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…
After the Dürkheimer Wurstmarkt it is regarded as the largest wine festival in the world - with around 200,000 visitors annually: The German Vintage Festival in Neustadt an der Weinstraße. more…
The German Lake Constance region is one of the world's climatically best growing areas for aromatic fruit. Over 250,000 tons of apples are harvested per year on 7,000 hectares of cultivated land. more…
Balilla, Baldo or Carnaroli: around three dozen varieties of rice are grown in Italy, most of them in the Po Valley in Piedmont. One of the finest and noblest, however, grows south of Verona: the origin-protected Vialone Nano - protagonist of the annual travel fair in Isola della Scala. more…
