discovered a. substantial . documentary on. today's journey takes me to one of the warmest and loveliest regions in germany the german wind route. 85 kilometers long and winds through the poll latin it's

been. the sign bearing a bunch of grapes shows me the way. wine is very important around these parts the pub latin it is germany's 2nd biggest wine growing area there are over 23000 hectares of vineyards here. good wine good food combined with this incredible landscape the perfect set up for a little autumn get away i'm excited to find out what i'm going to sing and savor and the poll latin it and here is a little taste of what's the cut and. a trip to humbug. castle the birthplace of german democracy. a

hike along the. trail. and one of our viewers shows us around his hometown in columbia got back into. the wind gauge in schweigen the question this is where the german wind route starts it's one of germany's oldest tourist routes. yet some people prefer not to talk about who invented it. if you look closely you'll see an odd blank space below the eagle that's just old out but you can still make out what it once was a swastika the wine route was an idea of the nazis today you'll look in vain for

a reminder of the gates dark past. nowadays the wang gate belongs to a vintner association and set up a wine shop and restaurant here. if i've learned one thing on my travels it's that wine regions are always home to extremely sociable people along with german wine around there are a couple of places that have a legendary reputation in that sense here are a couple recommendations for you. in the. us there are all the wine festivals more than 200 take place in the plots and that's between april and november 1 of the best known as the german wine harvest festival in noise stopped always in october it has floats lots of music. and even more wine. kinds of words. mokhtar is

a bit like the plaques and it's october fest it's name means sausage market but it's definitely a wine festival. in fact with 600000 visitors it's the world's largest. this time is especially attractive to the rich and famous. most venerable wine or is. market restaurants. prominent politicians have played a role in polling in celebrities former chancellor helmut kohl used to invite the eyepiece from around the world to eat with him at the time just time of war where he was a regular. the wind route is 85 kilometers long. can be covered pretty quickly because there are so many lovely places along the way it's best not to hari and that's what it's about taking time to enjoy life there's

always a party going on somewhere. like the one in the water want to read a book it hosts a chance not festival with all sorts of dishes made from them. from chestnut burgers. to chestnut bridge and chestnut confectionery. and as an accompaniment what else nice glass of wine. in the old so intently to book and fuller and little adventure. is a very romantic place. book

myself a segway tour through the vineyards 1st a quick introduction to my trusty steed. hold tight to transfer your weight on to your toes really slightly forwards this is the weird. thing the transfer your way to your heels to break that was how you moved to steer it up but i didn't move yes you did. and off we go. after 20 minutes we reach our destination. thanks to.

it was commissioned by bavarian king loued face back when the latin that was still part of bavaria as former summer residence is now a popular destination among daytrippers. the perfect finish to our tour a picnic in the vineyard. with wine and. pig stomach. this i have to try it's a regional specialty. some of which is a. 3rd. of. that's anything i didn't expect it to taste like that's what's in it and there's a lot going on in there let's take a look at how i. felt my going to. pick stomach is the way stuffed with raw ingredients pork or bacon about intimate hot potato is always in it and margarine

that's very important when. my book is all have that secret recipe and as for seasonings omar i mean. it's all modern off i'm not you know i mean and you produce the wine to match can now get something actually drinking out of its time you know i mean it's a variety that's typical of folk who want to interview the book. has one of the world's oldest menards it's over 400 years old and of course it's stamped with the words to me divine me not to really think it's coming when bush stooped. seems i'm not the only one to enjoy it time for another round. delicious these people really know how to and dolls and to celebrate around these parts even political activism can turn into a funk together a great example for that is what happened at hamburg castle in $1832.00 it became

the birthplace of the german movement for the marcos when it hosted a festival. castle is where the national black red and gold flag was hoisted for the 1st time in german history. in late may have 1832 it was carried up to the castle during the famous protest known as the hump festival. the original is still here even though its colors have faded. the after this is the 1st black red and gold flag which was carried at the humber festival in $832.00 bomb at the time it wasn't the german flag and germany as such didn't exist yet although people were demanding a federation senator 500 after i came for the flag represented the fight for

freedom of opinion and try to press democracy and german unity he would it was carried up to hama castle in the long procession and then raised on the tower to symbolize liberty to all of the plans i supply. 30000 people followed the call to troop up to the castle since political rallies were forbidden the people did the only thing they could they turned their protest into a festival with stalls music and carousels. now if you know some schloss onwards and upwards to the castle that's also the name of a permanent exhibition here the humbucker castle foundation takes as its theme the events associated with the festival of school classes and tourists from around the world the exhibition attracts $90000.00 visitors a year it's an interactive experience on the history and origins of the democracy

movement in germany. for a long time the council was a ruin and then it reopened in 2008 restored and with an award winning modern extension. it's now become a major attraction along the wine route. and. i'm still in the hole here too there's a fortified castle. now i want to check out reborn a castle it's 535 meters above sea level but it'll only take me 8 minutes to get up there. that is a. pretty good.

time now to leave the whole atman or at quite a trip to the caribbean this week need a local takes us all the way to colombia that's where we're going to me. our viewer might be gone and he's going to show us around his home town. you know me alone my name is marty moore your gomez welcome to a beautiful columbia. in florida the city is unique because of the many flowers in the colonial style houses with her balcony. which will be preserved for

centuries and then you have the variety of colors here. and. i spend my days on the streets a car to hang out with my book baron that they i'm a bit like a library on. the i'm always looking for. literature i love it so enjoy reading in these got beautiful surroundings. it's interesting. because. the historical center of kata while fascinates me most of all. there's a story behind every interest i want all this color and history it's a unesco world heritage site but you want to.

note that this is holy trinity square and they get some money out there. it's a very funky district where daily life is relaxed children play on the square and their grandmothers sit outside in the afternoon their way out of people play dominoes and listen to music that they're. going to get some money offers popular culture and caribbean plan. and the prices are affordable that. i. can look at them if i want to enjoy a good meal that i go to. in this restaurant you can sample the best of caribbean cuisine such as coconut rice and crispy particle fried plantain it's that i know.

that. if that will happen either way down next to the old historical ramparts of from the colonial era it's a place for lovers where they whisper sweet nothings all recite poetry to each other so many people also just come here to relax. by now and i hope you've enjoyed my book i wrote or of cartagena a window to the caribbean that you would. continue our journey along the wine route we're off to. is a small charming wine growing village you'll find it in every travel guide the

town's entire center is classified as a historical monument. there's one where i come across again and again. let's check one out and i'm not the only one looking for a little rain this place looks really cozy. and does have fears of let me tell you do much for me why don't you sit down with me for a bit yes. but. the worst thing as well that would. send up this is this is a very nice place you have here that also in front of the door it says you're a bit shift what exactly does that mean on. the end. that he has transferred chaffed is a business run by a wine grower who sells their own wine as is also a toss of the wine taverns are only open at certain times of day yeah i would book

because people used to hang up a bunch of flowers or grape vines to mark when they were open even 20 years ago it's you now they hang out signs on to suddenly it's a. it happened time i think i've seen people who don't drink their wine from wine glasses behind glasses what's that about. salmon of the soil and i know what it's supposed to be drunk in a group and cast around the table because but many customers misunderstand that him drink it all by themselves they are surprised when they get tipsy and. we're still nibbling while our neighbors slowly but surely get the party started it . i'm going to go out on a limb and say that the mood in the room might be slightly wine and hands.

drinking and driving is not a good combination at all if you want to get to know the landscape the towns and the wine makers why not go on foot following the face of buying steak hiking trail . the fields of fun steiger paletta that one trail runs parallel to the one route from 172 kilometers. of course a hiking trail that has the word y. and its name has to pass through towns associated with the great. the spot tone of bob durkheim boasts a john wine barrels that houses the restaurants. want to start on the one that is also on the hiking trail.

so i was home by. that it's up to the summit of the cone it the 2nd highest peak of the plot and it's a 673 meters. on pasta lots of consuls uphill and downhill. with. one of the most imposing rooms as martin burke castle. did to her was a fantastic view. now

we're on our way to our last stop for a day the fair game winery close to london. everything under one roof all very modern with a big production plant and a wine bar with a lovely outdoor terry. dick fergie shows me the tanks that hold this year's wine. you have me on in here we have a good lots to mina you can see the yeast. 21 isn't ready to drink you can drink it you can smell it too has already smells really fresh and aromatic. in the poll that men wine growing is still very much a family affair clearly inherited the vineyard from his father 18 years ago.

everybody i think really this is a stunning property really sets a battlefield apart from the rest of the region the modern design immediately catches the eye why did you go for this kind of style. and i'm probably why i'm growing is changing we look to the rest of the world where people want to go out to the vineyards to enjoy the countryside through and. they prefer bright light to old time rustic and. it's more fun to taste wine in a bright room and make it in these beautiful surroundings that would be your. lunch oftentimes when people but then what are the challenges for a modern wine grower climate change the past few years well very different. lots of change we've had everything fine weather high humidity late frosts of the spring and frosts and lots of precipitation of extreme weather and we have to react specifically to that that's the challenge to deal with every year so that the

grapes flourish and ripen well last month and so what makes for a good year which factors have to come together to achieve an exceptionally good wine. like pulse it is good for our that's a good question but it's basically the whole year has to be right for the rain the sun doing the work at the right time whether it's the tilling the soil pruning the vines or picking the grapes you have to have a real knack for doing the right thing at the right time and we think that if we can get them to. feel like the only right thing we can do right now is try a glass of your wife is good and then let's go. to the other. you have the mind in the sling do we have a king of the white wine varieties in germany before i'd start with that. why i was i said why you never eastlink the king of wild wind of the germans love their riesling so much. grapes grow better in germany than anywhere else in the

world they develop the best a roman the best flavors one of those you know. so what does it smell like ok. but. he's looking at me like i'm completely wrong if you say you know each yes or. to my colleagues i once read you need to smile at least 3 things in a wine before trying it but it's proving rather difficult with my rookie knows that i've detected something else like. honey because that made. a point for me if i want to go on your way to becoming a part. practice makes perfect exactly it takes a lot of practice and that's what we're going to do practice some more.

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night is falling over the wine route and a really lovely day is coming to an end. regardless of whether you choose to discover the wine route from start to finish or just a fraction of it you cannot go wrong it's beautiful anywhere and delicious the perfect destination for gourmets like me thank you so much for joining me on this trip and think time somewhere in germany.

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