Thursday, August 19, 2010

Wine Village Festival - Stuttgart / Germany



Wine Village

 Wine Village - Weinberg
25 August - 5 September (anu.)

12 day event in Stuttgart, its the right place for wine lovers. Each year a million of visitors are pouring into Stuttgart the enjoy the taste of the Wine and the atmosphere of the "Wine Village". Around 50 of Wuerttemberg´s most well-known wineries join to create the "Weindorf" on two squares namely "Marktplatz" and "Schillerplatz".

There are around 120 cozy wine alcoves which are decorated. In addition to the wine you will also have the opportunity to taste the Swabian Cuisine and see their folklore tradition. During these 12 days you can taste around 250 different Wuerttemberg wines.
Generally German Wines are lighter bodied and are lower in alcohol percentage ( 8.5-10 %). Among the Riesling and the Gutedel you can taste the Mueller-Thurgau, which is probably the most widely plantes grape in Germany. In addition to these the Trollinger is a light red wine which is low on acid and is has the rarest taste of the region.


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