Free entry; pours from around EUR 4 per glass and ferris wheel rides on the 50-metre Jupiter wheelBad DuerkheimFestival open across two September weekends
The Bad Duerkheim Wurstmarkt has been held on the second and third weekends of September since 1417, drawing more than 600,000 annual visitors. Over 150 Bad Duerkheim wines pour from around 50 stations around the Riesenfass.
Private tasting price on request; small-group flight tastings per personWachenheim, MittelhaardtAround 90 minutes
Moderated vertical tasting at Dr. Buerklin-Wolf in Wachenheim across multiple vintages of estate G.C. Rieslings from Forst Kirchenstueck, Jesuitengarten, Ungeheuer and Pechstein. Demeter-certified biodynamic Riesling flights.
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.