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The 'German Wine Route' or 'Wine Road' () is the oldest of Germany's tourist wine routes. Currently located in the Palatinate region of the federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate, the route was first opened in 1935.
A number of tourist routes (''Touristenstraßen'') were established along existing roads in the 1930s as an economical way to promote tourism. The German Wine Route was officially opened on 19 October 1935. Existing local roads along the route were renamed to incorporate "''Weinstraße''" into their names and local municipalities were permitted to add "''an der Weinstraße''" to their names.
Currently, the route traverses the Palatinate wine region (''Pfalz'', formerly ''Rheinpfalz'') which lies in the lee of the Haardt Mountains, an area known as Anterior Palatinate (''Vorderpfalz''). The climate of the region is the warmest in Germany and is often described as Mediterranean allowing the cultivation of crops such as figs, lemons, and kiwifruit not seen elsewhere in Germany.
The 'German Wine Gate' (''Deutsches Weintor'') in Schweigen-Rechtenbach on the French border adjacent to Wissembourg (Weißenburg) marks the start of the route. Built in 1936, the gate is an imposing ceremonial gatehouse made of sandstone.
The route runs northward, following the path of Bundesstraßen B 38 and B 271 for 85km, passing through Bad Bergzabern, Landau, Edenkoben, Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Deidesheim, Bad Dürkheim and Grünstadt. It ends at the house of the German Wine Road in Bockenheim.
The route is marked by a yellow sign with stylized bunch of ten grapes and the name of the route.
The region around the route has come to be known as the ''Weinstraße'' region and the administrative district (''Kreis'') of Südliche Weinstraße (literally, "Southern Wine Route") takes its name from the route.
The German Wine Route is marked by numerous open-air wine festivals, held annually from March to October, that make it a major touris attraction. The largest wine fest worldwide with more than 600,000 visitors each year is held at the Sausage Market (''Wurstmarkt'') in front of the world's largest wine barrel in Bad Dürkheim in September. Other important wine festivals are the German Wine Harvesting Festival (''Deutsches Weinlesefest'') in Neustadt an der Weinstraße where the German Wine Queen is selected in October, the festival in Freinsheim (''Stadtmauerfest'' in July), and in Deidesheim (''Deidesheimer Weinkerwe'' in August). The first wine fest on the wine route is the Almond Blossom Festival (''Mandelblütenfest'') in Gimmeldingen (March or April).
On the last Sunday in August, the route is closed to motorized traffic for German Wine Route Day (''Erlebnistag Deutsche Weinstraße'') with many wineries and ''Straußwirtschaften'' (seasonal wine bars) open to the hundreds of thousands of cyclers and inline skaters who make the trip.
Unlike with festivals in other German wine regions, wine is served in 50cl glasses rather than the typical 25cl ones. They are of a special shape specific to the Palatinate wine region and are known as the ''Dubbeglas'', widening from bottom to top and featuring indentations or large dimples (''Dubbe'') that give the glass its name. The undimpled half-litre ''Schoppenglas'' is also frequently seen along the route.
★ Wine route
★ Palatinate (wine region)
★ German wine
★ "Vacationland German Wine Route" at the Palatinate wine region official site
★ "German Wine Route" at Germany-Tourism.de
★ "The German Wine Road" at the Goethe-Institut website
The 'German Wine Route' or 'Wine Road' () is the oldest of Germany's tourist wine routes. Currently located in the Palatinate region of the federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate, the route was first opened in 1935.
| Contents |
| History |
| Geography |
| Wine festivals |
| See also |
| External links |
History
A number of tourist routes (''Touristenstraßen'') were established along existing roads in the 1930s as an economical way to promote tourism. The German Wine Route was officially opened on 19 October 1935. Existing local roads along the route were renamed to incorporate "''Weinstraße''" into their names and local municipalities were permitted to add "''an der Weinstraße''" to their names.
Geography
The German Wine Gate (''Deutsches Weintor'') marks the start of the at Schweigen-Rechtenbach on the Franco-German frontier adjacent to Wissembourg in France
Currently, the route traverses the Palatinate wine region (''Pfalz'', formerly ''Rheinpfalz'') which lies in the lee of the Haardt Mountains, an area known as Anterior Palatinate (''Vorderpfalz''). The climate of the region is the warmest in Germany and is often described as Mediterranean allowing the cultivation of crops such as figs, lemons, and kiwifruit not seen elsewhere in Germany.
The 'German Wine Gate' (''Deutsches Weintor'') in Schweigen-Rechtenbach on the French border adjacent to Wissembourg (Weißenburg) marks the start of the route. Built in 1936, the gate is an imposing ceremonial gatehouse made of sandstone.
The route runs northward, following the path of Bundesstraßen B 38 and B 271 for 85km, passing through Bad Bergzabern, Landau, Edenkoben, Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Deidesheim, Bad Dürkheim and Grünstadt. It ends at the house of the German Wine Road in Bockenheim.
The route is marked by a yellow sign with stylized bunch of ten grapes and the name of the route.
The region around the route has come to be known as the ''Weinstraße'' region and the administrative district (''Kreis'') of Südliche Weinstraße (literally, "Southern Wine Route") takes its name from the route.
Wine festivals
A typical ''Dubbeglas'' used for serving wine in the Palatinate wine region.
The German Wine Route is marked by numerous open-air wine festivals, held annually from March to October, that make it a major touris attraction. The largest wine fest worldwide with more than 600,000 visitors each year is held at the Sausage Market (''Wurstmarkt'') in front of the world's largest wine barrel in Bad Dürkheim in September. Other important wine festivals are the German Wine Harvesting Festival (''Deutsches Weinlesefest'') in Neustadt an der Weinstraße where the German Wine Queen is selected in October, the festival in Freinsheim (''Stadtmauerfest'' in July), and in Deidesheim (''Deidesheimer Weinkerwe'' in August). The first wine fest on the wine route is the Almond Blossom Festival (''Mandelblütenfest'') in Gimmeldingen (March or April).
On the last Sunday in August, the route is closed to motorized traffic for German Wine Route Day (''Erlebnistag Deutsche Weinstraße'') with many wineries and ''Straußwirtschaften'' (seasonal wine bars) open to the hundreds of thousands of cyclers and inline skaters who make the trip.
Unlike with festivals in other German wine regions, wine is served in 50cl glasses rather than the typical 25cl ones. They are of a special shape specific to the Palatinate wine region and are known as the ''Dubbeglas'', widening from bottom to top and featuring indentations or large dimples (''Dubbe'') that give the glass its name. The undimpled half-litre ''Schoppenglas'' is also frequently seen along the route.
See also
★ Wine route
★ Palatinate (wine region)
★ German wine
External links
★ "Vacationland German Wine Route" at the Palatinate wine region official site
★ "German Wine Route" at Germany-Tourism.de
★ "The German Wine Road" at the Goethe-Institut website
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