The German Agricultural Society (''Deutsche Landwirtschafts-Gesellschaft''), commonly known as DLG, is an international non-profit organisation for
agricultural industry in
Germany. DLG was founded in 1885 by
Max Eyth
Max Eyth (; 6 May 1836 – 25 August 1906) was a German engineer and writer.
The house where he was born is now a literature museum (2010).
He was born in Kirchheim unter Teck to Edward Eyth (1809–1884), a teacher of Greek and histor ...
, has over 23,000 members as of 2011 and is headquartered in
Frankfurt am Main.
Its main purpose is to promote technical progress and scientific advances in the food and agricultural industry, including setting standards.
[German Agricultural Society: About the German Agricultural Society](_blank)
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Activities
The main activities of DLG are:
* Arrangement of seminars and other educational activities for its members
* Advise to members
* Publication of books and magazines related to the food and agriculture industry
* Testing of food and
beverage products, including
wine, which may qualify for a "DLG Award" which can then be displayed on the product.
* Testing of
agricultural machinery
* Participation in international
trade fairs
The DLG organises agricultural trade fairs and exhibitions such as
Agritechnica,
EuroTier,
Anuga FoodTec
Anuga FoodTec (official subtitle: "International Supplier Fair for the Food and Beverage Industry") is a trade fair for the food and beverage industry. It covers aspects of food production including process technology, filling and packaging tec ...
,
PotatoEurope, and
DLG Field Days.
Wine activities
In the area of
German wine, DLG has been responsible for devising the assessment scale used for official
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as well the medals and awards that are handed out regionally and nationally. This is a five-point scale where the wines are
assessed blind (i.e., the tasters don't know the identity of the wine in the glass) by a panel and given points in the three categories bouquet ("nose"), taste and harmony. The category "harmony" refers to all sensory impressions, including color, and is concerned with the overall
balance between
sweetness
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, acidity, alcohol and "body"/
mouthfeel of the wine. Each category is assessed on the scale 0-5 (fractional points may be awarded), and the points given are then averaged, with the same weight given to the three categories. For a wine to be given its quality control test number (
A.P. Number for ''Amtliche Prüfung'') necessary to display a ''Prädikat'' designation of the
German wine classification, a minimum of 1.5 out of 5 is necessary in all three categories, otherwise the wine is denied a classification.
[German Wine Institute: Quality control testing](_blank)
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References
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