Weeks ago the horror flood destroyed entire lives in West Germany, countless people are left with nothing, houses swam away. And last but not least, many of them were deprived of their professional foundations. This also includes the winegrowers in the Ahr Valley: Some not only lost their work materials, equipment and wine storage, entire vineyards were also affected by the storms. One who now wants to help is “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” star Günther Jauch.
Günther Jauch reports on Facebook with an emotional statement
The TV presenter and his wife Dorothea have been the owners of the von Othegraven winery in Rhineland-Palatinate since 2010 and have now reported to the fans on the winery’s Facebook page with an emotional statement. “We have all seen the pictures of the flood of the century from Rhineland-Palatinate and North Rhine-Westphalia in the last few days,” it says there. “Many vintners from the Ahr Valley are literally left with nothing. Some have only been able to save their lives. “
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The companies, the inventory and also the wine of the past few years were often simply swept away by the flood. “Last week, employees from our winery helped with the clean-up work on the Ahr and in the vineyard with securing the harvest for the 2021 vintage,” it continues. “Everyone came back deeply shaken – nobody could imagine this extent of destruction.”
–That’s why they want to help. And that’s what the Jauchs do – in a very generous way: “All orders that you as a private customer make in August will be donated to needy winegrowers without any deductions,” they say. So whoever orders, donates to the affected winegrowers.
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“In this way, you too can help so that the colleagues on the Ahr can go back to their centuries-old tradition in the vineyards and in the cellar as quickly as possible. We thank you for your help in this special situation! ”Everything is signed with“ Dorothea and Günther Jauch ”.
The fans cheer for the action by “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” star Günther Jauch
The fans are happy about the action and are busy commenting. “I haven’t been drinking for 15 years. Otherwise I would definitely order now. Thank you Mr. Jauch for the great action “, writes one. A woman is affected herself. “We and my parents are badly affected in the Ahr valley and no longer recognize our homeland. Small wineries have been struggling to survive for years and are now left with nothing, ”she writes.
“Such an action is great! Hopefully it will help to rebuild and maintain as many businesses as possible so that in a few years our home will look like we knew it from an early age. THANK YOU!”
It is not the only action that is supposed to help the winemakers in the flood regions. On the crowdfunding side, for example, the “Flutwein” initiative is running. Affected vintners rescued muddy wine bottles from their flooded cellars and are now selling the unique items on the projects page – including the mud crust.
Tens of thousands of people took part in the “flood wine” campaign
“The flood disaster made the Ahrweiler wine region sadly famous. In addition to building the infrastructure, it is important to help family businesses in viticulture, gastronomy and tourism, ”it says there. “They have lost everything and are faced with the ruins of their existence. The only things that survived the floods are some of the prized Ahr wines. We call them flood wines. ”Tens of thousands of people have already participated.
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