When the beet fields are harvested in late summer, the farmers in Wildschönau cheer on their kilns - for their Krautinger, the high percentage from the white stubble beet. more…
There are 37 wineries in Ingelheim, growing wine on around 640 hectares. More than half of the area - a special feature in Rheinhessen - is reserved for red wine: Pinot Noir, Portugieser and Dornfelder. more…
Blocked off streets, dense crowds. On the Rue du Maréchal Foch in the otherwise tranquil Krautergersheim, things are getting restless. A mighty diesel engine puffs from afar. Then, to thunderous applause from the crowd, a tractor decorated with flowers appears. On the trailer: 1730 cabbages. Around ten tonnes of cabbage. more…
Always on the last full weekend in September, the people of Wietzendorf in the district of Heide in Lower Saxony celebrate their Honey Festival - with live music, parades and presentations by local beekeepers. more…
"People live a careless life of carousing", Johann Wolfgang von Goethe found during his stay on Lake Garda. What would the privy councillor have said about the annual gourmet event "Ciottolando con Gusto" in Malcesine? Surely he would have liked it. more…
