Guided walk with estate tasting from EUR 35 per personGimmeldingen, NeustadtAround 2 hours
Guided vineyard walk with VDP president Steffen Christmann or daughter Sophie through the Idig, Reiterpfad and Mandelgarten Grosse Lage parcels in Gimmeldingen, followed by an estate Riesling tasting back at the manor.
Cellar tour with three-wine tasting from around EUR 25; with menu from around EUR 95 per personDeidesheim, MittelhaardtAround 90 minutes for the cellar tour and tasting; 2.5 hours with the menu
Guided cellar tour at Weingut von Winning in Deidesheim including a glass of sparkling wine on arrival, three estate wines tasted in the cellar, and an optional three-course wine-paired menu at the on-site Leopold Restaurant.
Free trail; vinothek stops and guesthouse stays priced individuallyHambach, Neustadt172-km trail in 10 to 15 days; themed day walks 4 to 7 hours
172-kilometre Pfaelzer Weinsteig long-distance trail along the eastern Pfaelzerwald, passing through Bockenheim, Bad Duerkheim, Wachenheim, Deidesheim, Forst, Hambach and Schweigen. Multi-day or themed day hikes with vinothek stops along the way.
Free road closure; vinothek pours and meals priced individuallyDeutsche Weinstrasse, PfalzSingle annual Sunday in late August
Annual late-August Sunday when the 85-kilometre Deutsche Weinstrasse closes to cars, opening up the wine road for cyclists and pedestrians between Bockenheim and Schweigen. Vinothek and Hoffest stops at participating Pfalz growers along the route.
Return ticket from around EUR 9 per personEdenkoben, Suedliche Weinstrasse10-minute ride each way; 1 to 3 hours total visit
Chairlift from Villa Ludwigshoehe in Edenkoben to the Rietburg ruin at 535 metres, with vineyard panoramas across the Pfalz to Speyer Cathedral on clear days. Combined ticket with Slevogt-Galerie and the Schloss Villa Ludwigshoehe.
Castle entry from EUR 7 per person; vineyard tastings priced individuallyHambach, NeustadtHalf-day walk; 2 to 3 hours at the castle
Self-guided walk from Neustadt up through Hambach Riesling vineyards to Hambacher Schloss at 325 metres on the Haardt foothills. Castle audio-guide tour traces the 1832 Hambacher Fest, the cradle of German democracy.