Been. The sign bearing a bunch of great shows me the way. Wine is very important around these parts the pub latin it is germany second biggest wine growing area there are over twenty three thousand hectares of vineyards here. Good wine good food combined with this incredible landscape the perfect set up for a little autumn get away im excited to find out what im going to see and savor and the whole latin it and here is a little taste of whats the. Trip too high. Castle the birthplace of german democracy. A hike along the. Trail. And one of our viewers shows us around his hometown in columbia got back into. The wind gate in china in the question but this is where the german wine route starts its one of germanys oldest tourist routes. Yet some people prefer not to talk about who invented it. If you look closely youll see an odd blank space below the eagle as she sold out but you can still make out what it once was a swastika the wine route was an idea of the nazis today youll look in vain for a reminder of the gates dark past. Nowadays the wind gauge belongs to a bin nurse so seeing it set up a wine shop and restaurant here. If ive learned one thing on my travels its that wine regions are always home to extremely sociable people along with german wairau there are a couple of places that have a legendary reputation in that sense here are a couple recommendations for you. First there are all the wine festivals more than two hundred take place in the plot so not to between april and november one of the best known as the german wine Harvest Festival in noise stopped in october because floats lots of music. And even more wine. Prado kinds of. The worst market is a bit like the platen its october fest its name means sausage market but its definitely a wine festival. In fact with six hundred thousand visitors its the worlds largest. Died this time is especially attractive to the rich and famous. Venerable wine or is. Planned up market restaurants. Prominent politicians have played a role in polling in celebrities former chancellor helmut kohl used to invite the eyepiece from around the world to eat with him at the time just time of course when he was a regular. The wind route his eighty five kilometers long theoretically it can become a pretty quickly because there are so many lovely places along the way its best not to hurry and thats what its about taking time to enjoy life theres always a party going on somewhere. Like the one in the water want to read a book it hosts a chestnut festival with all sorts of dishes made from them. From chestnut burgers. To chestnut bread and chestnut confectionery. And as an accompaniment what else nice glass of wine. In the also wanted me to book and fuller and little adventure. This is the very romantic place. By self a segway tour through the vineyards first a quick introduction to my trusty. Hold tight or transfer your weight dont your toes slightly forwards this is the weird. Transfer your way to your heels to break that was how you move to steer example but i didnt move yes you did. And off we go. After twenty minutes we reach our destination. Thanks to. It was commissioned by bavarian king loued fish back when the latin that was still part of bavaria his former summer residence is now a popular destination among daytrippers. The perfect finish to art or a picnic in the vineyard. Or. With wine and the owl mark and pig stomach. This i have to try its a regional specialty. Drink the muslims are the. Third. In the us this is a really good. That said i didnt expect it to taste like this whats in it and theres a lot going on in there lets take a look at how i felt my going to. Pick stomach as a way stuffed with right ingredients portable bacon a bar intimate hot potato is always in it and marginal and thats very important when. My book is all have their own secret recipe and offer seasonings omari and. Its all modern off im not you know i mean and you produce the wine to match the now yes im actually drinking a cup or its time you know i mean its a variety thats typical of what im talking the book. Has one of the worlds oldest menards its over four hundred years old and of course its stocked with cardboard so i mean the vines me to really get whats coming up the when bush scooped. Seems im not the only one to enjoy it time for another round. Delicious these people really know how to and dolls and to celebrate around these parts even political activism can turn into a funk together a great example for that is what happened at hamburg castle in eighteen thirty two it became the birthplace of the German Movement for the marcos when it hosted a festival. Castle is where the National Black red and gold flag was hoisted for the first time in german history. In late may have eighteen thirty two it was carried up to the castle during the famous protest known as the humpback festival. The original is still here even though its colors and faded. Washed would be after this is the first black red and gold flack which was carried at the humber festival in eight hundred thirty two bomb at the time it wasnt the german flag and germany as such didnt exist yet although people were demanding a federation the numbers five hundred if i came from the fact represented the fight for freedom of opinion and right of press democracy and german unity he would it was carried up to hama castle in the long procession and then raised on the tower to symbolize liberty off the ice. Thirty thousand people followed the call to troop up to the castle since political rallies were forbidden the people did the only thing they could they turned their protest into a festival with stalls music and carousels. You know if some schloss on boards and upwards to the council thats also the name of a permanent exhibition here the hump Castle Foundation takes as its theme the events associated with the hot festival. School classes and tourists from around the world the exhibition attracts ninety thousand visitors a year its an interactive experience on the history and origins of the Democracy Movement in germany. For a long time the council was a ruin then it reopened in two thousand and eight restored and with an Award Winning modern extension. Its now become a major attraction along the wind route. Im still in the holes here too theres a fortified castle. Now i want to check out report castle its five hundred thirty five meters above sea level but itll only take me eight minutes to get up there. That says. That. Its. Time now to leave the latin for at quite a trip to the caribbean this week meet a local takes us all the way to colombia thats where were going to me. Our viewer mad. And hes going to show us around his home town. Hello my name is marty more your gomez welcome to a beautiful country colombia. The city is unique because of the many flowers in the colonial style houses with. Preserved for centuries and they knew the variety of colors here. And. I spend my days on the streets of karachi now with my book that im a bit like a library on we have been the swipe at the im always looking for. Literature lovers so enjoy reading in these beautiful surroundings. Its interesting. Because. The Historical Center of cotton while fascinates me most of all that. Theres a story behind every interest i want all this color and history its a unesco World Heritage site but we wanted. To. See you know that this is holy Trinity Square and they get some money out there. Yes its a very funky district where daily life is relaxed the Children Play on the square as a grandmother sit outside in the afternoon its a way of people play dominoes and listen to music that. Youre going to get some money offers Popular Culture and caribbean flair. And the prices are affordable that. I. Can look at me if i want to enjoy the good me that i go to. In this restaurant you can sample the best of caribbean cuisine such as coconut rice and crispy pattern fried plantain its no big. Deal here. I want to know why theyre now next to the Old Town Hall that the historical ramparts of from the colonial era its a place for lovers where they whisper Sweet Nothings or recite poetry to each other so many people also just come here to relax. Ill say goodbye now and i hope youve enjoyed my book i wrote or of cartagena a window to the caribbean. Continue our journey along the wine route were off to. My team is a small charming wine growing village youll find it in every travel guide the towns entire center is classified as a historical monument. Theres one where i come across and again and again. Lets check one out and im not the only one looking for a little break this place looks really cozy. And does have plans if you happen to tell you do much for me why dont you sit down with me for a bit yeah. I think. This is the worst thing as well and what jerry. Sandusky is this is a very nice place you have here but also in front of the door it says youre in. What exactly does that mean or. Chaffed is a business run by a wine growers who sells their own wine as. Their wine taverns are only open at certain times of the year. When people. Used to hang up a bunch of flowers or grape vines to mark when they were open even twenty years ago its you now they hang out signs on to suddenly its a good news to shoot it happen tyree the guy is in people who dont drink their wine from wine glasses behind glass this whats that about. Salmon of the saw and i know what its supposed to be drunk in a group can cast around the table this but many customers misunderstand that and drink it all by themselves they are surprised when they get tipsy but. Were still dimpling while our neighbors slowly but surely get the Party Started it. Never going to go out on a limb and say that the mood in the room might be slightly wine and hands. Yes. Drinking and driving is not a good combination and if you want to get to know the landscape the town and the wine makers why not go on foot following the faithful buying steak hiking trail. The floats a vine stagger collaton at one trail runs parallel to the wind bit from one hundred seventy two kilometers. Of course a hiking trail that has the word wind in its name has to pass through towns associated with the great. The spot town of bad durkheim both a giant wine bar that houses a restaurant its. Going to start on the wine but it is also with a hiking trail. So i was home by. Cus. Then its up to the summit of the cone it the second highest peak of the plots and its a six hundred seventy three meters. On pasta lots of consuls uphill and downhill. To. One of the most imposing rooms as martin. Did to us a fantastic view. Now were on our way to our last stop for a survey the fair bit wider close to london. Everything under one roof all very modern with a big production plant and a wine bar with a lovely outdoor terence. Dick fergie shows me the tanks that hold this years wine. I mean here we have a kibbutz tahmina and you can see the yeast. Condamine is it ready to drink think you can drink it you can smell it too historically smells really fresh and aromatic market. In the fall that men line growing is still very much a Family Affair dick lugar lee inherited the vineyard from his father eighteen years ago. Evergreen i think this is a stunning property really thats a battlefield apart from the rest of the region the modern design immediately catches the eye why did you go for this kind of style. And im bored with one growing is changing with the look to the rest of the world or people want to go out to the vineyards to enjoy the countryside through and. They prefer bright light to old time rustic and focused sellers. Its more fun to taste wine in a bright room and make it in these beautiful surroundings. By. Lunch off you know should people but then what are the challenges for a modern wine grower they can go on to Climate Change past few years were all very different. Lots of change weve had everything fine weather high humidity late frosts of the spring and frosts and lots of precipitation of extreme weather and we have to react specifically to that thats the challenge to deal with every year so that the grapes flourish and ripen well last month and so what makes for a good year which factors have to come together to achieve an exceptionally good wine. Like pulse it is good for our thats a good question the whole year has to be right for the rain the sun doing the work at the right time whether its a tilling the soil pruning the vines or picking the grapes you have to have a real knack for doing the right thing at the right time and we think that if we think its a two point four now i feel like the only right thing we can do right now is try a glass of your wife is good on that lets go. Those. You have them are going to be slim do we have a reasoning the king of the white wine varieties in germany before lets start with that. Why was i said why you never eastlink the king of white house wind of the germans love their riesling so much. Grapes grow better in germany than anywhere else in the world they develop the best a roman the best flavors one of those you know. So what does it smell like ok. But. Hes looking at me like im completely wrong here is a peach yes or. A minute i once read you need to smile at least three things in a wine before trying it thats proving rather difficult with my rookie knows how to say ive detected Something Else like. Honey because that would be. A point for me if i want to go on your way to becoming a part. Practice makes perfect exactly it takes a lot of practice and thats what were going to do practice the more. Ok next up is our email this time our viewer radio reaches us all the way from sri lanka enjoy. The. Night is falling over the wine route and the really lovely day is coming to an end. 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