Wind growing regions in germany we visited 3 of them. Go hops on his bike to explore the vinyasa among the most of. Us and follows the sights and wine route on a couple steamer. Fust. Takes a drive along the german wine route through the pa tonight. Nya. Todays journey takes me to one of the warmest and loveliest regions in germany the german wine route. Is 85 kilometers long and winds through the platinum vineyards. The sign the airing a bunch of grapes shows me the way. Wine is very important around these parts of the latin it is germany 2nd biggest line growing area there are over 23000 hectares of vineyards here. Good wine good food combined with this incredible landscape the perfect setup for a little odd m. Get away. There are many typical villages along the german wine route. Ive made a stopover in the interview. Book. A really romantic setting. I poked a segway tour through the bin youre at here but 1st i have to be introduced to my trusty steed. Hold tight so transfer your weight on to your toes in the slightly forward. This is what we are. Going the fall the roots for your way to refuse to break. That was how you move the steer but i didnt move yes you did. And off we go. After 20 minutes we reach our destination. Through. It was commissioned by bavarian king nude beach back when the pilot meant was still part of but they are his former summer residence is now a popular destination among daytrippers. The perfect finish to our tour at picnic in the vineyard im looking forward to it. And one regional specialty in particular zahau mocking big stomach. I cant wait to try it. But the threat is this the muscles of. The other. I didnt expect it to taste like this whats in it and theres a lot going on in there just take a look. At the stomach as all my stuffed was ruined my whole bacon my makes a potato his own eyes and thats when im marjoram thats very important to put us all have a secret recipes for sauce and then zone mark and then also an eye on the view then guns. For hire not on your mind you introduce the wine to match the now get someone exactly which ringing out before its time and not you know its a variety thats typical for hold on. Hold as one of the worlds Oldest Vineyards its over 400 years old and of its stocked with whats to come in the vines from you know the when bush scooped. Lets continue our journey along the wine route were off to. The is a small charming wine growing village youll find it in every travel guide the towns entire center is classified as a historical monument. Now were on our way to our last stop for today the fair game winery close to london. Everything under one roof. Very modern. With a big production plant and a wine bar with a lovely outdoor terrorists. In the latin wine growing is still very much a family affair. Inherent at the vineyard from his father 18 years ago. And. This is a stunning property it really sets itself apart from the rest of the region the modern design immediate. Catches the eye why would you go for this kind of style. But im probably why im growing is changing weve looked to the rest of the world to me people want to go out to the vineyards do enjoy the countryside. And they prefer bright light to old time rustic oak cellars its more fun to taste wine in a bright room and make it in these beautiful surroundings. Lunch oftentimes people but then what is the challenges for modern wine growers that leave our Climate Change the past few years were all very different lots of change weve had everything fine weather high humidity late frosts bring frost and lots of precipitation extreme weather and we had to react specifically to that thats the challenge to deal with every year so that the grapes flourish and ripen well meant for. Less money ones makes for a good year which factors have to come together to achieve an exceptionally good wine. Like. This is good for thats a good question basically the whole year has to be right the rain the sun doing the work all at the right time whether its telling 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 through and i feel like the only right thing we can do right now is try a glass of your wife sounds good then. You have the money we have no he selling the king of the white wine varieties in germany lets start with that. Why was why is the reason the king of wines why do the germans love their riesling so much. Grapes grow better in germany than anywhere else in the world with very developed the best aroma and the best flavors like what else you know. What doesnt smell like ok. But nonetheless. Hes looking at me like im completely wrong heres each he chester. And my reason i want to read you need to remember at least 3 things and one before trying it thats proving rather difficult with my rookie knows that i have detected something else. Honey yeah yeah yeah. Point for me i mean i know youre on your way to becoming a pro. Night and falling over the wine route and the really lovely day is coming to an end. Next lukash takes us along the moon but our journey begins in a mysterious. While its pretty dark down here pretty chilly too im in top in taba on the Missouri River the city is known for these on the ground solar ball. Where are we what kind of solar is this one have is when one of the largest centers of the tartan tub under former wine cellar unfortunately they no longer use just such today that there are sellers under the whole of tartan tarbert because at the end of the 20th century it was a huge wind Trading Center people said it was the 2nd largest wine Trading Center in europe after bordeaux in france. In the year 890 s. Alone some 18000000 leases of wine made their way from here out into the big wide world in the course of either then. The 1st thing all visitors notice above ground is the bridge gate on the result. At the beginning of the 19th century there was enough wealth here to commission the well known berlin art nouveau architect bloom really he not only designed the bridge gate but also a number of villa us. Thanks part of the architecture characterizes top in taba to this state a great place to start my journey along the missouri. Today i want to find out why the muzzle is one of the most beautiful river scapes in germany so im all for right along a part of them was ill psychopath from top to call him but thats not all ill also be finding out why was the winds are so special. The nice thing about a bike path that runs along a river is that its fairly flat at least as long as its close to the water the most ill valley also offers a lot of beautiful panoramas but for those you have to paddle a little harder. But its worth taking the detour up hill here for example are the ruins of cleaving book castle built in the 14th century it was repeatedly attacked destroyed and rebuilt until it was finally blown up in the 18th century from here i can get a fantastic view over the moselle valley. Biking along the muzzle i can definitely recommend that most of the time you can ride along the water away from cars and streets through Natural Landscapes or small wine growing villages the river and the wind somehow they belong together especially near but its where youll find the probably the most famous vineyard in germany because of its steep slope i meet the wine maker. Why is the wine from the most else especially how does it differ from other one in the sign. Its the soil. Because we have these steep shale slopes the slate found at these elevations warms the vineyards slightly due to its dark color the slate stores heat which is a mid to the grape vines a little by little. That means its always a little warmer up here on the hill than in the flatter areas and that helps the recycling most of all to ripen well because reece ling is a Great Variety that ripens relatively late but so here the recently matures nicely without acquiring too high an alcohol content and due to the shale soil it has a great mineralogy you know. How can i eat one. Yeah it can but it wont taste very good. Were still too far from harvest time so it wont be much of a treat but youll notice that the grapes are still pretty hard but if you want to try go ahead. Into one. Or all like i said recycling ripens late 5 in the lot its still sour because theres still a lot of acid and not much sugar and we have other varieties that mature somewhat sooner and already taste great theyd have been better for a taste of it and dont be offended but just spit it out. Out of the bin yeah its going to begin to take up. Shows me as one child where you can taste the fruits of his labor is a wine maker. What have we got. Selected a wine for you recently of course from the vineyard we just visit it back and give it a try reasons and what. You did with pleasure. So your health. Void. Delicious wonderful and glad you like it and maybe you noticed the mineralogy i was talking about. Well im not much of a wine connoisseur i could say that the wine is somewhere between sweet and sour what should i be tasting what is unique about this wine. Generally it has a slightly peachy aroma as is the case with many reasons the nice really characteristic thing about our recent grown on the steep slopes is its like mineralogist which makes it taste a bit salty if you let the wine dance around a bit on your palate it develops this characteristic quality and a certain lightness. Even though its quite mature its a bit lighter and doesnt have such a high alcohol content. So thats what makes the mosul and its shale soils so special. And watered by these machines were made stay that way. Along the result the cycle path runs on both banks of the river on route you can always find ferries to take you to the other side. I still have a few kilometers to go before ill reach my destination caught them visible in the distance was cut from castle it looks old but only dates from the 19th century cookham is just 5000 inhabitants but its a much visited city. Many mazel river cruises set off from here. Ive got one last tip for you in cookham take the cable car up to the pin up back. From there you have to hike a little further over the rock to the pier not quite so. This cross was put here in memory of a shepherd who want to save one of his animals from falling and died in the process. From this spot you have to hold panorama in front of you. The. Final wind tunnel starts in dresden on the album. Its Early Morning and the old town is only just beginning to stir waiting for the 1st tourists. You could spend days just going through the churches the museums. But ive got other plans i have a steam ship waiting one from greece turns white fleet. Today im going to take you on a trip along with a texan wine route right wine route the name says it all and one of those ships down there is going to take me quite comfortably into the vineyards starting here in the eastern via how to boil all the way up to the town of my. The white fleet interest and still its not in historic paddle steamers. These days the ship stops steams along the sex and wine route. One last look at greece and skyline then it gets rustic. After about an hour i go ashore in the fog the boy. The city is the center of the sex and wine route. The steep slopes the small palaces and the dry stone walls thats what the region is known for it is one of the smallest and northern most wine growing areas in germany most of the wine produced here is served and consumed locally. The oldest winery in saxony is the whole flue snits it used to be long to the sec selectors and the most famous of them the strong is said to have celebrated lavish wine dollars here today organic wines are produced on the blue snits which you can taste on the terrace. A jewel of sex in these vignettes is fuck about castle named after the count who had it built around 730. Today its the location of the saxon state vignette. I have an appointment at a winery called. The golden wagon one of the best locations in the heart a boy or a little girl is with us nice to have you here at the golden wagon. Train ride back to moscow but is an innkeeper a tour guide and. He climbs the staircase many times a week he owns a little vignette next to the golden wagon go out of breath no no im in good shape. This keeps me fit. The long climb is rewarded with a spectacular view of the elder valley on clear days you can see all the way from the golden wagon to dresden and the Czech Republic by october most of the grapes have already been gathered only a few bunches are still on the vines tall must talk about says about 80 percent of all ventless in saxony do it as a hobby like he does as. The boy he worked in his uncles vineyard and later took it over the work is tiring but the wine is delightful. To us in all these walls are they just ornamental or do they serve a purpose the walls are very important sacks and hes very far north for a wine region and weve got some problems with climate a wall like this soaks up the sun all day and stores heat like an oven and then radiates it back with mist as well as how are you looked down on by the professional wine growers. As in the poem recessional wine growers are glad to have the hobby vintners working to keep the countryside in shape they would not be able to handle it economically and steep slopes couldnt be maintained without the hobby vendors and if the vineyards fell into ruin the tourists wouldnt come and at the end the commercial wineries wouldnt be able to sell their wines any more. Time for a wine tasting. Still right there i brought you a flavorful drop from the golden wag. Try this. And this is a solaris. And then what in truth does that remind me of. Maybe pineapple. Yes very good the pineapple note is quite pronounced. In here my white connoisseur youre learning im impressed it has to taste good thats the most important thing cheers. The steamboat takes me now from father boyle to my son. Is the oldest ship in greece is white fleet it was built in 879. 00 but 140 years later the engine is still running smoothly. Now the town of meissen comes inside with its vignettes and castle hill. The Market Square is the scene of my sons action there is also a phone call it church of our lady. In addition narrow streets and lots of wine bars by the way the 1st vineyard and sex in the west documented here in meissen 850 years ago. And then again. Climbing stairs but im already use that. The mice in cathedral is 80 meters high and 800 years old. The 2nd attraction up here is the book its over a 1000 years old and is called the cradle of saxony. It was 1st built in 129 as a fortress defending against the slavs and later became the seat of sex needs. Rooters in the 15th century it was converted into germanys 1st real palace with all rooms of living and working quarters. But the castle stood empty for some time the prince electress had moved to dressed in but it was here that ill commit to you one for you found white gold in 7010 europes oldest porcelain manufacturer started production in the ugliest book. In the late 19th century the factory moved down into the town once again the book was renovated and given several murals depicting chapters from sex in these turbulent history which began here in mice. Do you know what it takes to make a real castle. Exactly a castle tavern even if the weather is not very inviting its enough for a last look over my scene. I noticed one thing above all today most of the wine here is served directly in the taverns or at the wine growers on site that means if you want to try some of that delicious wine you just have to come to the sex and wine route i have to admit its a small wine region but its got a lot of history and culture cheers. Going to. Overcome. Changing the world with dad. No words required. But body and. John. Are 20. 30 minutes gone w. A country at peace and yet im nothing from. Live. Germany during the cold war. On 40 hades this is where the stomach must face off against each other. How did ordinary germans experience the conflict. 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