Landwirtschaftskammer Rheinland-Pfalz

What Landwirtschaftskammer Rheinland-Pfalz does

Landwirtschaftskammer Rheinland-Pfalz is a public-law corporation (Körperschaft des öffentlichen Rechts) under §11 of the Landesgesetz über die Landwirtschaftskammer Rheinland-Pfalz, headquartered in Bad Kreuznach with 28 employees and supervised by the state's Ministry of Economy, Transport, Agriculture and Viticulture. It operates the Landesprämierung für Wein und Sekt, self-described as Germany's largest wine competition, providing blind-tasted quality certification across all six Rhineland-Palatinate wine-growing regions (Ahr, Mittelrhein, Mosel, Nahe, Pfalz, Rheinhessen). Award winners receive the Kammerpreismünze (Chamber Award Coin) at Gold (4.50-5.00), Silver (4.00-4.49), or Bronze (3.50-3.99) tiers under the official Weinverordnung scale, with less than 3% of submissions achieving Gold; the highest honors include the Staatsehrenpreis and Großer Staatsehrenpreis awarded at regional Prämierungsfeier ceremonies.

The chamber runs a parallel Edelbrandprämierung for distilled spirits and operates the praemierung-rlp.de digital platform, which provides three searchable consumer-facing databases: Weinsuche (44,012+ wine and 1,872 sparkling wine records from 1,137 wineries, 2022-2026), Betriebssuche (producer directory with up to 1,500 businesses), and Brändesuche (~2,000 spirit entries, 2020-2025). The platform is technically operated by the Landesbetrieb für Daten und Information (LDI) under DSGVO Article 28, co-financed by EU ELER/EULLE rural development funds and the Land Rheinland-Pfalz via MULEWF. Supporting products include the 'Unsere Besten' showcase of top producers and the recurring 'Wein der Woche' feature.

The business model is non-commercial and publicly funded: primary revenue streams are statutory levies on agriculture and wine businesses, state appropriations, EU rural development co-financing, and certification/registration fees from voluntary producer participation (nine annual deadlines plus a separate Edelbrand cycle). Pricing for participation is not publicly disclosed. Distribution runs through designated Weinbauämter and chamber service points across Rhineland-Palatinate, with consumer-facing access via the public search tools. Marketing channels include a Facebook page, regional press coverage of award ceremonies, the cinema-distributed 'Boden, Kraft, Hand, Gold' imagefilm produced with creative agency ideenrevier, and a 2025 partnership with regional radio station RPR1 for the 'Kunze rettet den Wein' campaign.

Name

Landwirtschaftskammer Rheinland-Pfalz

Legal name

Landwirtschaftskammer Rheinland-Pfalz

Website

https://weinforum-trier.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Landwirtschaftskammer Rheinland-Pfalz is a German public-law agricultural chamber operating the Landesprämierung für Wein und Sekt, Germany's largest wine competition. It certifies wines and spirits from six Rhineland-Palatinate regions via blind expert tasting, awarding Kammerpreismünzen quality seals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Wine and Spirit Quality Certification Services

SIC

Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)

akta.pro primary industry

Wine Tastings & Vineyard/Winery Tours (THAJAGAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Wine & Sparkling Wine Wineries & Brands (CRADAIAB)

Keywords

• Wine quality certification
• Agricultural chamber services
• Spirit awards program
• Wine competition Germany
• State honorary awards

Headquarters

HQ city

Bad Kreuznach

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Government Funding & Public Institution Support: As a public-law corporation (Körperschaft des öffentlichen Rechts), the organization is primarily funded through statutory levies on agriculture and wine businesses, and government appropriations. EU rural development funds (ELER/EULLE programme) co-finance specific projects including the praemierung-rlp.de platform.
2. Wine and Spirit Testing/Prämierung Fees: Wineries and distilleries pay fees to enter wines and spirits for evaluation. Registration deadlines occur nine times per year (15th of each specified month), with a separate annual registration for Edelbrand (distilled spirits).

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Landwirtschaftskammer Rheinland-Pfalz administers the Landesprämierung für Wein und Sekt, Germany's largest wine quality competition, providing blind-tasting quality certification for wines and sparkling wines from Rhineland-Palatinate's six official wine-growing regions, and the separate Edelbrandprämierung for premium spirits and fruit brandies. Producers submit samples for expert jury evaluation, receive Gold/Silver/Bronze Kammerpreismünzen (Chamber Award Coins) and State Honorary Awards, and gain access to searchable public databases (Weinsuche, Betriebssuche, Brändesuche) that connect their award-winning products with consumers.

Product overview

The Landwirtschaftskammer Rheinland-Pfalz operates the Landesprämierung für Wein und Sekt, Germany's largest wine quality competition, encompassing six wine-growing regions (Ahr, Mittelrhein, Mosel, Nahe, Pfalz, Rheinhessen). The digital platform provides three integrated search portals: Weinsuche for searching 42,000+ award-winning wines and sekts from 1,137 producers, Brändesuche for premium spirits and brandies, and Betriebssuche for producer profiles. The program includes a separate Edelbrandprämierung for fruit spirits and liqueurs, and features top producers via the 'Unsere Besten' showcase. Evaluation uses amtliche Qualitätsweinprüfung (official quality wine testing) standards with blind tasting by expert juries awarding Gold, Silver, and Bronze Kammerpreismünzen (Chamber Medal Coins).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Landesprämierung für Wein und Sekt (State Wine and Sekt Award) The primary quality certification programme for wines and sparkling wines (Sekt) produced in Rhineland-Palatinate's six wine-growing regions (Ahr, Mittelrhein, Mosel, Nahe, Pfalz, Rheinhessen). Producers submit samples for blind tasting by expert juries, with award levels of Gold (Qualitätszahl 4.50-5.00), Silver (4.00-4.49), and Bronze (3.50-3.99) Kammerpreismünzen.
• Weinsuche (Wine Search) Web-based search database containing results from 2022-2026 covering 42,112 wines (including 29,715 white wines), 1,872 sekts, and 28 perlweins from 1,137 producers. Users can filter by product type, vintage, growing region, grape variety, quality level, and award status.
• Brändesuche (Spirit/Brand Search) Search database for premium spirits and brandies, covering results from 2020-2025. Users can filter by designation type (brand, Geist, liqueur), category (fruit, stone fruit, berries), variety, and award status.
• Betriebssuche (Producer Search) Directory of up to 1,500 participating wineries and distilleries, displaying their success history in the state awards programme including State Honors Prizes (Staatsehrenpreise), Grand State Honors Prizes, and medal achievements over recent years.
• Edelbrandprämierung (Premium Spirit Award) Annual spirits quality competition separate from the wine programme, evaluating fruit brandies, liqueurs, and specialty spirits produced from regional agricultural products, judged by DLG (Deutsche Landwirtschafts-Gesellschaft) quality assurance standards.
• Unsere Besten (Our Best - Top Producers) Showcase of approximately 200 most successful wine and spirits producers who have demonstrated consistent excellence over multiple years through State Honors Prizes and Grand State Honors Prizes recognition.

Quantifiable outcome

• 14,314 Gold, 21,109 Silver, 8,589 Bronze Kammerpreismünzen awarded; <3% Gold award rate ensures exclusivity
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Landesbetrieb für Daten und Information (LDI) Rheinland-PfalzcoreTechnology or IntegrationThe internet platform praemierung-rlp.de is technically operated by the LDI (Landesbetrieb für Daten und Information) as a service provider. Data processing occurs on behalf of and according to the specifications of the Landwirtschaftskammer, in compliance with Art. 28 DSGVO.
• ideenrevier (creative agency)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesigned and produced the 'Boden, Kraft, Hand, Gold' imagefilm for the Landesprämierung, which was shown in cinemas across Rhineland-Palatinate and promoted the largest German wine competition.
• RPR1 (regional radio station)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner for the 'Kunze rettet den Wein' campaign initiative that provides a media platform for winemakers in Rhineland-Palatinate to share their stories and wines, particularly during challenging market conditions.
• Landkreise und Regionale Spitzenverbände der Weinwirtschaft (County administrations and regional wine industry associations)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCounties and regional wine industry associations co-sponsor the Ehrenpreise (Honorary Awards) as part of the Landesprämierung, contributing to the recognition of sustained excellence among regional wineries.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Wein-Plus: German wine rating platform with a searchable producer and wine database, community reviews, and tasting notes. Closely comparable in offering a searchable wine/spirit database for consumers and producers in Germany.
• DLG (Deutsche Landwirtschafts-Gesellschaft): Germany's leading agricultural society, which runs the DLG Bundesweinprämierung and DLG quality testing for wines and spirits. Directly comparable as a national-level, neutrally-administered quality certification body serving German wine producers.
• International Wine Challenge (IWC): Major international wine competition run in London with rigorous blind tastings and tiered awards. Comparable as a global, expert-led wine competition competing for German producer submissions.
• Decanter World Wine Awards: One of the world's largest wine competitions, run by Decanter magazine with blind tastings by expert panels and tiered medals. Comparable as a globally recognized blind-tasting wine competition that German producers also enter.
• Mundus Vini: Major international wine competition organized by Meininger Verlag in Germany, awarding wines on a medal-tier basis via blind tasting. Closely comparable as a competing German-rooted wine competition that producers may enter alongside or instead of the Landesprämierung.
• Falstaff Deutschland: Austrian-origin wine magazine and competition group active in Germany, running blind-tasted wine competitions and producer ratings. Comparable in serving German/Austrian wineries with quality ratings and award schemes.
• Concours Mondial de Bruxelles: International wine and spirits competition headquartered in Belgium, awarding medals via blind tasting. Comparable as an internationally recognized competition spanning both wines and spirits, a domain the chamber also serves via Landesprämierung and Edelbrandprämierung.

Broad incumbents

• Robert Parker Wine Advocate: Global wine ratings publication with broad producer coverage and influential consumer-facing scores. Comparable as a quality-rating authority but operating as a global, commercially driven incumbent rather than a regional chamber.
• Wine Spectator: Major U.S.-based wine media brand publishing ratings, reviews, and editorial coverage of producers worldwide. Comparable as a consumer-facing quality authority, though broader in scope and not region-specific.

Regional players

• Gambero Rosso: Italy's leading wine guide and competition, awarding the 'Tre Bicchieri' designation through blind tastings. Comparable as a regional public-facing wine quality authority, but operating in Italy rather than Germany.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/watch?v=Qty70UyXjfY
• Facebookfacebook.com/Landesweinpraemierung.RLP
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/landwirtschaftskammer-rheinland-pfalz

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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