Ahh ... it's the
wine season. That means wine festivals, walks through vineyards and
wine ... oh what a joyous season!
Last weekend we joined forces with our friends, the Wagner's and carpooled to the wine festival in Bad Durkheim.
Bad Durkheim is home to one of the largest wine festivals in Europe ... think a huge fair and a lot of
wine.
The kids enjoyed an afternoon of rides while we enjoyed an afternoon of wine and food. We decided to stop in our favorite wine village on the way home, Saint Martin, but unfortunately the weinguts were closing up shop. We were in for another pleasant surprise though! ...
Daddy and Kelty at the start of our day
A full glass of
wine .... this was so far beyond my tolerance level. Fortunately Al and Jeremy took one for the team and helped me finish my "glass of
wine". Apparently Germans don't mess around with serving sizes!
We wrapped up our afternoon with a stroll and wound up in a great place for the kids to run, play and tackle each other.
This was our little
surprise for the day! As we were driving through the German wine route to Saint Martin we stumbled upon a glorious site ... in the midst of the
vineyards was a small section where you could pick your own grapes and pay "on your honor". A-W-E-S-O-M-E! Now, these are table
grapes (tafel trauben) ... not wine grapes. Regardless, it was so cool picking our own
grapes!
Don't ask. I didn't have to pee and ... well, who knows what face I'm making ... but this was the only photo Al took of me holding/picking
grapes. Sigh ... I didn't really get the photogenic gene in the family.
Did I mention that I
love this time of year in Germany!?