a new innovation center belonging to the Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research. Other cooperation partners include Justus Liebig University Giessen. The aim of the innovation center is to conduct practical…