Deidesheim's village wine fair runs for five August days through the half-timbered Altstadt, with stands from the local first-growth estates including Bassermann-Jordan, Reichsrat von Buhl, von Winning and other Mittelhaardt growers.
Tip: Walk the festival as a slow tasting trail across the village; Deidesheim is small enough to compare three or four top Mittelhaardt growers on foot in a single evening.
A 1160-founded Deidesheim village Weinstube on the Weinstrasse, pouring Mittelhaardt Riesling and Spaetburgunder by the glass alongside traditional Pfalz home cooking.
The list: A 1160-founded village Weinstube on the Weinstrasse in Deidesheim, pouring Mittelhaardt Riesling and Spaetburgunder by the glass alongside Pfalz home cooking
Tip: The vaulted back room is the headline; book ahead on weekends as the Kanne fills out with Pfalz growers on their evenings off.
Vaulted historic Kelterhaus Weinstube in central Deidesheim, low-lit and candle-tabled, pouring Mittelhaardt Riesling and Spaetburgunder by the glass alongside Pfalz home cooking.
The list: A vaulted historic Kelterhaus Weinstube in central Deidesheim, low-lit and candle-tabled, pouring Mittelhaardt Riesling and Spaetburgunder by the glass alongside Saumagen, Leberknoedel and Pfalz home cooking
Tip: The vaulted back room is the headline; sit at the candle-lit table by the cellar arch for the calmest read of a classic Deidesheim Weinstube evening.