Pfalz

Wine Tasting at the 600th Annual Dürkheimer Wurstmarkt

Wine Tasting at the 600th Annual Dürkheimer Wurstmarkt

Last year on a trip to the Pfalz with a friend, we passed by what looked to be a giant fairgrounds. A quick Google search told us we'd seen -- and missed -- the Dürkheimer Wurstmarkt, purportedly the largest wine festival in the world. Set on making sure we wouldn't miss the festival again, my friend booked us a hotel for the next one.

And so, on the weekend of September 16th, we hopped on a train out of Stuttgart headed for Freinsheim in the heart of the Palfz to start our weekend experience at the Dürkheimer Wurstmarkt...

A Wine Weekend in the Pfalz

A Wine Weekend in the Pfalz

I was first introduced to the Pfalz wine region a couple of years ago by a foodie friend of mine. She took us to one of her favorite vineyards so that we could stock up her wine cellar. Since then, I've made it a point to order wines from the region when they're offered at restaurants or to look for the region on labels in the grocery store. And so when that same friend invited me back last weekend for a wine tasting, I was thrilled to accept...