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Wine region Rheinhessen – some impressions
Wine region Rheinhessen is rolling hills territory. Here are some impressions of the scenery from my stay at the wine estate Brühler Hof in early August.
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- The Regent variety. Soon to be ready for harvest.
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- Morning in the vineyard.
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- Wine walking trail in Rheinhessen
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- The village of Volxheim at sunset
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- Our small friend – the lady beetle.
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- Dried grapes
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- Rolling hills near Volxheim.
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- Working the vineyard at more than 30 degrees.
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- Sunset over Volxheim
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- Working the vineyard at sunrise.
Ready for travel and wine
Finally: wine around the globe is starting. I am on my way! Full of excitement and nervousness, I am sitting on the train that takes me from Mainz to Mannheim and then on to Straßbourg, from where I will catch a bus to Westhoffen, Northern Alsace, France. The first stop on my wine around the globe tour.
The site Roter Hang in Nierstein.
The train moves between the river Rhein and Rheinhessen’s wine hills, passing one of the most prestigous wine growing areas, The Roter Hang in the village of Nierstein, before fully emerging into the hearf of Rheinhessen. The sun is shining, I couldn’t have asked for a better start! Continue reading
Where to enjoy wine in the Saale Unstrut wine region
Walking past a huge poster of the Saale Unstrut wine queen, I truely wonder why I didn’t come here much earlier!
The Saale Unstrut wine region is easily accessible from most parts of Germany, the city of Naumburg is the regions’ main town and can be easily reached by regional and inter city trains. From Berlin it is merely a two and a half hour train ride and you are right in the middle of rolling wine hills and rustic wine bars. How cool! So, knowing how to get there, what else is there to see and do? Enjoy my list! Continue reading
The vineyard in Werder – great wine right at Berlin’s doorstep
Yesterday, I cycled to a little vineyard run by the family Lindicke in Werder, just outside Berlin. The north of Germany is hardly known for wine making, let alone for good wine making. The vineyard in Werder, however, forms a pleasant surprise. Continue reading