SWR Television, 5.00 p.m
Champagne - for many holidaymakers, the French region is the epitome of pleasure. And so presenter Simin Sadeghi goes on a culinary discovery tour. She visits the traditional champagne house Drappier and has the high art of champagne production explained to her. At the "Cave à Champagne" in Epernay, she looks over the shoulder of chef Bernard Ocio, who uses the sparkling drink in almost all his dishes. But it is not only the cult drink of Champagne that makes the region so interesting.
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SWR Television (RP), 6.05 p.m
Oberhausen used to be called Husen and was founded in the Merovingian period. The village lies on the Nahe and belongs to the Rüdesheim municipality. Around 370 people live in the small wine-growing village. Speaking of wine: Katharina Staab, the German Wine Queen elected in 2017, comes from Oberhausen.
MDR Television, 2.00 p.m
Just behind Pillnitz Palace lies the former royal vineyard of Augustus the Strong. Today, vines are growing here again after the slope had been left untended for many decades. It was not until 1980 that the first new vintner dared to plant the first vines here again on the sunny slopes overlooking the Elbe. Today, a noble wine is produced here.
WDR Television, 3.15 p.m
Rolling hills with olive groves, avenues of cypresses and small villages of yellow tuff characterise southern Tuscany. Tamina Kallert drove with Tuscany expert Daniela Braun to the picturesque mountain village of Pitigliano and bathed in the turquoise-blue thermal waters of Saturnia. In the Renaissance town of Pienza, she learned a lot about cheese making. And in Montepulciano she enjoyed music and wine.
3sat, 4.15 a.m
More than 1000 cellar alleys are among Lower Austria's defining cultural assets. In the past, grapes were pressed and wine stored there. Today, modern production facilities and warehouses have often taken over these tasks. The Kellergassen have become a tourist attraction: small press houses, mostly huddled against vineyards, secluded squares, ascending alleys and simple Heurigen establishments. The longest cellar alley in Austria is in Hadres. Also worth seeing are the village-like ensemble of Unterstinkenbrunn and the "Galgenberg" of Wildendürnbach, which was voted the most beautiful Kellergasse in 2013. The rediscovery of the Kellergassen began in the 1980s with the first culinary events and the revival of "Going into the Grean" on Easter Monday. In the meantime, the "villages without chimneys" have also become of great importance for numerous creative artists: Alfred Komarek, for example, has created a literary monument to the Kellergassen with his "Polt" detective stories, which are set in the press houses and vineyards of the Weinviertel; and the painter and draughtsman Karl Korab has documented the typical rows of houses in numerous works. The sculptor and performance artist Elisabeth von Samsonow plays unusual sound instruments in her press house, and Luzia Nistler's "Kellergassen Compagnie" brings special cellar alleys on the Wagram to life with theatre plays. Architect Friedrich Kurrent has taken up the archaic curves of the wine cellars for his exhibition house on the work of Maria Biljan Bilger. The documentary "Kellergassen in Niederösterreich" visits cellar alleys from the Kamptal to the Weinviertel and the Leithagebirge. In poetic images, it tells of green cellar doors, of the ripening of the wine, of the harvest and of the coolness in deep cellars.
arte, 5.50 p.m
One stop on the journey is the wine-growing region near Châteauneuf-du-Pape, where winemaker Patrick Brunel grows the Mourvèdre grape variety. It thrives well near rivers, because water masses ensure a balanced temperature. A piece
3sat, 2.45 p.m
Coming from deep in the savannahs of Africa, a particularly striking guest visits the idyllic wine-growing region of the Austrian Wagram every year: the hoopoe. The exotic bird has become an endangered species in Europe, its population is declining sharply almost everywhere. Not so on the Wagram: Thanks to committed nature conservation measures and the initiative of some nature lovers, there are a proud 88 broods with 266 young birds there. That is unique. But what brings the hoopoe to the Wagram? Until about ten years ago, it was considered practically extinct in this region - until the carpenter Manfred Eckenfellner took care of a sick hoopoe young bird and nursed it back to health. Now, year after year, Eckenfellner carpenters hundreds of nesting boxes and hangs them in vineyards and orchards to create optimal breeding opportunities for the hoopoe. The small migratory bird with the cheeky crest is considered one of the shyest birds of all. Nevertheless, the vineyards on the Wagram with their many small wooden winegrowers' huts were still a perfect breeding and habitat for the "punk" among migratory birds in the 1960s and 1970s. But land consolidation, the use of insecticides and the disappearance of traditional vineyard huts have severely restricted the habitat of the hoopoe and caused it to disappear from the vineyards of the Wagram.
NDR Television, 6.15 p.m
When Leon Zijlstra and Jörn Andresen tell of their dream to grow wine in the Stormarn district, the doubters said: too flat, too cold, too little sun. But the studied viticulturist and the master gardener acquired 3.3 hectares of land and planted 7,000 vines. One of the largest wine-growing areas in Schleswig-Holstein was created in Bargteheide. That was in 2017. In autumn 2019, the grapes will be harvested, wine pressed and bottled for the first time. The long-term observation over a year shows the difficulties the winegrowers and their vines have to deal with in the northern German climate and ends (hopefully) with the tasting of the wine.
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ANIXE, 8.00a.m
Actor Sigmar Solbach and ANIXE go on a great journey. Following in the footsteps of the first settlers in the Barossa Valley, you will discover one of the best South Australian wines. The climate and the location right up to the southern ocean give the red wines their special flavour.
NDR Television, 2.15 p.m
Lenz Roeloffs (early 20s) takes advantage of one effect of climate change. He grows wine on Föhr. He has learned the trade of winemaking and cultivates a two-hectare vineyard. The wine is so successful that the area under cultivation is soon to be enlarged.
SWR Television, 6.15 p.m
In the third edition, the countrywomen's journey takes them to Christine Bernhard's vineyard in the Palatinate. The eco-winemaker is at home in Zellertal and has dedicated herself entirely to her wines and the renovation of the over 250-year-old family estate. Her winter menu includes Palatinate specialities on the festively laid table.
SWR Television, 0.20 a.m
Actually, everything is going well for 30-year-old lawyer Dr. Lena Seidel (Johanna Christine Gehlen): Now she is supposed to convince the stubborn inhabitants of the wine village Hilleritz of the advantages of a long-planned motorway link. On her way to the East German province, the enervated career woman collides with a tractor to make matters worse, because the winegrower Steffen Vogt (Daniel Morgenroth) braked for an injured bird. At first, Lena is furious. But the taciturn winemaker is somehow sympathetic to her.
SWR Television (RP), 6.05 p.m
Leistadt is a district of the district town of Bad Dürkheim in the Upper Palatinate. It lies on the edge of the Haardt, below the Palatinate Forest and above the Rhine plain. The village is surrounded by a nature reserve. Leistadt used to be dominated by winegrowing. It still plays a role today. One of the five wineries in the main street is not at all new, but already 400 years old.
ARD-alpha, 7.00 a.m
Winegrowers plant and tend vines. They process the grapes into wine, sparkling wine and grape juice. Marketing the beverages is also part of the winegrowers' job. Early autumn is one of the most strenuous times. In just a few days, all the grapes have to come off the vine. Manual labour - often a real back-breaking job: always at an angle on the slope, sometimes scorching sun, sometimes rain and wind. But none of this scares the winegrowers. On the contrary. For them, the harvest is usually one of the most beautiful activities in the vineyard. Now they can see how well they have worked in the mountains all year. And how well the weather meant it with the vines. The grape harvest is always a team effort. Everyone pitches in: Relatives, friends, neighbours. The work in the vineyard takes place throughout the year: pruning, bending and tying the vines, working the soil, protecting the plants, pruning the leaves - and last but not least, the harvest. Sugar is formed in the vines through photosynthesis. This is stored in the grapes. Experts measure this sugar content in degrees Öchsle. "So the most important factor in the grape harvest is that there is a competent team out there who all know what goes in and what must not go in. And also that we all get along well with each other and that it is also a nice working atmosphere, because it is also a very stressful time in the business and everything has to happen very quickly and there is a lot of hustle and bustle, I think it is important that people get along very well with each other. And that it's just right." Franzie Schömig (22), 3rd year apprentice The processing in the cellar is just as important as the work in the vineyard. That's what makes the profession so varied and so demanding. People have been making wine for a good 8,000 years. First in the Near East. 2,000 years ago, the Romans brought the knowledge of wine to the occupied territories on their campaigns of conquest. To Franconia, for example. The principle has been the same since time immemorial: grape juice, or grape must as the preliminary stage of wine is correctly called, ferments in barrels. Sugar turns into alcohol. Wine is produced. Its taste and quality are determined, among other things, by the grape variety and the acid and sugar content of the must. The winegrowers always pay meticulous attention to cleanliness. Checking the must weight and temperature are important in order to quickly detect and react to any irregularities. Mistakes or sloppiness in the cellar can quickly cost a lot of money. During the training, the apprentices learn, among other things, everything about working in the vineyard, making wine, how wine is sensory assessed and how wine is marketed. Many of the apprentices come from winegrowing families. But if you have talent and enjoy making wine, you can also gain a foothold in this profession without any winegrowing roots. Either winemakers run their own winery, or they work in cooperatives or in other outside businesses. Sometimes they also work in gastronomy. The apprenticeship lasts three years. The apprentices come in roughly equal numbers from the Hauptschule, the Realschule and the Gymnasium. The choice of farm is therefore extremely important, especially when training to become a winemaker. Some winegrowers produce mass. Some set themselves the goal of producing truly great wines: Philosophy meets craft. Modern winemakers from Australia, New Zealand and California like to look over the shoulders of winemakers from "good old Germany" - and learn. No wonder, since the winegrowers here enjoy a good international reputation. Conversely, many German winemakers are also drawn to foreign countries after completing their training. The most important facts about training Official job title: winemaker Training duration: The training lasts three years. Form of training: Winemaker is a recognised training occupation under the Vocational Training Act (BBiG). The training, which is regulated nationwide, is offered in the agricultural sector. Examination: The final examination consists of a practical and a written part. The practical part lasts a maximum of seven hours. One examination task each from the areas of grape production, cellar management and marketing must be completed. The written part of the examination lasts five and a half hours. Here, knowledge in the areas of grape production, cellar management and economic and social studies is tested. Training locations: Winegrowers are trained in the training company and at the vocational school. The training company is usually a winery, often family-run. Often there are also lessons in inter-company facilities. Vocational school classes are held in blocks. Access: As with all recognised training occupations regulated by the Vocational Training Act (Berufsbildungsgesetz) or the Crafts Code (Handwerksordnung), no specific previous schooling or vocational training is legally required. Experience shows that one third of the apprentices have attended the Hauptschule, one third the Realschule and one third the Gymnasium. Aptitude: Winemakers need a distinct sense of taste, manual dexterity, technical understanding, should be physically fit and have a commercial inclination. Prospects: As a rule, winemakers only find jobs in the typical wine-growing regions. On the whole, German winegrowing businesses are well positioned, which is why experts generally rate the job prospects for committed winemakers positively. German winemakers also enjoy a good reputation among foreign winegrowing companies. Alternatives: Wine maker, farmer, gardener, forester
SWR Television, 3.15 p.m
Nowhere is South Tyrol, Italy's northernmost province, more Mediterranean than around Lake Kaltern. It is one of the warmest bathing lakes in the Alps and surrounded by a large wine-growing area. Wine has made the area prosperous. The film also takes us to the village of Tramin on the Wine Road, namesake of the white grape variety Gewürztraminer. The village causes a sensation with the contemporary architecture of its cellar cooperative and with one of the most original carnival parades in the Alpine region.
ORF III, 9.05 pm
The camera team visits a historic farmers' market in the old town of Bolzano and helps with the traditional grape harvest of world-famous brands such as Lagrein or Gewürztraminer.
SWR Television, 1.05 a.m
Wine, especially Riesling, is a cultural asset in Baden-Württemberg and therefore also protected by strict purity laws. But what happens if these are violated by "adulteration"? Then a winery can lose its reputation and write off the next harvest. Although Huck is of course also a wine lover, in this case his affinity for a "gold digger" determines his actual motivation. But Valerie, the beautiful widow of Anton Ottinger, the winemaker who recently died in an accident, is not only the official heiress to Ottinger's fortune - Huck's client, Ottinger's ex-wife Gisela, suspects that Valerie is behind a plot and that Ottinger did not die in an accident at work, as assumed. For Huck, however, this is no reason to keep the necessary distance from the attractive prime suspect while he has to find out who is responsible for the bungling of Ottinger's Riesling. The latter's death is apparently directly connected to the wine scandal. But only Huck's risky proximity to Valerie enables him to find out the true background and prevent a further escalation ...
hr fernsehen, 12.50 p.m
The riverboat is moored at the jetty in the wine town of Pinhao. There, chef Fritz Pichler and hotel manager Rudolph van der Meulen board an old port wine cellar.
Bavarian Television, 3.20 p.m
Franconians go down to the cellar to laugh: in the case of the "Närrische Weinprobe" this is even true, because here people celebrate and laugh between centuries-old wine barrels. Together with word acrobat Oliver Tissot, the funniest moments of the wine tasting 2019 will be looked back on. Among others, excerpts of the performances of Martin Rassau, newcomer Thomas Väth and wine farmer Günter Stock will be shown.
hr fernsehen, 2.45 p.m
September is the month of the grape harvest and perfect for tasting the delicious local wines. This can be done conventionally in the bodegas, but also in a completely different way during a ride on the "Wine Express", a wooden train on wheels that takes visitors to a tasting in the middle of the vineyard.
SWR Television, 3.45 p.m
Agriculture in the Southwest thrives on its diversity - from small mountain pastures in the Black Forest and Westerwald, orchards on Lake Constance and in Rheinhessen, vineyards between the Kaiserstuhl and Ahr, sheep and goat farms between the Swabian Alb and Hunsrück. As diverse as the landscapes in the southwest are, as varied is the history of the farms. The winemaker's daughter and former wine queen Julia Bertram has founded her own winery. Her Pinot Noirs from the Ahr are award-winning - and are now enjoyed with herring in Scandinavia and with Kobe beef in Japan. In their vineyards, everything is done by hand, because the slate slopes are too steep for machinery. Besides the taste, this is exactly what makes their wine so popular. Because behind every food and drink there is a story - the story of its creation or the story of the farm and the people who produced it.
3sat, 1.00 a.m
They call it "the island with 100 faces": L'Île de la Réunion, the somewhat different piece of France in the middle of the Indian Ocean, is more than just a bathing island. La Réunion impresses with its diversity: from sandy beaches to volcanic craters, from tropical rainforests to 3,000-metre-high mountains, the French overseas department has a lot to offer. Presenter Wasiliki Goutziomitros takes a closer look at the island. At the beginning of her journey Wasiliki Goutziomitros helps a winegrower with the grape harvest.
N24 DOKU, 1.10 p.m
3sat, 4.15 pm
Along the Loire, famous wine regions such as Sancerre attract visitors.
3sat, 5.00 p.m
Tamina Kallert and her friend Franziska rent a houseboat. Their itinerary touches on medieval towns like Carcassonne, leads through the middle of the wine-growing regions of the Minervois and the Corbière and through charming towns like Narbonne and Béziers. The Canal du Midi, one of the oldest waterways in Europe, is a masterpiece of engineering: begun in 1666 and completed in only 14 years of construction, it has 328 locks, bridges and tunnels. Once important for transporting wine, it is now France's most popular canal for houseboat holidays.
3sat, 9.00 p.m
Nowhere is South Tyrol more Mediterranean than around Lake Kaltern. It is one of the warmest bathing lakes in the Alps and surrounded by a large wine-growing area. Wine has made the region prosperous. Numerous manors and castles characterise the landscape. Italian flair can be felt especially in Bolzano. While the majority of South Tyroleans speak German, most Bolzano residents are Italian native speakers. The film also takes us to the village of Tramin on the Wine Road, namesake of the white grape variety Gewürztraminer. The village causes a stir with the contemporary architecture of its cellar cooperative and one of the most original carnival parades in the Alpine region.
Bavarian Television, 10.00 p.m
Oti Schmelzer is a passionate winegrower, cabaret artist and road maintenance worker at the Knetzgau motorway maintenance department in Lower Franconia. Since 2011, he has been a regular performer at "Fastnacht in Franken" and is enjoying growing popularity. But at home it takes a long time before he receives the longed-for recognition from his parents as a comedian and for his radical modernisation of the inherited business. As a child, the Franconian Oti Schmelzer is a tomboy who can hardly be tamed. At the age of eleven he discovers his talent for making other people laugh. Strangers applaud him, but he waits in vain for recognition from his parents. At first, Oti submits to his parents' will and more or less voluntarily tries out several professions, doing an apprenticeship as a gardener and an electrician with moderate enthusiasm. When the older brothers do not take over the farm with agriculture and vineyard, Oti becomes the farm heir. And he brings new ideas with him and, against his parents' resistance, radically restructures the farm: he sells the livestock and focuses entirely on growing grapes. To feed his family, he also takes a job as a road maintenance worker at the Knetzgau motorway maintenance department. At the same time, his "addiction" to entertaining people as a humourist never lets him go. After a short debut at the "Fastnacht in Franken" in 1999, it will take another 12 years before he gets a permanent place in the "Olympus of carnival" in Veitshöchheim. And the praise of his parents, which he had so longed for, finally arrived. But Oti's most important thing has long since become his viticulture. His mother, who is over 90, says: "Otmar is a little bit of a wizard", meaning Oti the winegrower - and Otmar the comedian.
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ANIXE, 0.45 a.m
What Piedmont is to truffles, Bavaria is to beer, Bordeaux is all about full-bodied and powerful red wine. Here, deep in the west of France, not only one of the most famous vines thrives, no, one of the most traditional wine cultures in the world is cultivated here. Wine and the enjoyment associated with it are emblematic of this city on the Garonne, giving it that typically elegant French touch. Whether in fashion, perfume, food or even wine, everything is avant-garde with the French. You don't walk here, you stroll. They have an exemplary understanding of the art of living, and wine is the elixir.
ANIXE, 3.25 p.m
Actor Falk-Willy Wild explores traditional villages, idyllic vineyards, chapels decorated with frescoes, remote monasteries, old churches. And he meets inhabitants who welcome their guest with open arms. Of course, wine tasting at one of the most famous wineries, Zambartas, will not be missed out.
3sat, 2.00 p.m
Thanks to constant ash rains, the slopes of Mount Etna are among the most fertile in all of Italy. That is why the inhabitants of Catania accept the danger and grow the best oranges and excellent wine there. "A volcano that smokes does not explode," they say.
3sat, 3 .30 pm
The landscape of the Canary Island of Lanzarote is marked by volcanic cylinders that bear witness to the battle between fire and water. Wind and ash have made the land extremely fertile. But it is not easy to farm. The excellent wines are proof of how resilient man and nature are.
SWR Television, 8.15 p.m
Since 1351, i.e. for 669 years, the Stockach Fools have been allowed to hold a Fools' Court once a year in memory of their founding father, arch-fool "Hans Kuony von Stocken". The punishment is traditionally measured in "buckets of wine". According to an old Austrian measure, a "bucket" holds no less than 60 litres. SWR television will broadcast this highlight of the Swabian-Alemannic carnival on Schmotziger Dunschtig, with expert and humorous commentary by SWR presenter Kristin Haub and Stockach court jester Rainer Vollmer.
ANIXE, 8.00 a.m
The well-known television chef Johann Lafer goes on a journey of discovery with Anixe to his beautiful homeland - Styria. The wonderful wine country impresses the chef with its beauty.
3sat, 4.45 p.m
Georgia is nestled between the Black and Caspian Seas, between the Greater and Lesser Caucasus. The film portrays the everyday life of the people living there. In the port city of Batumi, they dream of becoming the Las Vegas of the East, while in Kakheti, wine is still pressed in huge clay pots, the kvevris.
3sat, 1.30 pm
Merano is called "the pearl of South Tyrol"; a Mediterranean attitude to life combines with the tradition of a noble health resort. Empress Sisi once made Merano famous through her stays. Franz Graf Pfeil, for example, a passionate winemaker, combines wine and art on his old estate.
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3sat, 2.30 p.m
Even before the sun rises, in the north, in one of the Bay Area's oldest industrial regions, workers are busy in the gently rolling vineyards of Napa Valley. The winemakers there are among the largest and most famous producers of American wine.
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arte, 5.20 p.m
London is the main settlement of Kiritimati, the largest coral island in the world. The so-called Christmas Island in the middle of the Pacific is threatened by climate change and nuclear waste - but it is also home to a solution-oriented population that refuses to be beaten down. According to Tokobea, the coconut palm is one of the island's most important sources of life because of its versatility. Since the land of Christmas Island belongs to all inhabitants, Tokobea can use every palm tree for the production of his sweet palm wine.
ANIXE, 0.45 a.m
Of course, we also go on a culinary expedition in the Cape and here the traditional wine from South Africa must not be missed.
3sat, 3 .35 p.m
The gold of today in New Zealand is wine, as winemaker Nick Mills tells us. Pinot Noir is the best-known grape variety from the southernmost of all vineyards, which has gained international recognition. Just as ships full of hopeful gold miners used to come to New Zealand, today they set off in the opposite direction, laden with wine.
3sat, 1.20 pm
Different seasons shape life on our planet. Their perpetual cycle determines life in the vineyards in autumn, bringing new opportunities and dangers.