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WINE FESTIVALS IN GERMANY
August and September in the Rhineland by Rail
Germany’s
festival season is perhaps better known for its beer fairs, but wine
growing and wine-making actually takes up more of the
country-side than hops and late August and September is the time for
Germany’s Wine Festivals. The wine events are spread throughout
Germany’s baker’s dozen of thirteen wine producing regions,
but the most compact region is along the Rhine and Mosel in the central
west of the country. Get to know the German locals at a festival, where
you’ll undoubtedly find a friendly conversation with the folks
at the next table or the proud wine-maker, discussing the local harvest.
Soak up the cheerful atmosphere, make some new acquaintances and try
a variety of the vintages for just the expense of a few euros. And with
a rail pass for the convenience of the train system (see How
Rail Passes Work), close enough to wander from one to another, and never have to
worry about
drinking
and
driving.
Middle
Mosel Wine Festival, Bernkastel Kues - September 1 - 5, 2011
The quaint Old Town of the Mosel River, Bernkastel Hues hosts the Middle
Mosel Wine Festival the first week of September. The region’s largest
wine festival enjoys legendary fame, from the winemakers' procession,
the artisan market, culminating with sparkling fireworks. More than 30
wine booths present the area’s famed Riesling wines. Bernkastel
Fest
Historic
Wine Festival, Heimersheim - August 19 - 21, 2011
In the Ahr River valley, just south of the former capital of Bonn the
wine festivals start early in the year. In Heimersheim, try the unique
experience of a Medieval Wine Festival where you can listen to music
troubadors and watch games of chivalry and demonstrations of ancient
craftsmanship as well as the proclamation of the new "Queen of
Wine." Ahrtal
Wine Fests
Rheingau Wine Festival, Frankfurt - August 31 - September 9, 2011
More than 600 wines and sparkling wines from the Rheingau region are
offered at 30 local area vintner booths in Frankfurt. The wines range
from the light and zesty summer wines, to alternative grape varietals,
in addition to the dominant Rheingau Riesling. Frankfurt
Wine Festival
Rheingau
Wine Week, Wiesbaden - August 12 -21, 2011
In the elegant spa town of Wiesbaden, the Rheingau Wine Week in August
kicks off a wonderful celebration right in the heart of town on the
Castle Square in Wiesbaden, famous for its ornate casino, beautiful
spa buildings and historic hotels. Wiesbaden Rheingau
Vintners’ Festival
of Bingen - September 2 -12, 2011
Just a short train ride from Frankfurt and Mainz, the unique “Ice
Wine” which gets name from grape which survived a frost in 1830
is featured at the wine festival in Bingen. The special local wine was
invented
in
the
suburb
of Dromersheim.
The
festival
lasts
a
full 11 days allowing time to explore the castle strewn and vine covered
banks of the Middle Rhine. Bingen
Wine Festival
Red
Wine Festival, Ingelheim - September 24 - October 3, 2011
Germany is best known for its white wines, but reds are also grown. At
the Ingelheim Red Wine Festival. Every year on the last weekend in
September this popular wine festival surrounded by wine vineyards is
opened with the ceremonial crowning of the Red Wine Queen. Ingelheim
Red Wine Fest
Mainz
Wine Market - August 25 - 28, 2011
Only a half hour from Frankfurt the ancient medieval capital of the Rhine
Region is also knonw as Germany’s Great Wine capital. While away
a few hours on a Saturday afternoon in front of the great cathedral
at the Mainz Wine Market where local farmers bring seasonal food and
wines throughtout the warm sunny months, but the last week of August
into September the Mainz Wine Market takes over the square. Mainz Wine
Market
Bad
Dürkheim Wine and Sausage - September 13 -19, 2011
Perhaps the grand-daddy is the Wine and Sausage Festival of Bad Dürkheim
the Wurstmarkt held in late September in the heart of the Rhineland-Palatine
region along the historic German Wine Road, with samplings of sausage
along with the wines produced in the
region
since
the 1700s, the largest of its kind held in the shadow of the famous
Dürkheimer Fass big wine barrel. Durkheim
Wurstmarkt
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See Also:
BAD DURKHEIM WINE ROAD FESTIVAL
SIEGFRIED'S MECHANISCHES MUSIKKABINETT - RUDESHEIM
KD FLEET - RHINE AND MOSEL RIVER CRUISES
MONASTERY WINE & BEER - BERNKASTEL-KUES
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