Day-by-day estate-visit plans for Pfalz: weekend, first-timer and deep-cellar editions.
Day-by-day plans
Three-day Deutsche Weinstrasse, Bockenheim to Schweigen ★ 4.7
Day 1
Morning
Start at the Haus der Deutschen Weinstrasse arch at Bockenheim, the symbolic kilometre zero of the 1935 wine route, then drive south to Kallstadt for a tasting at Koehler-Ruprecht and the historic Saumagen limestone bowl.
Afternoon
Continue to Bad Duerkheim for an afternoon at the Wurstmarktplatz and a tasting at Karl Schaefer or Reichsrat von Buhl at the Mittelhaardt anchor town.
Evening
Dinner in Bad Duerkheim with a final glass at the Bad Duerkheimer Weinprobierstand in the Kurpark.
Day 2
Morning
Drive south through the Mittelhaardt to Forst for a morning at Mosbacher or Acham-Magin, tasting basalt-soil dry Rieslings from Jesuitengarten, Pechstein, Ungeheuer and Kirchenstueck.
Afternoon
Afternoon at Bassermann-Jordan, Reichsrat von Buhl or von Winning in Deidesheim, tasting the historic Three-B house styles side by side.
Evening
Dinner in Deidesheim followed by a glass at one of the village wine bars under the half-timbered facades.
Day 3
Morning
Continue south through the Mittelhaardt to Neustadt and on to the Suedliche Weinstrasse, stopping at Rebholz at Siebeldingen for the morning tasting of dry Riesling and Pinot Blanc.
Afternoon
Afternoon at Friedrich Becker in Schweigen-Rechtenbach, with the cross-border Sonnenberg parcels in French Alsace as the story of the southern Pfalz.
Evening
Final glass at the Schweigener Weintor and dinner in Schweigen or back over the border in Wissembourg.
Two-day Mittelhaardt Grosses Gewaechs extended tour ★ 4.6
Day 1
Morning
Morning at Forst for the basalt-soil GG quartet: tastings at Mosbacher or Eugen Mueller, working Jesuitengarten, Pechstein, Ungeheuer and Kirchenstueck across the village.
Afternoon
Afternoon at Acham-Magin or Reichsrat von Buhl, drilling into one estate's full Forst GG line-up in a single sit-down.
Evening
Dinner in Deidesheim with a final glass at a Weinstrasse Weinstube.
Day 2
Morning
Morning at Bassermann-Jordan or von Winning in Deidesheim, tasting Deidesheimer Hohenmorgen, Kalkofen, Kieselberg and Grainhuebel from the village's limestone-and-sandstone palette.
Afternoon
Afternoon at Buerklin-Wolf in Wachenheim, tasting the biodynamic GG range from Forster Kirchenstueck, Pechstein, Ungeheuer and Wachenheimer Rechbachel.
Evening
Final pour at the Wachenheim Wachtenburg ruin or back at the Deidesheim Marktplatz.
Two-day Suedliche Weinstrasse Pinot trail ★ 4.6
Day 1
Morning
Morning at Friedrich Becker in Schweigen-Rechtenbach at the southern Pfalz tip, tasting the cross-border Sonnenberg Spaetburgunder programme with parcels in French Alsace.
Afternoon
Drive north to Birkweiler for the Wehrheim Kastanienbusch Riesling and Weissburgunder programme on the red slate.
Evening
Dinner in Landau and a final glass at the Landau Marktplatz wine bars.
Day 2
Morning
Morning at Rebholz in Siebeldingen for the Spaetburgunder, Pinot Blanc and dry Riesling range from one of the Pfalz's most rigorous certified-organic estates.
Afternoon
Afternoon at Muenzberg above Godramstein for the single-hillside Schlangenpfiff and Rosenkranz parcels, then a final stop at Theo Minges in Flemlingen for southern-Weinstrasse Spaetburgunder.
Evening
Final pour at a Landau wine bar before departure or overnight.
Schweigen cross-border Alsace combo, one day ★ 4.5
Day 1
Morning
Start at the Schweigener Weintor at the southern Pfalz tip, then a morning tasting at Friedrich Becker, Bernhart or Juelg with the cross-border Sonnenberg parcels in French Alsace at the centre of the story.
Afternoon
Drive south five kilometres to Wissembourg for the medieval old town, then on to Cleebourg for a tasting at the Cave de Cleebourg co-operative pouring Alsace Riesling and Pinot Gris.
Evening
Dinner in Wissembourg or back over the border at the Weintor in Schweigen.
Two-day Wurstmarkt plus Forst basalt weekend ★ 4.5
Day 1
Morning
Morning walk on the Michelsberg above Bad Duerkheim, the medieval pilgrimage hill that gave the Wurstmarkt its 1417 origin, with a glance over the Mittelhaardt slope from the chapel.
Afternoon
Afternoon at the Wurstmarkt on the Wurstmarktplatz, working the Schubkarchstaende grower stands rather than the fairground rides, for a long pour of Pfalz Riesling Schorle and grower trocken bottles.
Evening
Dinner among the Wurstmarkt stands and a final pour at one of the central village wine houses.
Day 2
Morning
Morning drive south to Forst for tastings at Mosbacher, Acham-Magin or Eugen Mueller, drilling into the basalt-soil GG quartet of Jesuitengarten, Pechstein, Ungeheuer and Kirchenstueck.
Afternoon
Afternoon at Reichsrat von Buhl or Bassermann-Jordan in Deidesheim to taste the Forster basalt next to the Deidesheimer limestone-and-sandstone side by side.
Evening
Return to Bad Duerkheim for a final glass before departure.
Three-day biodynamic Buerklin-Wolf and Rebholz route ★ 4.7
Day 1
Morning
Morning at Weingut Dr. Buerklin-Wolf in Wachenheim, Biodyvin-certified since 2005, walking the biodynamic vineyards and tasting through the dry Riesling range.
Afternoon
Afternoon at Christmann in Gimmeldingen, Demeter-certified biodynamic since 2004, tasting the Idig and Reiterpfad Rieslings and the dry Spaetburgunder.
Evening
Dinner in Gimmeldingen or back in Deidesheim with a final glass on the Mittelhaardt.
Day 2
Morning
Morning drive south to Birkweiler for a tasting at the certified-organic Dr. Wehrheim, working the red-slate Kastanienbusch alongside a precise Weissburgunder programme.
Afternoon
Afternoon at Rebholz in Siebeldingen, certified organic and a long-standing southern-Pfalz reference for dry Riesling, Pinot Blanc and Spaetburgunder.
Evening
Dinner in Landau and an evening pour at the Marktplatz wine bars.
Day 3
Morning
Morning at Friedrich Becker in Schweigen-Rechtenbach for the cross-border Sonnenberg programme, working organic in practice across the parcels in French Alsace.
Afternoon
Final tasting at Juelg or Bernhart in Schweigen for a quieter view of the southern Sonnenberg slope alongside the Becker headliners.
Evening
Departure from Schweigen with a glass at the Weintor.
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