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Biggest winefest on the planet
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Biggest winefest on the planet
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
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0.5l "Schorle". A (roughly) 50/50 mix of wine and water. Served Icy cold
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People sitting in one of the 20 tents or so, enjoying their wine.
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Biggest winefest on the planet
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Gf posing in front of a tent with a band playing music
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"The barrel" = biggest barrel on the planet. 13m diameter. Capacity: 1,700.000l (450k gallons). There is an entire restaurant inside.
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Biggest winefest on the planet
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French call it "tarte flambee", we call it FLammkuchen. My gf calls it "french pizza"
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Forwarding the culture to the young. You gotta get em while they are young, remember?
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Illegal parking in front of a vineyard.
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Biggest winefest on the planet
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.
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Biggest winefest on the planet
(09-12-2022, 11:46 AM)Dom Wrote: 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.
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