The following printed wine magazines are significant in the German-speaking area as well as internationally (in alphabetical order):

German-language wine magazines

wein.plus Magazine

• German magazine about wine, travel, and culinary arts
• 2 issues per year
• The publisher says: “wein.plus is the magazine for wine professionals and one hundred percent wine-affine readers. You will discover surprising, attractive holiday and excursion destinations in Europe, gain exciting insights into unknown and hidden wine worlds, learn about current trends and interesting personalities from the wine scene, and receive well-founded, independent tips for the best wines from European regions. The food pairing guides from renowned chefs and sommeliers explain which dishes pair optimally with wines, grape varieties, and vintages – and which wines are particularly suitable for different occasions and dishes.”

The German Wine Industry

• German trade magazine for wine producers
• 24 issues per year
• The publisher says: “As the official organ of the German Winegrowers' Association and its regional member associations, THE GERMAN WINE INDUSTRY is essential reading for all wine-producing and wine-marketing businesses. The spectrum of professional journalistic content ranges from work in the vineyard, through the cellar management tasks of optimal wine production, to questions of marketing-oriented corporate management. As a newsletter of the Committee for Technology in Viticulture, THE GERMAN WINE INDUSTRY also plays a leading role in research and implementation of results.”

The Gourmet

• German public magazine about travel, food, drink, and lifestyle
• 12 issues per year
• The publisher says: “THE GOURMET is a unique magazine in the magazine market with the highest competence in matters of enjoyment. Month after month, THE GOURMET informs its discerning readers knowledgeably and amusingly about attractive travel destinations, new trends in gastronomy, hospitality, and viticulture, as well as regional specialties of the best quality. The editorial team and its authors conduct worldwide research on-site – impartial and always enjoyment-oriented. Through its expertise in all culinary matters at home and abroad, THE GOURMET is an indispensable guide for discerning individuals.”

The Winemaker

• Austrian trade magazine for wine producers
• 12 issues per year
• The publisher says: “THE WINEMAKER is the largest German-language trade magazine about viticulture. At the pulse of the wine world, it conveys current professional content from the fields of viticulture, cellar technology, marketing, and business and wine management every month. The monthly magazine serves as a competent advisor in the industry, and has done so for decades. As the only medium in the wine industry, the trade magazine participates in the Austrian circulation control. THE WINEMAKER also acts as a newsletter of the Austrian Winegrowers' Association.”

Falstaff

• Public magazine about wine, enjoyment, and travel with three German-language editions for Austria, Germany, and Switzerland
• 8 issues per year
• The publisher says: “FALSTAFF is the largest magazine for wine and enjoyment in the German-speaking area. With individual country editions for Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, renowned wine and restaurant guides, as well as a wide-ranging digital offering, Falstaff provides ideal channels for communication with a very special premium target group: the enjoyment people.”

Meiningers Sommelier

• German trade magazine for gastronomy and sommellerie
• 4 issues per year
• The publisher says: “MEININGERS SOMMELIER is the service magazine for sommeliers and restaurateurs regarding wine, spirits, and beverages, as well as related enjoyment topics. As the official association organ of the Sommelier Union Germany e.V., it serves as the link between the members of the union, upscale gastronomy and hospitality, and producers and importers of high-quality wines and other beverages. MEININGERS SOMMELIER places particular emphasis on practical utility. Editorial focuses: Concentrated information about growing areas, recommended producers and wines, expertise and further education, practical suggestions for pairing wines with dishes, beverage and cigar know-how, cellar management.”

Meiningers Wine World

• German public magazine about wine
• 6 issues per year
• The publisher says: “MEININGERS WEINWELT is a special interest magazine for wine connoisseurs and beginners. The target audience desires information that leads them to the right wines in an unpretentious manner. MEININGERS WEINWELT offers exactly what wine lovers want: addresses, prices, practical orientation aids, and diverse tips around wine, with the goal of facilitating purchasing decisions. Whether in restaurants, at wine specialty, grocery, and mail-order businesses, or at the winemaker, the reader of MEININGERS WEINWELT is introduced to wines in a non-dogmatic way. As a lively magazine, MEININGERS WEINWELT does not limit itself solely to wine. Rather, wine is integrated as a natural companion into a variety of topics – such as travel, gastronomy, enjoyment, and much more that holds significance in the taste field of the target audience.”

Merum

• Swiss public magazine about wine and olive oil from Italy
• 6 issues per year
• The publisher says: “MERUM is published six times a year in German. The topics revolve around the world of Italian wines and olive oil, with contributions reporting on current developments in viticulture, as well as classic and forgotten production areas. The target audience of MERUM includes decision-makers in the most important wine and food market in Europe: wine importers, wine merchants, delicatessen shop owners, representatives of top gastronomy, and journalists from daily newspapers and magazines in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, as well as the large community of lovers of Italy, its wines, and its olive oil. Together with MERUM, each subscriber regularly receives the tasting supplement, MERUM SELEZIONE; a current and useful reference work for collecting. Throughout the year, the most important Italian appellations are tasted and presented as selections in each issue.”

Sip

• German public magazine about people and their stories with, for, and through wine
• 2 issues per year
• The publisher says: “The wine magazine SIP is for culture and design enthusiasts, established, urban, sophisticated, and wine-affine. It caters to the nerd and entertains the beginner. It does not award points for wines. Always independent, authentically making wine culture experienceable – as intensely and subjectively as possible. Wine is a constant companion, but not necessarily the protagonist. The topics range from architecture to music, from design to enjoyment to travel. The wine magazine SIP also illuminates the edges and tells of interesting people and their authentic stories. Uncomfortable opinions, subjectivity, and sarcasm included. Coupled with an unconventional visual language and grand photos, unadulterated and direct.”

Selection

• German public magazine about wine, enjoyment, and travel
• 4 issues per year
• The publisher says: “SELECTION is one of the leading enjoyment magazines in Germany with many interesting topics around wine, food, culture, and travel – regularly, objective tastings of gourmet products are conducted with an independent expert jury.”

Vinaria

• Austrian public magazine about wine culture
• 7 issues per year
• The publisher says: “VINARIA is the leading wine magazine on the market. Tastings and recommendations provide readers with a secure basis for wine selection. Wine travels and gourmet stories round off the theme of enjoyment.”

Vinum

• Public magazine about wine with two German-language editions for Germany and Switzerland
• 10 issues per year
• The publisher says: “With a total circulation of over 84,500 printed copies in Europe, of which 27,000 copies in Switzerland, VINUM is the largest wine magazine in Europe. VINUM has been published since 1980 and enjoys high acceptance both among the large, wine-interested public and among producers, in trade, and in upscale gastronomy. The VINUM authors in the important wine-growing regions of Europe (France, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Spain, Austria) ensure high informational value and authentic reporting from the respective ‘terroir’. Each VINUM country edition has a pronounced editorial local color, while the same international magazine section serves as the binding element between the different country editions. Thus, the different mentality and market differences between Switzerland and Germany are taken into account.”

Wine + Market

• German trade magazine for wine merchants and producers
• 12 issues per year
• The publisher says: “Since ProWein 2000, WINE+MARKET has served the wine industry as a valuable, independent source of information. Editor-in-chief Werner Engelhard and his editorial team provide well-researched, serious reports and articles, as well as exciting tasting results in a contemporary-modern layout. The distribution of WINE+MARKET is constantly improved and expanded, so that advertising in WINE+MARKT reaches a qualified readership of resellers in the areas of wine wholesale and retail, import, grocery trade, and beverage trade.”

Wine Economy

• German trade magazine for the wine trade
• 26 issues per year
• The publisher says: “Insiders consider WINE ECONOMY to be the most important, most well-founded, and most reliable source for the trade in wine, sparkling wine, and champagne. For decades, the trade magazine has been regarded as the professional mouthpiece of the industry. Wherever wine is strategically valued in the food and specialty trade, where professionals face the challenge of optimizing their assortment, WINE ECONOMY provides the professional journalistic foundations for decisions. Editorial advice is sought across the professional journalism, which significantly underscores the degree of reader-paper binding.”

Wine Wisser

• German public magazine about wine
• 12 issues per year
• The publisher says: “WINE WISSER is the leading German-language info letter for wine professionals and ambitious wine lovers. Founded in 1992 by the well-known Swiss wine critic René Gabriel, WINE WISSER systematically describes and evaluates over 4,000 high-quality wines from around the world each year, providing a unique shopping aid for wine professionals, passionate wine drinkers, and anyone who wants to know more about wine. The online wine database of WINE WISSER lists 25,000 international top wines with detailed tasting notes and wine ratings according to the proven 20-point system. In addition to detailed evaluations of top wines, WINE WISSER informs about current market trends, presents established wineries from the first row and their wines as well as interesting newcomers. The author team of WINE WISSER consists of the best German-speaking wine journalists. The article database currently includes over 8,000 contributions from the renowned author team. WINE WISSER is published monthly in a deliberately simple design as a stapled info letter: Here, content and exclusive professional information count above all.”

English-language wine magazines

Decanter

• British wine magazine
• 12 issues per year
• Wikipedia says: “The special interest magazine was founded in 1975 [...]. The main topics have been and are wine and spirits. The magazine is published monthly in 90 countries. The magazine includes news about international wine topics, manufacturers, winemakers and wineries, vintages, and wine recommendations/tastings, auctions, and wine blogs. DECANTER organizes the annually held ‘Decanter World Wine Awards’. Renowned journalists and authors such as Michael Broadbent, Jancis Robinson, and Steven Spurrier write for the magazine.”

Trink Magazine

• English-language online wine magazine about German, Austrian, Italian, and Swiss wine
• Published by journalists Valerie Kathawala (New York City) and Paula Redes Sidore (Bad Honnef)
• The magazine has been reporting since October 2020 in comprehensive stories about trends, personalities, new developments in viticulture, grape varieties, and wines. The authors include MWs, renowned wine journalists, freelance authors, and tasters from the respective countries.
• Access is free.

Wine Advocate

• American wine magazine
• 6 issues per year
• Wikipedia says: “The Wine Advocate (abbreviated TWA or WA) is a magazine initiated by wine critic Robert Parker in 1978 and is still published. The [...] ad-free journal has always been available by subscription only. Through the absence of advertising, Parker guarantees his independence. Approximately 7,500 different wines are tasted each year.”

Wine Enthusiast

• American wine magazine
• 13 issues per year
• The wein.plus lexicon says: “The topics of the lifestyle magazine include not only wine and spirits but also food, travel, and entertainment. The magazine reaches nearly 700,000 readers. [...] Various wine events for consumers and dealers are organized, and wine ratings are conducted. At the annual ‘Wine Star Awards Dinner’, awards are given for wines and producers.”

Winestate

• Australian wine magazine
• 7 issues per year
• The magazine is published every two months and focuses on wines from Down Under. In addition to descriptions of wine regions and restaurants, each issue contains a large number of tasting notes.

Wine Spectator

• American wine magazine
• 15 issues per year
• The wein.plus lexicon says: “The US magazine (Wine Observer) was founded in 1976 [...] and [...] is considered one of the most influential wine publications in the world, alongside Robert Parker's ‘Wine Advocate’ [...]. Articles about all wine-growing regions of the world with their wines are delivered by the most renowned wine journalists on-site, regular contributions were provided by Hugh Johnson, John Platter, Cyril Ray, and Jancis Robinson.”

French-language wine magazines

La Revue du Vin de France

• French wine magazine
• 12 issues per year
• The magazine focuses on wines from France and also includes many tasting notes.