3sat, 5.10 a.m.
Along the Loire, famous wine regions like Sancerre attract visitors.
3sat, 10.20 a.m.
September is the month of the grape harvest and perfect for sampling the delicious local drops, for example during a ride on the "Wine Express", a wooden train on wheels that takes visitors to a tasting in the middle of the vineyard.
ANIXE, 4.15 p.m.
Kaltern on the lake in South Tyrol. This is where Italian "dolce vita" and South Tyrolean down-to-earthness meet, giving the region and its people a very special charm. 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 like everywhere else, you are invited to taste the wines, in the midst of cosy Alpine romance or at the Kalterer Wine Festival, which takes place every year at the beginning of September.
arte, 12.15 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 journey 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.
arte, 13.00
In the south of France, the largest wine-growing region in the world stretches over a wide strip of land from Montpellier to Perpignan. In 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. The programme is also available online from 26/06 to 13/07 on ARTE's internet portal.
ARD-alpha, 4.30 p.m.
Prosecco - the semi-sparkling wine has its home in the Veneto. On the cemetery island of San Michele off Venice, wine lovers preserve the vines of a former monastery garden and the last historic wine cellar in Venice. The wine tastes slightly salty as it absorbs the salt of the lagoon through the soils. Franz Gernstl has not discovered the "light and wholesome cuisine" that the Veneto is said to offer. But he has found something equally valuable: hospitality. Refined dishes with few ingredients. And wine that tastes of salt. You won't find that anywhere else.
SWR Television, 6.15 p.m.
The Middle Rhine, a region steeped in legend and a World Heritage Site, is said to be home to special people. Three of them introduce their homes between castles and vines: Horst Maurer is more the romantic type. The World Heritage guide comes from a family of winegrowers and knows all the legends and tales of the region.
hr television, 9.00 p.m.
In the east of Cape Town, wines of world renown grow against a breathtaking backdrop, which is why you should definitely pay a visit to the Winelands and their farms.
SWR Television, 10.00 a.m.
Late autumn in Rust. The wine is in the barrels. Thomas and Paul taste their first wine: something particularly fine is developing. Peace might have returned if Mother Stickler had not started to renovate the inn. The building work and especially Hermione's hectic energy keep everyone on their toes. Then the state conservator bursts into the house and stops the building work: An anonymous complaint has put him on the spot.
ARD-alpha, 9.45 a.m.
The Southern Wine Route is almost Mediterranean. It begins around Landau in the Palatinate, where the German Wine Route winds its way through gently rolling vineyards. The tranquil winegrowing villages stretch like a string from the Rhine plain to the French border. And nowhere is the Pfälzer Schoppen, served in the typical Dubbeglas, missing.
3sat, 2.45 p.m.
Croatia has experienced a real boom in recent years: secluded bays, vineyards, large forests, lakes and culturally and historically valuable buildings are responsible for this. Follow in the footsteps of Winnetou and discover the green heart of the country on the Adriatic coast. Wine roads, tradition and old handicrafts as well as a rich gastronomic offer characterise Croatia from Zagreb, over the Plitvice Lakes to the coast of Istria.
SWR Television, 3.15 p.m.
Agriculture in the Southwest lives from its diversity - from the small mountain pastures in the Black Forest and Westerwald, the fruit orchards at Lake Constance and in Rheinhessen, the vineyards between 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. Some have been family-owned for generations - like the Guckertshof in Mannheim or the Nickolaus fruit farm just outside Mainz. Here, more than 80 varieties of fruit grow on more than 90,000 trees. Other farms that lacked successors have been taken over by "new farmers", like the Reyerhof in Stuttgart. 400 members have founded a "solidarity agriculture" in which people once again feed themselves directly from their own farm. The Kiefer family in the Kaiserstuhl region is fully committed to ecological farming in the winery they founded in 2007. Between the vines, mother, daughter and son have planted seed strips that keep moisture in the soil during dry periods and at the same time provide a habitat for numerous insects. Alex and Michael Christ from Kratzenburg are in the process of building up a livelihood by breeding cattle and goats. Both have a full-time job outside farming - and plough around the clock to be able to live entirely from the farm. Christoph Hönig at Lake Constance has already managed this - with 12,000 chickens and a herd of bison. The documentary takes viewers into the world of farming in the southwest. Viewers experience the farms and fields, the people, the animals and their stories in impressive images from the air, on the pastures, between the furrows of the fields - and in unique shots from 100 years of film history.
ARD-alpha, 8.15 p.m.
The Moselle - that's at least 25 spectacular loops spread over 545 kilometres of waterway and lots of castles. Whether you travel the region by boat, by bike or on foot, in addition to unique vineyards, a diverse culture and enchanting nature, you will always encounter very warm hosts. This is one of the reasons why the Moselle region has long been one of the most popular holiday destinations.
SWR Television, 3.15 p.m.
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 and in Japan with Kobe beef. In their vineyards, everything is done by hand, because the slate slopes are too steep for machinery. Besides the taste, this is what makes their wine so popular.
arte, 19.40
The Luxembourg Moselle is just 39 river kilometres long between the two border towns of Wasserbillig and Schengen. The Moselle is densely populated here, yet in many places it is a natural paradise with vineyards as far as the eye can see. This is where Henri Ruppert, an eighth-generation winegrower, lives in his vineyard, where he grows Riesling, Pinot Gris and Pinot Blanc.
ARD-alpha, 7.30 a.m.
How is wine actually made from grapes? Willi wants to know and follows the path of the grapes from the harvest to the bottle. Of course, Willi helps with the harvest and learns from Otto, the winegrower from Kitzingen, that there are two different ways of picking the grapes. Either laboriously by hand or fully automatically with a machine. Willi also takes a close look at the next steps in the process: The grapes are collected in a vat, weighed and transported to the wine press hall. And then comes the big moment - pressing the vines. The juice thus obtained is filtered, transferred to large tanks and put into large barrels for fermentation. Now, finally, the wine is made! But how does it get into the bottle? It is transported to a factory for this purpose. Here Willi also sees a piece of cork oak, from which the cork for the wine bottles is made. And at the last stage of the process, labelling the wine bottle, another surprise awaits the reporter: the very special Willi wine bottle!
3sat, 5.00 p.m.
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. Everywhere, Georgians demonstrate their hospitality, culinary skills and drinking skills.
arte, 19.40
In Germany, the Moselle is associated with one thing above all: wine. For years, the reputation of Moselle wine was very poor, but now some local winegrowers are among the best in their field. For example, the 26-year-old Kilian Franzen and his partner Angelina Lenz. For their noblest wines, they have to climb the steepest vineyard in Europe. Slopes of up to 65 degrees make working in the Calmont a truly alpine challenge.
3sat, 11.50 a.m.
On the border to Albania, Lojze Wieser and Martin Traxl navigate the largest inland body of water in the Balkans, Lake Scutari, on whose shores the autochthonous Crmnicko wine thrives. And between Bar and Ulcinj, the two walk through olive groves with 1000- to 2000-year-old stands.
arte, 19.40
Saint-Emilion still maintains the tradition of the Jurade, a relic from the time when the world-famous wine town still belonged to the Kingdom of England.
Das Erste (ARD), 8.15 p.m.
Henriette Richter-Röhl has to deal with a series of strokes of fate as the junior boss of the "Weingut Wader": first she loses her beloved father, then there is a dispute about the inheritance and finally the traditional family business is on the brink of collapse. Alone, she fights against the selfish interests of her relatives, played by Leslie Malton and Max von Pufendorf, and the takeover by her father's arch-enemy. A bright spot in the intrigue is a teenage heartthrob, played by Sebastian Fräsdorf, who returns home after many years abroad. The German Wine Route with Hambach Castle as a landmark provides a great backdrop for the family story.
hr television, 10.00 a.m.
Paul has asked Thomas to adopt him so that he too can bear the name Stickler. He no longer wants to have anything in common with his former father Georg Plattner. So it happens. But there is no time to celebrate. For the first wine is ready to be bottled. Thomas has also found an interested wine merchant who wants to buy a few thousand bottles. In their frenzy of joy, Thomas and Paul race the forklift trucks in the hall. Paul crashes into a shelf and a barrel falls on him. He is seriously injured and taken to hospital.
MDR Television, 2.45 p.m.
In Rhineland-Palatinate, the grape harvest begins for the Volk family of winegrowers, and with it the most strenuous time of the year.
hr television, 4.00 p.m.
Bastian Fiebig and Stefan Maxeiner, two colleagues from the Frankfurt Gourmet Academy, go on a trip to Chablis in the north of Burgundy. Fiebig and Maxeiner love the "savoir vivre" and make wonderful culinary discoveries. So they check out Burgundian specialities at the market, such as spiced bread and tripe sausage. At the French two-star chef Patrick Gaulthier's they try snails with mushrooms and pike perch on red wine butter. Of course, a visit to the vineyard is not to be missed. Bastian Fiebig is a gastro-journalist and regularly takes wines with him to taste at his wine tastings at the Frankfurt Genussakademie.
ZDF neo, 7.30 p.m.
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.
ZDFinfo, 5.45 a.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. Experts, on the other hand, warn of toxic gases that are constantly being produced. The constant measurements are associated with some dangers.
ANIXE, 10.05 a.m.
What Piedmont is to truffles, Bavaria is to beer, Bordeaux is all about full-bodied and strong 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.
3sat, 21.05
The former tunnel builder Hampi Cadonau has created a little paradise for himself with his vineyard above Quinten. Now the owner of his leased land wants to put the property up for sale.
arte, 13.00
Between the Vosges Mountains and the French banks of the Rhine, vineyards stretch as far as the eye can see. Year after year, wine lovers from all over the world come here to stock up on fine Alsatian wines in the wine cellars. The village of Bergheim has also been attracting people from near and far since the 14th century - and it doesn't even need grape juice...
3sat, 1.55 p.m.
The journey begins in the capital and Art Deco metropolis Montevideo and leads from there into the vastness of the interior. Stops on the journey include the country's largest open-air gallery, one of the oldest wineries and the colonial town of Colonia del Sacramento.
Bavarian Television, 2.00 p.m.
The series "At Home in..." explores what people in villages are coming up with to prepare for the future. What challenges do the communities face? How deeply are people actually rooted in their village? Answers to these and many more questions can be found this time on an exciting journey of discovery to the winegrowing village of Sommerach in Lower Franconia. Many villages in Lower Franconia are facing structural problems. Young people are moving away, houses are falling into disrepair and villages are dying out. There is hardly any work, many have to commute. Not so in Sommerach, 30 kilometres from Würzburg. Sommerach is a small, historically grown wine village with 1,450 inhabitants. The work in the vineyards in the rhythm of the seasons, the pressing in the cellar and the sale of the self-produced wine at the farm shape the life of many Sommerach residents and the atmosphere in the whole village. An estimated three quarters of the people here live directly or indirectly from wine and increasingly also from tourism - one of the survival strategies that the people of Sommerach have ambitiously pursued for two decades. Especially the younger ones have realised that a beautiful landscape and a glass of wine are not enough to be attractive as a holiday destination. Nevertheless, the structures have remained small and manageable. Many things are family-run. Out-of-town guests like the place precisely because of its family and personal atmosphere.
3sat, 4.45 p.m.
Millions of grapevines reach for the sky on the gentle hills of the Argentinean province of Mendoza. The Incas laid out irrigation systems here centuries ago.
3sat, 11.45 a.m.
In the cellars of the archbishop's palace in Kromeríz (German: Kremsier), wine stocks for the Vatican are stored alongside the wine of the Olomouc bishop.
SWR Television (RP), 8.15 p.m.
Four winemakers - four wines. In the wine duel, the most courageous winemakers from Rhineland-Palatinate compete with each other. All four have brought their personal favourite wine to the showdown, and all four fight for the favour of the audience with a committed and creative presentation of their wines. The outcome of the wine duel will be decided by the TV viewers via internet voting. A three-member jury consisting of wine experts and prominent wine lovers will support them with their impressions in forming their opinion. Via the Internet, viewers can also participate with their opinions from the wine tasting at home. The programme is broadcast live from the vinotheque of the Hofmann winery in Appenheim, Rheinhessen, and hosted by Anna Lena Dörr.
3sat, 7.00 and 9.50 a.m.
Natalie Steger and her team introduce the oriental "land of dreams". They follow in the footsteps of Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman in "Casablanca" and show wine growing in a Muslim country.
Das Erste (ARD), 8.15 p.m.
Henriette Richter-Röhl alias Anne Wader cannot leave the "Winery Wader" behind so easily: When the Palatinate organic vintner learns of difficulties in the family business, she immediately rushes to help. The heavy suspicion of deliberately driving the tradition-rich winery into ruin falls on her successor and even on relatives. In the second film of the family saga, the new life the organic winemaker is building threatens to collapse again.
SWR Television, 8.15 p.m.
Norbert Greiss owns a very unusual vineyard called Himmelreich. There, the vintner grows a grape variety that is actually extinct, the Urban, and dreams of one day turning it into a special kind of cemetery. A Fried vineyard, where you are buried under the vines.
SWR Television, 10.00 a.m.
Mayor Georg Plattner returns from Brussels with four million euros in subsidies for a new marketing structure. He wants to set up a new winegrowers' association that can sell high quality at low prices. Since he misinforms Thomas Stickler about this, the latter has to refuse membership. Georg definitely does not want Thomas to gain a foothold as a winegrower in Rust - if he has not managed to do so by the time of the harvest, he now wants to prevent his rival from selling the wine to the buyer at all costs. Grand vintner and former mayor Gottfried Schnell sees this as a new devilry on Georg's part and joins the new cooperative. Georg must experience with great annoyance how his predecessor in office tactically undermines him... Thomas and Paul are worried to discover that their first sales contract with the wine merchant has been delayed. Here, too, Georg is obviously behind it. Hermine eagerly awaits the opening of the inn. A cook is found. A young genius, it seems. Anna, Thomas's daughter, also suddenly finds it not so boring in the small town. Finally, all the town's dignitaries are present at the opening. Georg Plattner also attends in his capacity as mayor. Hermine thanks him for putting the preservationist on her and then so generously arranging for funding. Thomas is surprised by the visit of the wine merchant who comes with the signed purchase contract. He has decided on quality and personal sympathy. Now happiness is perfect. Nothing more stands in the way of the celebration...
arte, 6.40 p.m.
The Southern Palatinate lies between the Rhine and the Palatinate Forest, in the south-eastern corner of Rhineland-Palatinate. Many sunny days and a mild climate allow wine and above all fruit and vegetables to grow. The programme is also available online from 18/07 to 18/08 on the ARTE portal.
3sat, 8.15 pm
On the slopes high above Lake Geneva, vines have been cultivated for generations. The wine terraces of Lavaux in the canton of Vaud with a view of the lake and the Alps are a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The winegrower Gilles Wannaz is aware of his responsibility and wants to protect Lake Geneva, the largest freshwater reservoir in Western Europe, from chemical pollution. Instead of artificial fertiliser, his vines are undermined with cow dung. Pesticides are not used. The winery is run biodynamically, i.e. close to nature and sustainable.
3sat, 11.45 a.m.
The Rhine island Mariannenaue belongs to Schloss Reinhartshausen. Very special wine grows there in the special climate. And a winegrower's beer is brewed from the wild hops that grow there. Nearby is the Klostermühle in Kiedrich - with down-to-earth cuisine and a long Rheingau tradition.
3sat, 11.00 a.m.
The landscape on the Austrian side is natural and unspoilt. Gentle hills, orchards and vineyards characterise the German shore of Lake Constance, while monasteries and castles can be found in Switzerland.
Bavarian Television, 11.10 a.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. Numerous manors and castles characterise the landscape. Italian flair can be felt above all in the provincial capital of Bolzano. While the majority of South Tyroleans speak German, the mother tongue of most Bolzano residents is Italian. The film team meets two young South Tyrolean women who run a multilingual online magazine; a vintner who demonstrates a spirit of innovation and a restorer who rescues centuries-old tiled stoves. An architect explores the bunkers of the Alpenwall, a defence system built on Mussolini's orders. The film also takes us to the village of Tramin on the Wine Road, the eponym 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.
SWR Television, 8.15 p.m.
Angelina and Kilian Franzen grow grapes on a difficult but beautiful steep slope on the picturesque Moselschleife in Cochem-Zell in Rhineland-Palatinate. The winemaking couple from the small village of Bremm use a rickety-looking monorack (single-rail rack railway) that winds its way up the vineyard in adventurous twists and turns for 500 metres to be able to work the sunny slope of their handmade wine. This takes three to four times as long as in flat locations. Nevertheless, they manage to bottle 90,000 bottles a year.
SWR Television, 9.00 p.m.
"I definitely don't want to become a vintner" - Prince Felix was sure of that. Then he started studying viticulture after all and finally took over the parental family vineyard in Wallhausen in the district of Bad Kreuznach in the 32nd generation. Now he even wants to lead it back to the top of the German wine-growing companies. The way there becomes a tightrope walk between a more than 800-year-old noble family tradition and economic survival. In fact, he comes a whole step closer to his goal: his wife Princess Victoria joins the business. She helps out where she can, even though she is heavily pregnant and at first hardly knows anything about viticulture. In autumn, they harvest a record crop and realise that this year was like a new start for them. Almost on the side, they start a family, open a new wine shop and get a dog. They draw strength from their strong faith: they pray when a storm threatens to destroy the grapes and pray even during the hustle and bustle of the harvest.
3sat, 11.40 a.m.
The banks of the Tagliamento are ideal breeding ground for wine. Especially in the last decades, there have been efforts in Friuli to revive the diversity of autochthonous grape varieties and to give many wine varieties that had fallen into oblivion a new future, for example by the winegrower Emilio Bulfon.
3sat, 4.25 p.m.
Ufenau in Lake Zurich measures only eleven hectares, yet it is the largest island in Switzerland that is not connected to the mainland by a bridge. An idyllic gem. For almost two years, the "Gaststätte zu den zwei Raben" remained closed for renovation work. In April 2018, it opened in a new splendour. Rösli Lötscher has been running the business for eleven years. For many, she is the face of Ufenau, always friendly, always open for a quick chat. In her restaurant she serves St. Martin's Featherwhite, a refreshing red wine made from grapes from the Ufenau, as well as her Fischknusperli, which enjoy an excellent reputation beyond the island throughout the region.
SWR Television, 8.15 p.m.
Four winegrowers - four wines. In the "Wine Duel", the bravest winegrowers from Rhineland-Palatinate compete with each other. All four have brought their personal favourite wine to the showdown and all four fight for the favour of the audience with a committed and creative presentation of their wines. Because the outcome of the wine duel will be decided at the end by the TV viewers via internet voting. A three-member jury on site - made up of wine experts and prominent wine lovers - will support them in forming their opinion. SWR viewers can also participate in the wine tasting at home via the Internet with their opinions. The programme is broadcast live from the vinotheque of the Hofmann winery in Appenheim, Rheinhessen, and hosted by Anna Lena Dörr.
ZDF info, 7.30 p.m.
Sebastian Lege uncovers the secrets behind hearty meals, full-bodied wines and crunchy snacks. Some clever industry tricks even protect the environment. Competition on the supermarket shelf rages mercilessly. In the battle for customers, food manufacturers will use any legal means. The result is more and more new high-tech products and production processes. Traditionally produced, high-quality food can still be bought, but not at the low price of the mass-produced goods with which the industry lures its customers. A barrique wine for four euros or bourbon vanilla cream for pennies? Impossible, really.
3sat, 6.05 a.m.
Mount Etna is one of the most active volcanoes on earth. With an enormous height of over 3300 metres, it dominates Sicily. It is the portrait of one of Europe's most fascinating natural wonders. Winemaker Chiara Vigo remembers how, as a child, she had to witness an eruption in the north near Randazzo that destroyed almost all of her family's vineyards: a catastrophe, because to this day it is impossible to insure against it on Etna. She will never forget that the lava flow left a remnant of their belongings and "miraculously" suddenly changed direction, as Chiara recounts in the film. Together with her husband Gianluca, she now grows "Nerello Mascalese" here, the typical red grape variety of the few, about 130 winegrowers on Etna. She appreciates that the volcano not only takes but also gives. The fertile and mineral-rich volcanic soil enables the cultivation of wine, olives, pistachios and much of what makes up Sicilian cuisine.
SWR Television, 10.00 a.m.
Thomas Stickler has settled down in Rust after all the turmoil of the past and is happily involved with his childhood sweetheart, cellar master Claudia Plattner. Together with their son Paul, Thomas runs the winery "Stickler & Stickler". But the idyll does not last long: Right at the beginning of his second season as a winemaker, Thomas suffers a bitter setback.
hr television, 4.00 p.m.
The gourmet tour first takes us to the Rhine: to the largest Rhine island, the Mariannenaue. Wine has been grown here for hundreds of years - a light, sparkling Chardonnay. The wild boars also appreciate the taste of the grapes - and that's why many of them go into the sausage. During a romantic picnic on the island, winemaker Stefan Lergenmüller tastes sausage and wine with his friends. Afterwards, there is an exclusive tour of the huge cellars of Reinhardshausen Castle. The tour continues to Rüdesheim. After the grape harvest, the Rheingau has quietened down a bit. A nice opportunity to walk in the colourful vineyards and have a good meal afterwards.
arte, 11.45 a.m.
The Luxembourg Moselle is just 39 river kilometres long between the two border towns of Wasserbillig and Schengen. The Moselle is densely populated here, yet in many places it is a natural paradise with vineyards as far as the eye can see. This is where Henri Ruppert, eighth-generation winegrower, lives in his vineyard, where he grows Riesling, Pinot Gris and Pinot Blanc.
arte, 12.15 p.m.
In Germany, the Moselle is associated with one thing above all: wine. For years, the reputation of Moselle wine was very poor, but now some local winegrowers are among the best in their field. For example, the 26-year-old Kilian Franzen and his partner Angelina Lenz. For their finest wines, they have to climb the steepest vineyard in Europe. Slopes of up to 65 degrees make working in the Calmont a truly alpine challenge.
3sat, 12.50 p.m.
Bilbao, the secret capital of the Basque Country, has developed over the past 20 years from a dirty industrial city into a dazzling metropolis of art and culture. In the old town, Simin tries the Basque specialities pintxos, a kind of tapas, and the wine txakoli, she learns the Basque ball sport pelota and goes to the Atlantic coast just outside the city.
3sat, 3.15 a.m. (on Wednesday night)
Travelling as in the 1950s: The "Reblaus Express" with its frame cars and the Heurigen wagon takes visitors back in time. Travelling is possible from May to the end of October. Whether on the open platform between the carriages you let the impressive landscape of the Wein- and Waldviertel pass by at a leisurely pace or you are pampered by a local winegrower in the Heurigen carriage with a glass of wine and regional delicacies, here you experience one thing above all: deceleration. He also gets to know a wine coachman in Weitersfeld who produces excellent vegan organic wines.
3sat, 3.40 a.m. (in the night from Wednesday to Thursday)
Wachau, Burgenland, Weinviertel, Southern Styria, Vienna and the Thermenregion: Austria's great wine-growing regions cultivate their cultural wine tradition. From the growth of the vines and grapes to the work of the winegrowers with the ripening wine to the diverse small animal and plant life in the vineyards and cellars: the film shows Austria's wine culture in the course of the seasons.
3sat, 16.05
In New Zealand, the gold of today is wine, as winemaker Nick Mills tells us. Pinot Noir is the most famous 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.
ANIXE, 1.30am (on Thursday night).
In the southernmost region of Spain, Anixe accompanies a language student on her journey. Malaga is the second largest city in Andalusia after Seville. Malaga's most famous son and artist is Pablo Picasso, whose birthplace can be visited. In an old bodega, a language student tastes Picasso's beloved sweet wine. The language school takes her to a wine tasting of 16 different varieties, including sweet liqueur wine. Anixe is also present when flamenco is sung and danced in a tapas bar.