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Group sizeUp to 8 travelers
Overview
Discover the Palatinate where the German Wine Route begins: on a personal wine hike through the vineyards of Schweigen-Rechtenbach.
On the first German wine trail, you will learn how viticulture, landscape, and history have shaped this special region. Your guide Thorsten Eiselstein is Culture and Wine Ambassador of the Palatinate and a recognized consultant for German Wine (DWI).
During the approximately two-hour tour, you will taste four selected wines from winemakers in Schweigen-Rechtenbach and get to know the Palatine wine world right where their wines are made.
A relaxed combination of wine hiking, wine tasting, regional history, and authentic Palatine way of life.
What's included
During the tour, we will taste 4 selected wines from local winemakers. You can keep the sample glass as a souvenir after the tour. Alcohol-free alternatives are possible upon consultation.
What to expect
Deutsches Weintor
15m
We are starting at the German Wine Gate. Here begins not only our wine hike, but also the German Wine Route – one of Germany's most beautiful holiday and gourmet routes. You will learn right at the beginning of our tour what the German Weintor has to do with the history of Pfalz wine.
10m
In the 19th century, a tiny insect brought European viticulture to the brink of disaster: the phylloxera. How could this small animal threaten entire wine regions - and why has European viticulture not collapsed? We will get to the bottom of these questions at this station.
10m
At the Little Wine Gate, an impressive view opens up over the wine landscape of the Southern Palatinate, stretching across to the Black Forest on the other side of the Rhine plain. But what makes Pfalz wine and its wine villages so special? We take a look at landscape, climate, and viticulture – naturally without enjoying a good glass of Palatinate wine.
10m
Philipp Cuntz, Georg Scheu, August Herold, Friedrich von Bassermann-Jordan and others have sustainably shaped German viticulture. At this station, it's about your ideas, your courage, and your sometimes astonishing paths to success. Look forward to exciting stories and anecdotes that you probably haven't heard before.
10m
The Sesel – a historical "vine shear," as the ancient Romans and Greeks knew it – takes us back to the beginnings of viticulture. And here, right on the German-French border, there is naturally much more to tell about the long history, traditions, and peculiarities of viticulture.
Meeting and pickup
Meeting point
We are meeting at the German Wine Gate under the archway
End point
We are meeting at the German Wine Gate under the archway
Additional information
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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