Festival · Pfalz

Federweisser Season Pfalz

Federweisser season (Sept-Nov) in Pfalz — partially fermented Riesling juice fresh from harvest, still foaming, served with Pflaumenkuchen (plum cake) in wine taverns where locals celebrate vintage's first taste.

What to do there

FestivalFederweisser Season PfalzFederweißer is wine that is still becoming itself. Partially fermented, fizzing with live yeast, sold with the cap deliberately loose because a sealed bottle would explode. Available six weeks per year, impossible to transport, illegal to call wine. In 1784, Emperor Joseph II decreed that farmers could sell their own wine for eight days a year — hang a pine broom above the door and you're open. The Straußwirtschaft tradition survives. In 1832, 30,000 workers marched up Hambacher Schloss above a Pfalz vineyard and created the black-red-gold flag that became Germany's. Pair your Federweißer with Zwiebelkuchen.

Wineries nearby

Winery Weingut Geheimer Rat Dr. von Bassermann-Jordan Deidesheim 1718 (300+ years)—VDP member since 1910, Forster Kirchenstück Rieslings in 200-year sandstone vaults, 50 hectares grand crus.
Winery · Siebeldingen Ökonomierat Rebholz: The Burgundy Purist Siebeldingen Pfalz—biodynamic since 2006, organic since 2005, Burgundy apprentice twins (Roulot + Magnien), 22 hectares natural winemaking.
Winery Dr. Bürklin-Wolf Germany oldest family-owned estate (1597).