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.
Address: Weinstrasse 10, 67146 Deidesheim, Germany, Pfalz
Culinary wine tasting at Weingut Knipser in Laumersheim, with structured flights of estate Riesling, Spaetburgunder and the avant-garde Bordeaux-blend cuvees including Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Gelber Orleans paired with regional plates.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Annual almond-blossom season along the Deutsche Weinstrasse in mid-March to mid-April when 100,000 pink-flowered almond trees line the wine road. Themed walking days with vinothek and Hoffest stops at participating estates.
