Philipp Maurer, wine maker of Reh Kendermann, makers of the world’s top selling German wine brand Black Tower, has published a report calling for flexibility on the side of the retailers to successfully ride the storm that lies ahead following the disclosure that the 2010 German wine harvest vintage is now known to be the smallest in 25 years. According to Philip Maurer’s report,the latest estimates from the German Wine Institute in Mainz suggest that this year’s vintage will yield only 6.9 m hectolitres, vs a ten-year average of 10 m hl. This is well over 25% less than the previous year and much smaller than the other short harvest this decade, 2003, which yielded 8.28 ml