Specifically, these are the following products:

Continuous increase

When rehearsing the year you should always start with the youngest and try in descending order. In contrast, the quality is tasted in ascending order, from simple wine to top quality. In addition, white before red and dry before lovely. In the case of red wines, the fruity ones are tried before the tannic ones. Since the wines from the oak barrel, so-called barrique wines, have the most intense aromas, they are tasted at the end. For hidden samples, the bottles are wrapped in a sleeve, film or stocking and numbered.

It depends on the glasses

Every guest should have at least two glasses so that they can compare the wines directly. The shape of the glass is crucial to how the wine meets the tongue. Ideally, the right glass is available for every wine. Commercially available sample tubes are also possible. In any case, everyone should have the same glasses and they should be odorless and colorless, advises the DWI. Six to ten wines should be selected for a private wine tasting. Because with an inexperienced taster, the ability to differentiate clearly decreases with more than ten wines.

The temperature is decisive

If the wine is too warm or too cold, the taste can be distorted. The often mentioned room temperature is 16 to 18 degrees. If red wine is taken out of the cellar about two hours before the tasting, it is usually at the right temperature. White wines can come out of the refrigerator. Bread rolls or bread and a sip of water are served for the wine tasting. A bite between the wines neutralizes the taste.

Try and enjoy

The individual glasses are only filled up to two thirds with wine. The first thing to look at is the clarity, luster and color of the wine. After gently swiveling the glass, the nose absorbs the variety of aromas. And only then is a sip taken. The overall impression of the wine only unfolds when the senses interact.

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Red wine is popular. (Photo: imago) Red, dry, cheap: 45 percent of Germans buy their wine from Aldi, Norma and Co. This is what the Society for Consumer Research and the Geisenheim Wine Research Institute found out. Great bargains can be found here, murmur supposed connoisseurs. But a comprehensive test now proves the opposite: it certifies that the wines of the Aldi Nord and Süd, Penny, Plus, Norma and Netto chains are of moderate to poor quality at over 50 percent.

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Discounter wine – barely drinkable

The wine paradise begins next to the stacks of dusty bags of flour, the grave table with table linen and the freezer shelf. The Spanish Rioja has a noble label and therefore costs 3.99 euros, the Dornfelder is also red, but can be had for 2.99 euros. The Pinot Grigio is white, the label is actually Italian – and it’s cheaper too. "If you buy your wine from a discounter, you will in most cases receive a product that is still just drinkable" says Hermann Pilz, editor-in-chief of the wine trade magazine "Wine economy". She had 662 discounter wines tasted by 23 experts such as wine journalists, cellar masters and state inspectors – one of the largest tastings with wines from the retail trade.

Good quality percentage decreased

The tested drops came from the steel shelves of Aldi Nord and Süd, Lidl, Penny, Plus and Norma. The result: 2.6 percent of the drops tested are "grossly flawed" because they tasted nasty like muff, mold or sulfur – and therefore do not belong on the wine shelf. 8.3 percent were "with flaws" afflicted, for example by oxidation or unpleasant age notes. 42 percent also rated the testers "sufficient" Have 40 percent "satisfactory" tasted and a meager 2.4 percent have the grade "good to very good" receive. This value was still over eight percent in the test last year.

Semi-industrial wines from mass production

A look at the conditions under which wines come onto the discount shelves explains the result: The two or three euros that the customer pays per bottle include tax, customs, costs for glass, label and cork, transport, trading margin, marketing and distribution costs. From the rest, the producer has to calculate the entire viticulture and the expansion in the cellar including his profit. These wines therefore have nothing to do with winegrowing romance and golden vines – the Chateau Aldi-Kreszenzen are semi-industrially manufactured mass products.

Discount wines with an enhanced taste

"Often questionable qualities are blended and tasted for reasons of cost, which are close to the limits of what is acceptable" explains wine expert mushroom and adds, "but after a few weeks in the bottle the wine tips over." The transport and the months of standing on the shelf under bright neon light can significantly change the taste of cheap quality. There are also producers who mix questionable, at most wine-like liquids from production with other wines. "Discounters like Aldi usually buy several hundred trucks and their buyers simply cannot control every batch" explains Pilz. Luxury drinks are made differently.

Wine producers at the end of their possibilities

"The discounters have tightened the price screw on producers" also confirms Ernst Büscher from the German Wine Institute. German wine made from the Dornfelder grape, which was previously sold for 1.99 on the cash register scanner, is now available for 1.59 euros. "The wine producers are here at the end of their possibilities" he says. For Büscher it is clear: "Such faulty wines have to be accepted by the consumer if they want them at these prices". 

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Easily consumable food is a new trend in German retirement homes. The pureed meals should not only taste like normal dishes, they should also look like them.

Meatloaf, peas and mashed potatoes: if you screw up your eyes, you might think it’s a normal dish. On closer inspection, however, this illusion disappears quickly. "Pureed menus" are a new trend in German retirement homes. A wide variety of dishes are processed into mousse and then pressed back into their original shape. The result: roast puree in roast form next to pea puree in pea form.

"Playmobil food" brings senior friends back eating

Visually, it is more reminiscent of Playmobil food than real home-style cooking. The industry magazine "GV practice" According to the special meal in the old people’s homes is well received. Seniors who suffer from chewing and swallowing difficulties due to a stroke or dementia should enjoy eating again through the pureed menus.

Help from caterers in matters of senior nutrition

Most old people’s homes still cook for themselves. But more and more institutions for the elderly are turning to outside help, reports Ricarda Holtorf from the German Nutrition Society (DGE). For canteen food providers like Apetito, the delivery of senior facilities has become an important growth driver. After all, more than 750,000 elderly people in need of care in Germany receive full inpatient care. According to information from, the expenses for food in old people’s homes add up "GV practice" to around 1.1 billion euros.

Not only mashed potatoes are booming

"The senior catering market is of great strategic importance for Apetito" admits a company spokeswoman. The caterer’s range of pureed food, for example, now ranges from tomato salad to roast beef to salmon in cream sauce. The preferred side dish is – hardly surprising – mashed potatoes.

According to its own information, Apetito recorded a noticeable increase in sales with catering for seniors last year. However, the company does not want to disclose exactly how much. According to a survey by the "GV practice" Apetito is nationwide number five in the catering industry, which is led by the two Hessian companies Compass (Eschborn) and Aramark (Neu-Isenburg).

Preparations with double amounts of nutrients

"We have recognized that there are only a few offers on the market for people with special nutritional requirements that on the one hand taste good and at the same time make eating enjoyable" says Apetito Marketing Manager Michael Czech. In addition to the consistency of the food, an adequate supply of nutrients is also an important factor in catering for the elderly. Many elderly people can only eat small amounts of food. That is why there are special pureed menus that are fortified with twice the amount of nutrients.

In many establishments, however, a pureed menu with a price between six and eight euros should only be served occasionally. Often old people’s homes struggle with low budgets, explains Claudia Zilz von "GV practice": "A mixed calculation is expected." Instead of pureed saithe and ground beef roast, simpler dishes should therefore be on the menu more often.

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Frozen pangasisus fillet is currently being recalled in various supermarkets and discounters. Detergent was found in some samples.

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Frozen pangasius fillets from the range of Rewe, the discounter Penny as well as Edeka and Marktkauf are currently being recalled. The Rewe group announced that there were residues of cleaning agents (benzalkonium chloride). In the Edeka product, however, an increased content of chlorate has been proven, according to the company HMF Food Production. Consumption of the products is not recommended, as health impairments are possible.

Products from the Rewe Group and the discounter Penny as well as from the supermarket chain Edeka are affected by the recall campaign. Specifically, these are the following products:

Rewe

"Rewe Best Choice Pangasius fillet 475g, frozen"Best before dates until March 2021 EAN number: 4388844046801

penny

"Berida pangasius fillet 475 grams, frozen"Best before dates until March 2021EAN number: 24797016.

The products also each have the serial number "DL 22" which can be found to the left of the drained weight.

Frozen fish: Rewe and Penny recall their pangasius fillet. (Source: Manufacturer, Penny, Rewe)

Edeka

"Slender catfish pangasius fillets" of good&Inexpensive in the 475g pack Best before dates 15.09.2020 and 16.09.2020 Batch number: "VN / 121 / IV / 472"

Benzalkonium chloride has an antibacterial effect. Among other things, it is used for disinfection and preservation. It is mainly used in the pharmaceutical industry. Since the chemical can potentially have damaging effects on organs, its use is controversial.

The Federal Institute for Risk Assessment explains that chlorate can arise as a by-product when substances containing chlorine are used for cleaning. Chlorate can inhibit the absorption of iodine in the body.