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People Overview
Name: Christine Salzmann
Date of Birth: 19 October 1976
Place of Birth: Wiesbaden
Place of Residence: Hofheim am Taunus
Occupation: Head of Tourist Association Rheingau & Rheinhessen
Relationship Status: Divorced
Personal information:
prefers beer over wine
competed to become Queen of Wines Rheingau & Rheinhessen in 1995
Professional information:
Studied tourism, computer science and two semesters of chemistry
Is regarded as reliable and competent
Is responsible for planning appointments and tasks of the Queen of Wines
In office for 9 years (with short time off)
Name: Nele von Klarenthal
Date of Birth: 19 February 1996
Place of Birth: Alzey
Place of Residence: Klarenthal Castle
Occupation: Student of Oenology, Geißenheim University of applied sciences
Relationship Status: Single
Personal information:
Grew up as a foster child to Rheinfriede von Klarenthal
Was adopted by Rheinfriede on her 18th birthday
Is currently princess of wines Rheingau & Rheinhessen
Was in Freyburg (Saale) for an internship and returned shortly before Rheinfriede's death
Name: Dr. Katharina Buffinger
Date of Birth: 4 August 1975
Place of Birth: Taunusstein
Place of Residence: Taunusstein
Occupation: State Secretary for Viticulture in the Hessian Ministry of Economic Affairs
Relationship Status: divorced
Personal information:
Née Leidig (divorced from Jens Buffinger)
Studied chemistry (title of doctoral thesis: Enzymes: New findings on the mode of action in crops)
Her divorced husband allegedly had an affair
Professional information:
Went into politics at an early age and is considered a reliable but uninspired politician
Never manages to agree on a common direction with Dr. Achter
Name: Dr. Markus-Ludwig Achter
Date of Birth: 7 May 1972
Place of Birth: Oppenheim
Place of Residence: Oppenheim
Occupation: State Secretary for Viticulture in the Rhineland-Palatian Ministry of Economic Affairs
Relationship Status: in a relationship with Juliette Glockner
Personal information:
Ladies' man and ageing "sunny boy“
Very well connected in Rheinhessen
Soft spot for younger women
Professional information:
Runs the Achter family winery (slogan "Achter Wein - Ach wie fein!"/“Always dine with Achter wine“) in eighth generation
Never manages to agree on a common direction with Dr. Buffinger
Name: Rüdiger von Amöneburg (born Rüdiger Schalluweit)
Date of Birth: 22 April 1971
Place of Birth: Elberfeld
Place of Residence: Mainz-Bischofsheim
Occupation: viticulturist (trained as an assistant in wholesale and foreign trade)
Relationship Status: Single
Personal information:
Comes on to all women in his environment (but is always rejected)
Tried to hook up with Juliette and tried to get her to advertise for him
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Won the "vineyard" from a friend in a poker game a few years ago and since then has been trying his hand at winemaking
Stands out time and again for dubious business dealings
Name: Juliette Glockner
Date of Birth: 4 July 1994
Place of Birth: Mainz
Place of Residence: Oppenheim
Occupation: Student of political sciences at JGU Mainz
Relationship Status: in a relationship with Dr. Markus-Ludwig Achter
Personal information:
Comes from a good middle-class background (father is a DCI) is currently Queen of Wines Rheingau & Rheinhessen
Very focused on her own advantage and very determined
Many male acquaintances
Name: Rheinfriede Victoria Amalia Genoveva, Princess von Klarenthal
Date of Birth: 17 November 1951
Place of Birth: Klarenthal Castle
Deceased: 16 November 2019 (Klarenthal Castle)
Occupation: Viticulturist
Relationship Status: Single
Personal information:
Comes from an old, traditional noble family and was very wealthy
Was the last of the House of Klarenthal, adopted Nele Meisheimer so that she can carry forth the name
Professional information:
Until her death, she was managing director of Weingut Klarenthal Stiftung & Co. KG (Klarenthal winery)
Established the Rebgold Foundation in the 1970s, whose purpose is to promote and maintain traditional viticulture in the Rheingau & Rheinhessen region
The Rebgold Foundation inherits all her property
Was always anxious to keep Rüdiger von Amöneburg out of the winegrowers' association