Travel Log: Germany's Pfalz Wine Region Part Four

  You may have seen on my Instagram that I recently spent a week in Germany's Pfalz wine region, famous for its Riesling Trocken (dry Riesling), with an amazing group of friends. A dear friend of ours planned the entire trip for 22 people including each day's itinerary and transport, and my husband and I were so lucky to be able to just show up and enjoy each day's experiences. The Pfalz wine region is Germany's second largest wine region and covers approximately 23,700 hectares or 228 square kilometers. While it was impossible to see the entire region, we based in one of the central cities, Neustadt An Der Weinstraße (the ß is pronounced like a soft z), and did day trips by bike or car depending on distance. We visited Birkweiler, Speyer, Deidesheim, Forst, Ruppertsberg, Freinheim, and Landau. Our fifth day's itinerary included biking to morning coffee with gorgeous views, lunch in Deidesheim, and a wine tasting in Ruppertsberg. Our sixth day started with a wine tasting in Freinheim before an amazing three Michelin start dinner in Deidesheim. Please continue scrolling to see more photos and details of how we spent our fifth day and sixth morning (I'm saving the Michelin dinner for its own post).

On our fifth day in Germany started by biking to our morning coffee at a coffee shop that was also a flower shop and aptly named Cafe Fleur. The views from the coffee shop into a vineyard were gorgeous!

After coffee, we continued on to Deidesheim for more al fresco dining--this time right next to Geissbockbrunnen (Goat Fountain), a fun landmark with creatures and hollow copper/bronze figures that you can stand in/behind for photos. I forgot to take photos of lunch, but it was delicious!

After lunch, our next stop was a wine tasting at Weingut Reinhardt in Ruppertsberg. The building was beautiful with wood beams, huge windows, and plenty of outdoor seating overlooking the vineyards. We enjoyed tasting delicious sparkling wines and dry rieslings, and it was a lovely place to spend the afternoon before biking back to Neustadt An Der Weinstraße.

The next morning, our bus driver picked us up around 9:30am and drove us approximately 25 minutes to Weingut Kirchner in Freinheim. We enjoyed another fabulous tasting of a variety of wines including sparkling, dry riesling, and sauvignon blanc. After our tasting, we toured the cellar and purchased a couple of bottles to take back to the hotel for a couple of the gals who didn't make it to the tasting to try that evening. The pricing was very reasonable at under 10 euros per bottle, which is so much more affordable than most wine regions in the US!

Each day we spent in Germany's Pfalz wine region I was amazed by the quality of wine, affordable pricing, and beautiful scenery. Thank you for visiting my blog today, please stay tuned for more travel logs, and I hope you have an amazing week!