Biggest winefest on the planet

[Deesse23]

Its called "Bad Dürkheim Wurstmarkt" (sausage market) and dates back to 1417.
A village of 20k citizens (including a casino!) welcomes 6-700k visitors over the course of 1 week.
I probably have not seen a single beer while we were there.

On our way to the fest. To the left is a graduation tower















0.5l "Schorle". A (roughly) 50/50 mix of wine and water. Served Icy cold


People sitting in one of the 20 tents or so, enjoying their wine.

[Deesse23]

Part #2

Gf posing in front of a tent with a band playing music














"The barrel" = biggest barrel on the planet. 13m diameter. Capacity: 1,700.000l (450k gallons). There is an entire restaurant inside.

[Deesse23]

French call it "tarte flambee", we call it FLammkuchen. My gf calls it "french pizza"


Forwarding the culture to the young. You gotta get em while they are young, remember?








Illegal parking in front of a vineyard.

[Dom]

Looks like the wine version of the Octoberfest. Thankfully less crowded, the last Octoberfest I had opportunity to attend was so crowded that I looked from a distance and passed. It was super fun when I was a kid.

[Cavebear]

Looks like the wine version of the Octoberfest. Thankfully less crowded, the last Octoberfest I had opportunity to attend was so crowded that I looked from a distance and passed. It was super fun when I was a kid.

Never attended a beerfest.  Visited a couple wineries in California once.  Had a sample of a "green wine" on the tour but could never get it back home (shipping restrictions back in the 90s).  I just drink a couple glasses of "old vine zinfandel" with dinner these days.