ARD-alpha, 9.30 a.m.
Jan Hock is no normal vintner: he works with 33 mentally handicapped people and manages the viticulture of the Lebenshilfe Bad Dürkheim. Not a job like any other. The 30-year-old winemaker gives people with mental disabilities back a piece of normality by finding them work with him. He likes the warmth of working with his special helpers. They put their hearts into it, are brutally honest, there are always surprises and it is nice to see how everyone shows up to work motivated every morning. But this year everything is different. Because of the rainy spring and summer, he expects a poor harvest and heavy financial losses. At the same time, the self-help association Lebenshilfe depends on the income from viticulture, which it uses to support other, less lucrative areas of the association and to maintain jobs for people with mental disabilities. Jan Hock has a heavy burden on his shoulders. Will he manage to keep the financial losses as low as possible and thus preserve the jobs for Lebenshilfe? In addition, he and his wife are expecting a child. Right now, they would both like to have more time to adjust to the new situation. But Jan Hock is under so much pressure professionally that he can hardly manage that. So everything comes together for the young winemaker this autumn.
SWR Television, 12.15 p.m.
For one week, Sarah Wiener's life revolves around wine. In the vineyards of the Herber family on the Upper Moselle, Sarah helps with the grape harvest together with harvest helpers from three nations and is rewarded with Saarland dishes in the evening. So close to the border with France, heated discussions break out about whether French or Germans make the better wine. Winegrowing in the Saarland has a tradition dating back more than 2,000 years. Sarah Wiener visits the Herber winery in Perl, picturesquely situated on the Upper Moselle in the border triangle of Luxembourg, France and Germany. Harvesters and family have been coming together for the September grape harvest for three generations. Grandmother Hildegard Herber, who is now 90 years old, has been helping out in her parents' vineyard since she was a child. For one week, Sarah Wiener's life revolves around wine. She becomes part of the winegrowers' family, gets to know harvest workers from France, Poland and Germany, works with them and cooks for them. When they eat together in the vineyard, heated discussions sometimes break out, for example about what the French think of German wine or who looked deeper into the glass at the end. And there are also discussions about which dishes the French-Algerian harvest workers prefer and what Sarah will bring to the table as the final meal for four nations.
arte, 19.40
The climatic zones for grapevines are moving north, while winegrowers in southern Europe have to fear for their existence. So Anne Engrav in Norway is hoping for the first successful harvest. Climate change is still an advantage for most winegrowers. The hot summers of recent years have produced great vintages. Nevertheless, Spanish and German winegrowers also have to use ideas and passion to face the challenges of global warming. Researchers at Geisenheim University of Viticulture have long warned of negative consequences: Late frost in spring and heavy rain in summer.
Das Erste (ARD), 7.45 p.m.
Parabolic flights are becoming increasingly popular with multimillionaires. Once they reach the top, this event must of course be celebrated, preferably with champagne. But champagne in its classic form is not made for consumption in weightlessness. An international team of researchers has tackled this urgent problem - Anja Reschke presents the results in "Wissen vor acht - Zukunft".
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WDR Television, 8.15 p.m.
New Year's Eve is just around the corner - and what's a better toast than a nice sparkling wine? Or would you prefer to welcome the new year with champagne? On the holidays, it can be a little exclusive. So it is not surprising that the sparkling wine industry makes 50 percent of its turnover at the turn of the year. How is sparkling wine actually made? The taster goes to Germany's largest wine-growing region and finds out. What makes champagne so unique and how big are the differences to sparkling wine? Björn Freitag travels to France. In Champagne, he visits a fifth-generation family business. But what to do when the noble drink no longer tingles properly? Taster Björn Freitag reaches into his bag of tricks and makes stale sparkling wine sparkle again. The best cocktails to celebrate: Björn Freitag shows recipes for sparkling New Year's Eve drinks. And if it was too much: WDR health expert Doc "Heiwi" Esser gives useful tips on how to avoid a hangover.
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WELT, 2.05 p.m.
Fine champagne from France, full-bodied red wine from Italy or strong Rioja from Spain. But German quality wines are nowhere to be found? Not at all! Nowadays, top drops of the finest grapes also come from German wineries and sparkling wine cellars that have won awards all over the world. The report meets top winemakers in their breathtaking vineyards, presents an East German sparkling wine success story and shows who is way ahead in this country when it comes to soils, vines and grapes.
arte, 10.50 a.m.
The face of Morocco is constantly changing. It is a land of a thousand shades, with a colour palette that ranges from green, blue, red and ochre to white. These colours have specific meanings, they are part of the culture, and each colour reveals a different side of the country. White is considered a sacred colour in Morocco. It stands for purity, but also for pomp and prestige. White stands for purity and for an elegant wine made on an estate in the region of Essaouira using ancient techniques. The programme is also available online from 01/01 to 08/01 on ARTE's Internet portal.
hr television, 8.15 p.m.
Half-timbered houses and big cities, natural and cultural landscapes: you can find it all on the Hessian river kilometres along the Main and Rhine. Seligenstadt with its charming old town, Hanau with its imposing castle, Offenbach with its long leather tradition, the Main metropolis Frankfurt with its high-rise buildings, Hochheim surrounded by vineyards and finally the place where the Main - opposite Mainz - flows into the Rhine. Nature reserves spread along the Rhine in the south of Hesse, making the heart of every nature lover beat faster. The tour then passes Wiesbaden, the capital of Hesse, through the wine-rich Rheingau region with its venerable St. Hildegard Monastery, the tourist magnet of Rüdesheim and on to the state border at Lorchhausen - an adventure tour for all the senses.
SWR Television, 11.15 a.m.
The winegrower Christoph Hammel from Kirchheim/Pfalz mainly had to deal with pests in the vineyard. Where today pheromone traps naturally deter the attackers, in the past people experimented generously with poisons. Even arsenic, dusted with bellows, and E 605 were used.
ANIXE, 3.20 pm
Sophie Schütt and "Anixe auf Reisen" take you to South Australia. From Adelaide we travel to the surrounding wine-growing regions and finally camp in the Australian outback.
SWR Television, 8.15 p.m.
Steep slopes and magnificent views, the Moselle is one of the most breathtaking rivers in Germany. But working on its banks has never been easy. Nevertheless, young people in particular are once again choosing to live along the Moselle - in France, Luxembourg and Germany. Rebecca Materne and Janina Schmitt belong to a new generation of winemakers who have rediscovered the steep slopes of the terraced Moselle. Rebecca Materne comes from the Ruhr area, Janina Schmitt from Hesse. In 2012, the friends leased a vineyard in Winningen near Koblenz - and grow Riesling on the slopes with a gradient of more than 50 degrees - without using machines or pesticides. The couple's life is characterised by the unpredictability of the weather and hard work: tying the vines in spring, bottling in ssummer grape harvest in autumn. It would not be possible without the help of family and friends. If both want to make a living from winegrowing one day, their business has to grow. But Materne & Schmitt are optimistic.
hr fernsehen, 8.15 p.m.
All around, enjoyment is not neglected on these discovery tours, for example during a visit to one of the legendary wine estates.
SWR Television, 9.00 p.m.
An unusual tour of historic inns in the southwest, each with its own special history. The Palatinate wine and beer tavern "Zum Alten Spital" is probably one of the last originals in Deidesheim. The landlord Vinzenz Trösch attaches great importance to preserving the wine tavern culture: with typical Palatinate dishes - and typical Palatinate hospitality. When Mikhail Gorbachev visited Deidesheim in 1990, security level 1 prevailed, but Vinzenz unceremoniously took the bodyguards off the street and into his wine tavern " because nobody cared about them" - they accepted the invitation. In the "Weinhaus zur Pfalz" in Kaub, the old "Free State of the Bottleneck" comes to life anew: with good food and drink and your own passports that open the door to a culinary discovery tour of Kaub. The legendary Weinhaus Hottum in Mainz's old town is a meeting place for theatre people, craftsmen and women, artists, students, pensioners - and also the Mainz carnival. Over a glass of wine, Andreas Schmitt, the president of the TV legend "Mainz bleibt Mainz" (Mainz remains Mainz), will give us a glimpse behind the scenes.
ZDF neo, 1.10 p.m.
Mankind's cultural memory has gaps. "Terra X" presenter Harald Lesch goes on the trail of knowledge that seems to have been lost in the course of time. When it comes to medicine, too, our ancestors were sometimes downright brilliant. A recipe for an eye ointment that is over 1000 years old turns out to be the cure for one of the biggest problems of modern medicine: multi-resistant hospital germs. The combination of onions, leeks, garlic, wine and ox bile produces an antibiotic that is highly effective even by today's standards. An impressive example of how we can still learn a lot from the lost knowledge of the past.
hr television, 5.15 p.m.
No trip to the Rheingau without culinary delights: At the traditional Mohr wine estate, the winegrower's wife Saynur Sonkaya-Neher conjures up Turkish delicacies on the table. The highlight: she serves matching wines from the vineyard's steep slopes - a successful combination.
NDR Television, 2.30 p.m.
In this episode of the "Nutrition Docs" Andrea R. comes to the practice. She has been suffering from rheumatism and the side effects of strong medication for over 30 years. The disease has made her an early pensioner. She is completely surprised by Anne Fleck's strategy: "You have to eat a lot of fat!" Good fats, which are found in salmon, tuna, mackerel or high-quality oils. Plus dark chocolate, black and green tea and three glasses of red wine a week, all of which have an anti-inflammatory effect. Will Andrea R. get another chance after three difficult decades?
hr television, 2.45 p.m.
All around, enjoyment is not neglected on these discovery tours, for example during a visit to one of the legendary wine estates.
ORF 2, 4.30 p.m.
In many places in Burgenland it was already 5 to 12 when it was realised that the decaying Kellerstöckel could still be used. Kellerstöckel are small wine cellars that were built directly on the edge of the vineyards, especially in southern Burgenland, between the Eisenberg in the north and as far as Heiligenbrunn. At that time, the grapes were processed there directly and the wine was stored in the cellar. Modern cellar technology, but above all the ever decreasing number of small winegrowers, caused the Kellerstöckel to fall into oblivion for a long time. Today they are considered a cultural treasure and a unique selling point in southern Burgenland tourism. Their preservation is promoted, and new ones are even built here and there. Thus, not only old cultural assets are revived, but the concept of renting out Kellerstöckel has become an important pillar for tourism in the region. Many guests appreciate the peace and idyll, and enjoy their holidays in the rediscovered Weinstöckel. Editor Gabriele Schiller went with cameramen Max Pehm and Michael Ritter on a search for clues in southern Burgenland to document the rediscovery of the Kellerstöckel.
VOX, 7.10 p.m.
Every year, countless new products and gadgets appear on the market worldwide. Among them are the most incredible inventions. In "Hot oder Schrott - Die Allestester" Detlef Steves and his wife Nicole as well as other completely different households all over Germany take a close look at extraordinary products from all over the world. Today: Copper Garden Distillery Arabia Safe and uncomplicated distilling of high-proof spirits in your own four walls, and quite legally? With the 0.5 litre "Copper Garden Distille Arabia" hobby distillation system for the home, this should be child's play even for beginners. The distillation unit has a high-quality copper look and is supposed to be versatile, e.g. for refining purchased drops with special aromas, for distilling brandy and beer schnapps or for producing essential oils.
SWR Television, 8.55 a.m.
The film accompanies Manfred Müller, the sacristan of St. Mary and St. Mark. He watches over the art treasures of the church. Stefan Riebel, a fisherman and winegrower, and Stefanie Wehrle, a wine and vegetable farmer, continue a family tradition with their professions that has been cultivated on the island for many centuries.
3sat, 10.50 a.m.
The Middle Rhine Valley provides material for sagas, operas and wars. There are castles by the kilometre and wine brought north by the Romans. Past the legendary Loreley, the Rhine flows to the Deutsches Eck in Koblenz, past the Siebengebirge to Bonn. The mineral-rich slate soils in the Rhine Valley are ideal for growing grapes. Bacharach also owes its wealth to grapes. The surrounding vineyards, steeply sloping and rich in tradition, are often still family-owned.
SR Television, 6.50 p.m.
Chambres d'hôtes is the French version of bed'n'breakfast: instead of staying in a hotel, you sleep in other people's homes. They rent out rooms, make breakfast, sometimes even dinner. In its series "Holidays with our Neighbours", "Wir im Saarland - Grenzenlos" regularly presents special addresses in the border region. In a special edition, this time we are going to the Alsatian Wine Route. The programme starts in Colmar. From there, the journey continues along the wine route to Kientzheim with the oldest wine brotherhood in Alsace and a cellar with 60,000 bottles. The tranquil village of Zellenberg offers a good contrast to the lively Ribeauvillé, which is popular with tourists. At the end, spectators leave the vineyards and drive a few kilometres uphill into the Vosges forest to Thannenkirch.
SWR Television, 11.15 a.m.
Mainz stands for Roman heritage, viticulture, joie de vivre, football and carnival. But what makes the capital of Rhineland-Palatinate tick? What is it that makes up the Mainzers' way of life and identity? To find out, the film shows a complete daily routine in Mainz - in front of and behind the scenes.
NDR Television, 11.30 a.m.
Alfred Krogemann is a barrel maker, the last of his kind in the north. His small barrel factory, which he took over from his father in 1964, is located in Bremen-Gröpelingen. Although he will soon hand over the business to his elder son, the 76-year-old is not thinking of quitting for a long time yet. Krogemann was practically born with a passion for the old craft: At the age of five, he already made his mother a small barrel for Mother's Day. Alfred Krogemann and his sons deliver their barrels to winegrowers and distilleries all over Europe. Although many large companies such as breweries or winegrowers have long since switched to aluminium, discerning producers still rely on wood and the flavour it brings. According to Krogemann, the factory already existed in the Middle Ages, in the heyday of cooperage, when all traders had their goods transported in barrels. The proximity to the harbour was decisive, which is why there were many cooperages in the Hanseatic city of Bremen. Even today, the famous Böttcherstraße bears witness to this. The film from the series "Typisch!" portrays Alfred Krogemann, who with his whole family has devoted himself to an old and dying craft.
ANIXE, 3.20 p.m.
During his trip, actor Falk-Willy Wild can see for himself that the Cypriot wines are of excellent quality. No wonder, because wine has been cultivated in Cyprus for thousands of years. An art that is also cultivated in the island's monasteries. The mountainous countryside with its idyllic little villages and ancient ruins on the coasts quickly make it clear that Cyprus is a destination for connoisseurs.
SR Television, 6.10 a.m.
Chambres d'hôtes is the French version of bed'n'breakfast: instead of staying in a hotel, you sleep in other people's homes. They rent out rooms, make breakfast, sometimes even dinner. In its series "Holidays with our Neighbours", "Wir im Saarland - Grenzenlos" regularly presents special addresses in the border region. In a special edition, this time we are going to the Alsatian Wine Route. The programme starts in Colmar. From there, the journey continues along the wine route to Kientzheim with the oldest wine brotherhood in Alsace and a cellar with 60,000 bottles. The tranquil village of Zellenberg offers a good contrast to the lively Ribeauvillé, which is popular with tourists. At the end, spectators leave the vineyards and drive a few kilometres uphill into the Vosges forest to Thannenkirch.
SWR Television, 8.15 p.m.
Agriculture in the Southwest lives from its diversity - from the small mountain pastures in the Black Forest and Westerwald, the orchards at Lake Constance and in Rheinhessen, the vineyards between Kaiserstuhl and Ahr, sheep and goat farms between the Swabian Alb and Hunsrück. The stories of the farms are as diverse as the landscapes. Some have been family-owned for generations - like the Guckertshof in Mannheim or the Hofgut Eichen in Rehlingen in Saarland. Here, the farmers continue old traditions - or revive them. The Hoffmann family, for example, has been growing wine again for a few years. Other farms that lacked successors have been taken over by "new farmers", such as the Reyerhof in Stuttgart. 400 members have founded a "solidary agriculture" in which people once again feed themselves directly from their own farm. 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 in Scandinavia with herring or in Japan with Kobe beef. Julia's vineyards are too steep for machines - so everything is done by hand. That is precisely what makes her wine so popular. Because behind every food there is a story - the story of its creation or the story of the farm and the people who produced it. The SWR documentary takes viewers into the farming worlds of the southwest. They experience farms and fields, people, animals and their stories in impressive images from the air, on the pastures and between the furrows of the fields - in unique footage from 100 years of history.
arte, 1.00 p.m.
In the south of France, the largest wine-growing region in the world stretches across a wide strip of land from Montpellier to Perpignan. In the Languedoc, the vine has been an integral part of life for centuries. With their work and knowledge, the winegrowers have shaped the landscape, expanded their estates and contributed to the prosperity of the entire region.
hr television, 8.15 p.m.
In the east of Cape Town, world-renowned wines grow against a breathtaking backdrop, which is why you should definitely pay a visit to the Winelands and their farms.
Phoenix, 15.45
Slovenia - magnificent landscapes that could not be more different: the high mountain peaks of the Julian Alps with gorges and river valleys, fascinating caves and karst areas, picturesque wine villages and picturesque coastal towns, such as the Venetian-like Piran.
SWR Television, 11.20 a.m.
Maulbronn Monastery Church is more than 800 years old and has lost none of its radiance on people. The Romanesque-Gothic masterpiece is the focal point of Maulbronn Monastery, a UNESCO World Heritage Site that preserves the Cistercian tradition to this day, even though the monks left the monastery centuries ago. In a rather unusual way, Frank Jaggy pays his respects to the Cistercians who used to live and work here. He is a winegrower and admires the amazingly ingenious way the monks laid out the stone terraces for growing grapes many hundreds of years ago. They knew how to make the best use of the sun's position for their measured and monastic wine. But this method of construction means hard physical work for the winegrower, as large, modern machines can hardly get through.
hr television, 8.15 p.m.
This time Dieter Voss is on the road in Butzbach, between the foothills of the Taunus and the Wetterau. In the district of Nieder-Weisel, the two sisters Ulli Scholz and Jutta Schöfend have realised a very unusual idea: every Friday they open the large kitchen of their shop "Weinsinn und Eigenart" and invite people to finger food and wine tasting free of charge.
SWR Television, 8.15 p.m.
Hardly anyone knows that one of the most successful beer stories began in the wine-growing region between the Moselle and the Rhine. It is the story of two energetic emigrants who, with the Budweiser Brewery, created the world's largest beer empire in the USA - Eberhard Anheuser and Adolphus Busch! In the early 1840s, Eberhard Anheuser from Bad Kreuznach set off for the New World. In 1857, Adolphus Busch from Mainz Kastel also emigrates to America. At this time, many people from this region leave their homeland; hunger and unemployment prevail on the left bank of the Rhine from the Palatinate to the Rhineland. In the rapidly expanding USA, on the other hand, workers were in demand. Anheuser and Busch join forces and brew a beer according to the Bohemian Pilsener method, which they have cribbed from a brewery in Budvar, Bohemia, and call it "Budweiser". The two are not the only emigrants from the Southwest to make their fortune brewing beer in the USA. The breweries of Frederick Miller from Riedlingen and David Gottlob Juengling from Aldingen also became large and famous. They all ensure that a beer culture of its own develops in the USA, with beer gardens and beer saloons - and that the beer pioneers become rich and respected citizens in their new homeland. But in 1920 Prohibition came to the USA, banning beer brewing. Many breweries have to close down, only a few survive. It was not until 1933, after the end of Prohibition, that things started to look up again. Those that survived - among them Anheuser and Busch or Juengling - grew to new greatness. Many remain family-owned for a long time, but over time most are sold to large beverage corporations - including Anheuser and Busch. Nevertheless, the memory of this unique history of German immigrants in the USA is still alive. It is still considered a successful example of the integration of people who fled hardship and a lack of prospects and made their fortune in America. The film tells the story of German emigrants from the Southwest who made "in beer" with the help of unique archive photos as well as archive film footage, atmospheric filming especially at today's locations. Beer, Palatinate and history experts who still have a connection to this history will have their say.
ANIXE, 14.15 hrs
We go out into the countryside and discover the famous marula tree, whose fruit is considered the elephants' favourite food. And of course we will also go on a culinary expedition in the Cape and here the traditional wine from South Africa must not be missed.
ANIXE, 15.20 hrs
With the language school we go on a wine tasting of 16 different varieties, including sweet liqueur wine.
hr fernsehen, 9.00 p.m.
The Rheingau and its wine have often been sung about - and filmed almost as often. But despite all the idylls and clichés: time has not stood still in this region either. Even in the beautiful Rheingau, residents - and especially the winegrowers - have to face new challenges. These include dealing with the clearly noticeable "climate change" as well as the search for modern forms of production and marketing. And of course, the Rheingau and its wine have also become a bit "multicultural" and globalised. The film observes how the wine develops in 2017 right up to the pressing and accompanies the protagonists in their work.
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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, but one of the most traditional wine cultures in the world is cultivated. Wine and its associated pleasures 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.
WDR Television, 7.20 a.m.
Lake Constance is one of the largest and most beautiful inland waters in Central Europe. For thousands of years, the region has been known for its fertile soils. Apples were harvested on its shores as early as 4000 years ago - today the wines from the region's top vineyards are world-famous.
hr television, 10.30 a.m.
In the first part, the film takes you from the deep forests of the Fichtelgebirge past the Haßberge mountains to the vineyards around Würzburg.
SWR Television, 3.15 p.m.
Cooper, cooper or cooper - it is a craft that only a few still master. Ralf Mattern from Deidesheim in the Palatinate is one of them. In his business he builds barrels up to a size of 20,000 litres. And they are not only in demand in the southwest, but worldwide. The wood for the staves comes largely from the Palatinate forest. The oak boards have to be stored in the yard for several years in wind and weather until the tannins have been washed out. Only then does the cooper shape them so that they can later be joined together to form a perfect barrel. It takes Ralf Mattern and his journeymen around 40 hours of work, a lot of muscle power and experience. Machines play only a minor role, because the craft has hardly changed in the last two thousand years.
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hr television, 10.00 a.m.
Life along the Mekong is hard and full of privation. The farmers live on maize, wheat and potatoes, but wine also grows along the river. The oldest vines are in Cizhong, a small Tibetan-Christian village where the church has survived the turmoil of history almost unscathed.
SWR Television
Women's power on the river: In the idyllic villages between Cochem and Koblenz, presenter Steffen König goes on an expedition to women who know the world and love the Moselle. But working on its banks has never been easy for the winegrowers. Nevertheless, young people in particular are once again choosing to live along the Moselle - in France, Luxembourg and Germany.
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3sat, 10.00 a.m.
More than 1000 cellar alleys are among the most characteristic cultural assets of Lower Austria. 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 to 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.
3sat, 10.45 a.m.
It is the vastness that captivates visitors to the Weinviertel. "The quarter under the Manhartsberg", so called since 1254, conveys a feeling of endlessness. It is no coincidence that the Weinviertel bears its name - viticulture determines the landscape in all its cultural forms and has always been formative for the inhabitants of this region. It is a gentle, warm hilly country that is used by people but has still preserved many original characteristics, a quiet land with a lot of past and hidden treasures.
hr television, 4.45 p.m.
Once a year, regular guests, cider pressers and friends of the house meet at the Hainmühle in Homberg (Ohm) for a big menu with cider. The chefs have come up with many new dishes. In each one, the apple is to be found as an ingredient. For the simple country inn, the seven-course cider menu is a great challenge. There is enough room for a hundred guests, and they are offered a lot: first hand cheese carpaccio with autumnal salads, then an apple mustard soup, autumnal Hessian pizza Charlotte of pike perch and smoked trout with apple and horseradish sauce; outside there is then gingerbread ice cream with apple chip and in the main course sauerbraten of Vogelsberg wild boar with spaetzle casserole and red cabbage, followed by the Winter-Schmackofatz. A different type of apple wine is served with each course. The camera was there all day: in the kitchen, cellar and guest room.
ZDF neo, 6.30 p.m.
Salmon, champagne and sushi: luxury is also available at discounters. But can it be good? Michelin-starred chef Nelson Müller shows where you can save money. And where good quality is worth the price. In an extensive consumer study, Nelson Müller examines what really tastes better: No-name or brand. He explains how people are cheating when it comes to high-end foodstuffs. Supermarkets and discounters are the main beneficiaries of the desire for small luxuries. What sounds noble can even be particularly cheap. Food technician Sebastian Lege shows how the cheapest wine from the Tetra Pak can be turned into a bizarre noble drop. In the end, this is sold as a melodious Secco Rosato - another trick of the food industry. Nelson Müller asks 100 testers to taste: salmon, champagne and Serrano ham, all once from a big brand manufacturer and once in the cheap version. The study shows that the no-name products can usually keep up. For certain products, however, the brand has the edge in terms of taste.
3sat, 1.30 p.m.
The vineyards in the Ahr Valley are still in hibernation. But that is deceptive. Between bare vines, top chef Jean-Marie Dumaine gathers his very special ingredients: fresh wild herbs. His dishes with these local delicacies are known far beyond the Ahr Valley. On his herb walks, which lead through picturesque vineyards and river courses of the Ahr Valley, he teaches participants to recognise the inconspicuous greenery along the way.
SWR Television (RP), 6.05 p.m.
Oberhausen used to bear the name 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.
SWR Television, 8.15 p.m.
South of Freiburg, between the Rhine and the heights of the Black Forest, the Markgräflerland stretches out in the sunshine and is rich in orchards, vineyards and hot springs. The fertile region in the border triangle of Germany, France and Switzerland looks back on an eventful history. Traces of the Romans, who annexed the area to the Roman Empire in 70 AD, can still be found along the Roman Trail from Badenweiler via Müllheim to Heitersheim. The Markgräflerland has borne its name since 1444. It is spoiled by the sun. The Markgräflerland owes its mild climate to the Mediterranean air that flows here via a passage between the Swiss Jura and the Vosges, the so-called Burgundian Gate. Fruit and wine thrive excellently on the fertile soils of the just one thousand square kilometres of land. Chasselas characterises the region.
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MDR Television, 12.30 p.m.
When Ulrike inherits a vineyard near Barcelona, she meets and falls in love with the charming Pablo. After she is fired by her jealous boss, she wants to start a new life on her vineyard - with Pablo. What she doesn't suspect: Pablo is the son of an unscrupulous businessman who has it in for her property.
Das Erste (ARD), 4.10 p.m.
While ex-wine queen Katharina goes out to harvest grapes in the tranquil hinterland, cruise director Klaus Gruschka is summoned on board for a breathalyser test.
3sat, 5.45 p.m.
Jordan has many cosmopolitan representatives: outstanding doctors, lawyers, architects who work all over the world. Highly qualified professionals like Faris, who trains pilots over the Wadi Rum desert. Or like Omar, who as a successful winemaker in a Muslim country has reached world level with his red "Saint George".
arte, 13.00
The Westin Hotel in Paris is situated in a prime location between Place Vendôme and Rue de Rivoli. A luxury address for well-heeled tourists and grand occasions. In 1976, a wine tasting was held here that was clearly too bitter for the French palate...
WORLD, 3.25 p.m.
In the small Palatinate town of Landau, Felicitas learns how fine wines are made. On the estate of the Rebholz winegrowing family, very special wines have been produced for more than 100 years. Felicitas helps winemaker Valentin with the harvest. And at Martin Wörner's in Rheinhessen she gets to really stamp her feet - for trendy natural wine. The best grapes are then put in the food truck for a Palatinate interpretation of Toast Hawaii. With Comté, saddle of venison and grapes.
Bavarian Television, 8.15 p.m.
The "Närrische Weinprobe" (Foolish Wine Tasting) from the State Court Cellar of the Residenz in Würzburg offers genuine Franconian "Urgewächse". This wine tasting of a special kind is presented by Martin Rassau and Nicole Then, supported by Franconian cabaret artists.
ANIXE, 11.50 p.m.
The language school takes you to a wine tasting of 16 different varieties, including sweet liqueur wine.
3sat, 4.00 p.m.
Pilgrims of St James have been passing through this region for over 1000 years and - on their way to Santiago de Compostela - breathe the pure air in the largest beech forest in Europe. They admire the 500-metre-high steep walls of narrow gorges and visit the ancient monasteries and churches. The Spanish pre-Pyrenees became internationally famous mainly through Ernest Hemingway, who appreciated the region's inexpensive and good wine.
hr television, 4.00 p.m.
Six noblewomen from different regions in Germany compete in a cross-border cooking competition: from North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate and Baden-Württemberg. They present their estate, their everyday life and their family life and prepare a three-course menu. This time Irmgard von Canal is the hostess at her 15th-century Freiherr von Heddesdorff estate in Winningen on the Moselle, with a menu featuring red lentil salad with freshly smoked eel, poached veal fillet with potato dumplings and vegetable julienne, and chocolate cake with Riesling zabaglione.
SWR Television, 5.00 p.m.
Simin Sadeghi traces the secrets of port wine and tries her hand at blending different wines in a winemaker's laboratory.
SWR Television, 9.15 a.m.
Since the beginning of the 20th century, Salem has been the ancestral seat of the House of Baden, through whose ancestral gallery the current heir apparent, Hereditary Prince Bernhard, leads the way. He is proud that it has been possible to preserve the tradition of the monks with their gardens and vineyards and to continue the togetherness of castle lords, craftsmen and boarders within the old walls.
ANIXE, 3.20 p.m.
Kaltern am See in South Tyrol. This is where Italian "dolce vita" and South Tyrolean down-to-earthness meet and lend a very special charm to the region and its people. In the region, everything revolves around wine, the No. 1 export. Along the South Tyrolean Wine Road, numerous wineries await you, where you can learn everything about the different grape varieties and growing areas. And as everywhere, you are invited to taste the wines, amidst cosy Alpine romance or at the Kalterer Wine Festival, which takes place every year at the beginning of September.
Bavarian Television, 11.10 a.m.
Life on the Mekong is hard and full of privation. The farmers live on maize, wheat and potatoes, but wine also grows along the river. The oldest vines are in Cizhong, a small Tibetan-Christian village where the church has survived the turmoil of history almost unscathed.
Arte, 10.45 a.m.
Millions of vines reach for the sky on the gentle hills of Argentina's Mendoza province. Centuries ago, the Incas established irrigation systems here to transport the meltwater from the mountains down into the valley.
hr fernsehen, 12.50 p.m.
Chalon-sur-Saône and Lyon - the Riverboat travels through the culinary Mecca of France. The historic rooms of an old winery make Klaus Gosda's heart beat faster - his wife and he feel like "God in France" amidst the vineyards.
3sat, 1.15 pm
The Swiss university professor Thomas Stocker is one of the world's most renowned, but also most fiercely opposed climate researchers. For some he is a shining light, for others an irritant. Was the hot and dry summer of 2018 simply beautiful, a reason to rejoice, or was it rather a wake-up call that must not go unheard? Wine wants to be spoiled - by the sun. It likes it dry and warm. Then it also pleases the winegrower with a good harvest and the wine lover with a noble taste. Only in a narrow climate belt, roughly between the 40th and 50th parallel north, are there optimal conditions for growing wine. Germany is better known as a white wine country. The light-coloured grapes do not like it quite so hot. They thrive better in typical German weather, which - compared to the Mediterranean variety - is somewhat harsher. Less warm, more frost in winter and rainier summers. In the more northerly regions of Germany, however, conditions have always been difficult, even for the cultivation of light grape varieties. That is why traditional wine-growing areas - mostly on sun-exposed slopes - are mainly found in southern Germany. But this could change in the future.
3sat, 1.25 pm
In the past, it was New Zealand's gold miners who settled in this rugged region in the hope of making big money. Today, Otago's inhabitants secure their prosperity with wine, which has earned the winegrowers worldwide respect. The South Island is dominated by the New Zealand Alps, a mighty mountain range from which huge glaciers push down into the valley. There they meet dense temperate rainforests. This diverse nature is unparalleled anywhere else in the world and also inspires modern scientists and soldiers of fortune from Germany. Many have made New Zealand their new home. With around 79 percent of New Zealand's total wine production and 23,600 hectares under cultivation, the Marlborough region is by far the largest wine-growing area in New Zealand today. Pinot Noir is the best-known grape variety of 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.