The TV programme from wein.plus: Here are our tips for July with all the films and series, consumer programmes, documentaries, travel reports and features about wine.
NDR, 7.20 a.m.
The grape harvest is finally over in Rheinhessen. But for winemaker Shanna Reis, the work doesn't stop. A lot has been left undone over the past few weeks, especially in her hunting grounds. The game field needs to be ploughed, a new partridge feeder needs to be built and the game cameras need to be checked.
3sat, 11.50 a.m.
Castile-La Mancha lies in the heart of the Iberian Peninsula. Lush green meadows and endless plains with olive trees and vines characterise the landscape.
arte, 12.40 pm
Champagne has contributed to the reputation of French wines for centuries. In Épernay, everything may seem peaceful on the surface, but things are boiling under the ground. In the 1910s, a project by the State Council was not without consequences...
hr, 10.05 a.m.
Bathed in sunshine, Adnan cycles up the path to Ilonka Scheuring's vineyard. At the top, he is rewarded with a wonderful view over the Main and down into the valley towards Margetshöchheim, the home of Ilonka and her wine. Barbecuing with wine - is that possible? Of course. Whether red or white, wine can also be hot. Ivana is immediately enthusiastic. The wine that you like to drink yourself is also good for preparing barbecued food. That's Ivana's first tip. Lamb chops with a red wine and chilli sauce, grilled vegetables marinated in wine, chicken poached in white wine and lemon and to finish, grilled vine apples with orange and mascarpone cream. How does that sound? An exotic surprise awaits at the end according to the motto: Simple, but good!
arte, 11.11 a.m.
The area around the city of Opole has been a well-known wine-growing region since the Middle Ages. The abrupt end came during the Second World War. For some time now, small family businesses have been trying to revive this tradition.
SWR, 4.05 pm
Albig is located in Rheinhessen, between Mainz and Worms. Around 1,650 people live in the community, which is still characterised by agriculture and viticulture.
hr, 8.15 pm
In the heart of Germany lies the middle Saale valley. Daniel Aßmann sets off from the Leuchtenburg castle near Jena through the Hohe Schrecke nature reserve. He explores Jena, Naumburg and Freyburg and lets a former German wine princess show him her home - including wine tastings.
3sat, 6.15 a.m.
The Loire Valley is known for its fairytale castles and excellent wines. But the World Heritage region also has a lot to offer off the beaten track.
3sat, 11.50 a.m.
Marian and Juan Carlos Sancha are hobby winegrowers and run a small family bodega in the Spanish region of La Rioja. The grape harvest in autumn is the highlight of the year for them. Juan Carlos takes care of everything to do with the wine, while Marian and her mother-in-law look after the harvest workers' physical well-being. The two of them cook savoury dishes: caparrones a la Riojana and pimientos rellenos. After the grape harvest, they celebrate. Rioja - everyone knows the dry, flavoursome wine from Spain. It is named after the smallest autonomous region in the north of the country: La Rioja. It is divided into the upper and lower Rioja: The upper part is located in the humid, mountainous highlands where the wine is grown and processed. The lower part is located in the fertile plains of the River Ebro. It is mainly used for growing vegetables. Its location on the Way of St James shaped the region and its towns gained importance as pilgrimage centres in the Middle Ages. Juan Carlos Sancha lives in Baños, a village in the Rioja Alta region. His grandfather bought a small vineyard there almost 100 years ago and planted vines. Juan Carlos and Marian are now continuing this tradition: They produce around 24,000 bottles of wine in their bodega. This is not much compared to other bodegas that produce at least 100,000 bottles.
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Das Erste (ARD), 2.03 pm
Although not yet fully recovered, Georg Plattner is discharged from the rehabilitation clinic early and resumes work on his vineyard. Meanwhile, Paul looks after the Hungarian vines. His relationship with Edina develops, but instead of spending the night of love he had hoped for with her, Paul has to rock the weeping Karoly to sleep. Now that the wellness project has been cancelled, Thomas is bubbling over with ideas for a sensible use for Bergham Castle. When he makes friends with Andreas Koblenz and presents him with his concept, Koblenz is enthusiastic. He promises to realise the project together with Thomas. While the Stickler family is celebrating Johanna's departure from Rust, Thomas learns the shocking news: Georg Plattner has surprisingly presented Thomas' concept for Bergham Castle to the community. Andreas Koblenz has stolen his ideas and switched sides. When Thomas confronts him with this deception, a violent confrontation ensues.
Das Erste (ARD), 2.45 pm
Georg Plattner finally takes back the helm and dismisses Jakob Ressler as interim mayor. Back in office, he harasses Thomas Stickler wherever he can. He calls him an organic farmer, damaging his reputation, has his vines sprayed with chemicals at night and then sics the Federal Office for Viticulture on him. For Andrea, this is the end of her consideration: she files for divorce. Thomas also has private worries in addition to his trouble with Mayor Plattner: his intimate enemy Andreas Koblenz makes eyes at Claudia at a wine tasting. In the meantime, Markus is looking after his son Karoly more and more often. Paul is unsure how to deal with the situation. Hermine and Gottfried have decided to buy a house near Rust after all. During the viewing, Hermine suffers a fainting spell and has to go to hospital. Although she is soon discharged, Gottfried's decision is clear: in order to spend more time with her, he wants to retire and hands over his business to Claudia for good.
ARD-alpha, 8.15 pm
Tuscany's famous tourist centres, which are visited by holidaymakers from all over the world, are located in the north: Florence, Pisa, the beaches of Forte dei Marmi and the wine-growing regions of Chianti. This report focuses on the southern, less well-known provinces of the region.
br, 8.15 pm
Sebastian Bezzel and Simon Schwarz travel along the Danube - from Ulm to Passau. They bake Ulm sugar bread, visit a winegrower in Wörth an der Donau who produces the rare Baier wine and paddle a dugout canoe on the river near Regensburg.
br, 21.00 hrs
Landscape, dialect, wine and beer - Franconia is diverse and united at best in a sometimes more, sometimes less openly expressed scepticism towards Bavaria. Strictly speaking, there is no such thing as "Franconia". But is there a "typical Franconian"? What is there to the cliché of the lazy, reserved Franconian who supposedly knows how to comment on almost all situations in life with a "Bassd scho"?
SWR, 10.50 a.m.
In the far north-east of Austria, the railway runs from Retz in the Weinviertel region to Weitersfeld in the Waldviertel region at weekends in summer. The Reblaus-Express winds its way uphill through the vineyards of Retz through one of the most beautiful wine-growing regions in the country. An old railway line, actually long disused, in a sparsely populated area. Vines, fields and forests alternate, a paradise for cyclists. Members of an enterprising association look after the passengers. They enjoy running the Reblaus-Express. In the past, mainly timber and grain were transported here, but now they are even thinking about resuming freight transport.
WDR, 6.15 pm
Bordeaux - metropolis in the south-west of France, capital of wine and Nouvelle-Aquitaine. The harbour city with 260,000 inhabitants is diverse, lively and not least known for good wine and oysters, but also for art and culture. But what can you experience in the city on the Garonne with a limited budget of 300 euros? In the new episode of "2 for 300 - Tamina in Bordeaux", Tamina Kallert and Uwe Irnsinger want to find out exactly that and discover the city beyond the wine - from the historic old town, which is a World Heritage Site, to the off-the-beaten-track neighbourhoods that are undergoing change. Of course, there are also culinary delights on offer. From the authentic local market hall to the fine fish restaurant, Tamina and Uwe immerse themselves in a gourmet paradise - on a budget. Thanks to a tip from the hotel reception, the two travellers also end up in a very special district on the right-hand side of the Garonne: the Darwin ecosystem. Here you can discover everything under sustainable conditions, even a tiny wine production at a tiny price.
arte, 18.35 hrs
Piedmont literally lies at the foot of the mountains: the Alps to the west, Lake Maggiore to the north, rolling hills to the south, the Po Valley to the east and the vibrant city of Turin in the centre. Despite its diversity, Piedmont is still an insider tip! Whether truffles, rice, hazelnuts, wine or the famous Vitello Tonnato - the region in the north-west of Italy is a culinary delight. Piedmont is a cultural and natural paradise.
SWR, 20.15 hrs
A barrique footbath in the wine spa or an escape game in the red wine cellar: this is a different way to experience wine. The wineries visited by presenter Anna Lena Dörr are event locations for modern experiences. With yoga and wine in the vineyard, a wine picnic in the pleasure garden and a wine hike in Hiwwel-Land, Anna gets to know two young sisters who offer customised events at their family vineyard, a wine pioneer who has heralded a change in viticulture with wines of the future, a winegrower without wine who is happy to be able to offer his magnificent estate as a wedding location and young winegrowers on whose land private individuals can grow vegetables and pay for the wine they take home from there via PayPal. Exciting stories from "winegrowers of the future" with different visions of modernising the world of wine.
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ZDFneo, 8.15 pm
Father Brown is invited to a wine tasting. But even before the first tasting, they find a dead dog in the barrel. And a short time later there is another dead dog: Henry Gibbs. Henry wasn't exactly popular at the winery, but his dislikes are hardly enough of a motive for murder. Father Brown investigates and soon realises that not everyone on the estate is who they claim to be.
3sat, 5.05 a.m.
Leisure oasis, nature reserve, pleasure region and wine-growing area: Lake Neusiedl is known for its good wines and cosy wine taverns. The diversity of the region to the north and east of Lake Neusiedl is also reflected in the wine that thrives here. The Pannonian climate, the lake as a climate regulator and the commitment of the winegrowers determine the rich diversity and wide range of wines. In this filmic journey through the land of the rising sun, you will meet innovative winegrowers who have created a new identity for red wine Austria over the past two and a half decades.
br, 12.05 pm
Passionate winemaker Lea Walter is celebrating her 70th birthday with her family. The mood is low because the traditional winery in the Mallorcan mountains, which has been in the family for generations, is threatened with insolvency. The blame lies with Lea's ambitious son Enrico, who has overextended himself financially during the modernisation. The temperamental winegrower takes his frustration out on his sister Ricarda and his wife Fiona.
SWR, 2.30 pm
A barrique footbath in the wine spa, an escape game in the red wine cellar or yoga and wine in the vineyard: this is a different way to experience wine. Presenter Anna Lena Dörr experiences wineries as event locations for customised experiences on her wine tour.
br, 5.00 pm
Pesticides and herbicides can cause great long-term damage in agriculture and pollute the groundwater. Nowadays, winegrowers are also being advised to protect the environment and the move towards organic vine cultivation has recently been subsidised by the state. Nevertheless, many winegrowers remain sceptical - the conversion is labour-intensive and costly. However, there is a clear trend among consumers: The demand for organically grown wines is increasing. Film author Hiltrud Reiter accompanies Klemens Rumpel, chairman of the organic winegrowers, as he works in the vineyards. He is currently converting the entire operation of the young Lange winegrowing family, Weingut Schloss Saaleck in Hammelburg with 18 hectares, to organic cultivation. Dr Hermann Kolesch from the Bavarian State Institute for Viticulture and Horticulture in Veitshöchheim presents the Future Project 2025. In this completely new project, not only vineyards, but an entire landscape is being converted to organic cultivation: Vineyards in cross-terracing with hedges, fruit trees, truffle cultivation as well as hedges, shrubs and vineyard walls. The BR team learns how the oldest organic vineyard in Wiesenbronn has developed from Gerhard Roth, the pioneer of Franconian organic wine growing. He has been cultivating his vines organically for over forty years.
WORLD, 5.20 pm
The Coastal Pacific travels through the picturesque New Zealand countryside on a rebuilt line that was once completely destroyed by an earthquake. The tour starts in Christchurch, the largest city in the South Island, and runs through the green Canterbury Plain. It then continues along the coast, between steep slopes and the Pacific Ocean, to Kaikoura. From here, the train travels to Blenheim in the country's famous wine-growing region. A varied journey through the idyll of New Zealand.
Das Erste (ARD), 2.03 pm
Due to the warm weather, the harvest in Hungary and Rust has to start almost simultaneously. Thomas and Paul are working around the clock with Blasius Schmalzl's help when Anna arrives unexpectedly from Australia to pass her final exam. Chef Fabian is beside himself with joy - until he learns that Anna has fallen in love with another man. Thomas' former boss Hannes Janeke from Frankfurt wants to take a look at the Stickler & Stickler winery. During the stress of the harvest, Thomas shows him his vines and lets him work with him. Enthusiastic about Thomas' leadership qualities, Janeke decides to send his stressed managers to Rust for a teamwork "training course". At least when it comes to wine, all is still well with the world: the harvest has been brought in on time and the Chardonnay grapes are ready to be pressed. Then Thomas receives some bad news - Hermine has to go back to the clinic. The diagnosis is devastating...
3sat, 21.45 hrs
The film invites you on an adventure trip along the wine route of southern Styria: a landscape portrait of the area around Stainz, Bad Radkersburg and Graz. Filmmaker Karl Waldhecker visits winegrowers in the region and also watches how pumpkin seed oil is made.
SWR, 10.50 a.m.
Homeland films don't lie, at least when it comes to the beauty of the landscape. This is especially true of the Wachau World Heritage Site. A slow train takes you along the Danube through one of the most beautiful wine-growing regions in Europe. The route meanders past monasteries and castles, which the spectators follow in a vintage diesel locomotive and platform wagon. Stories about the railway, wine and the beautiful blue Danube.
ARD-alpha, 5.30 pm
Wine and wild animals - the Zabergäu is a small paradise near Heilbronn. It is particularly beautiful here in autumn: the gentle hilly landscape spreads out before you like a colourful patchwork carpet in red, green and yellow, shaped entirely by viticulture. At its heart is Brackenheim, the largest red wine community in Germany. Presenter Annette Krause sets off on a pleasure tour: discover the benefits of Lemberger at the Count Neipperg winery, help with the harvest, learn a lot about the history and meet wine enthusiasts at local wine taverns and wine festivals.
SR, 20.15 hrs
What does presenter Günther Jauch have to do with the philosopher Karl Marx? An intricate story in which the Riesling from Mosel, Saar and Ruwer plays a not insignificant role. Episode one follows the Riesling as it grows and matures, and is there when Kilian and Angelika Franzen climb into their vineyard, the steepest in Europe with an average gradient of 65 per cent. Everything here is done by hand, as machines that could work this vineyard have yet to be invented. The Mosel-Saar-Ruwer wine-growing region, which for some time now has simply been called "Mosel" for better marketing, covers over 5,300 hectares, most of it on steep slopes. It is not for nothing that winegrower Martin Gerlach calls his product "Dangerous Riesling": working in the vineyards of the Moselle has cost many a winegrower his life. The profession of winegrower on the Moselle is arduous, dangerous and not always profitable.
3sat, 7.00 a.m. (rebroadcast at 9.45 a.m.)
Holidays on the Moselle - for many, that sounds like the 1960s, dusty and boring. But a lot has changed in the meantime. The new generation of hoteliers and winegrowers have set out to realise their ideas. They want to win over a new audience. "Wine-Wednesday", "Wine pairing" or "POV holidays on the Moselle" - sisters Aline and Josephine Knodt now inspire tens of thousands of followers on Instagram with these headlines. With their reels, the winegrowers provide information about viticulture on the Moselle. Initially, they were ridiculed for this. Today, the sisters reach up to one million potential customers with their videos. One day, they will take over their parents' winery - to this end, they have already expanded the vineyards from 2.7 to four hectares. Daniel Neugart came to Traben-Trarbach 16 years ago to train as a hotel manager. Back then, the formerly glamorous spa town on the Moselle was already well past its prime. But Neugart saw the town's potential. Since then, he has been passionate about helping the Moselle make a comeback as a hip holiday destination with like-minded people. Together with his wife, he has converted an old coach house into a modern hotel, including a rooftop bar. But things are not looking up everywhere. Irene and Jupp Pelzer have decided to call it quits. The couple had to close their traditional restaurant - 251 years of catering history came to an end because no successor could be found. Pelzer's children had made a conscious decision not to continue the business. Understandably, because the industry is tough and demanding. And service staff are also hard to find. The 36-year-old Jerry Fenno dared to make a completely new start when he turned his passion for water sports into a career seven years ago and opened a wake park on a lake right next to the Moselle. Implementing new ideas and preserving the best of tradition - that is the goal of many young people on the Moselle who love their homeland and have breathed new life into a well-known holiday region.
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3sat, 5.35 a.m.
Wine culture, hiking, an exciting history and a lively everyday culture: the Siebengebirge has a lot to offer. The Belz family has been growing wine on the steep slopes of the Mannberg near Unkel am Rhein since the 1990s. The small town also serves as a starting point for hiking tours and is also home to the Willy Brandt Forum. Here, visitors can view an exhibition about the former German Chancellor, who lived in Unkel in the last years of his life. Other stops on the journey through the Siebengebirge include the wine-growing village of Bad Honnef-Rhöndorf, the residence of former Federal Chancellor Konrad Adenauer and a picturesque attraction for day trippers, as well as the Drachenfels.
Das Erste (ARD), 2.03 pm
The Stickler family is very worried about Hermine. After an attack of weakness, she waits in hospital for a definitive diagnosis. In the meantime, Thomas also has to take care of the inn, because chef Fabian wants to quit due to his heartbreak over Anna. Unsurprisingly, Thomas and Claudia hardly have any time for each other outside of work. With a heavy heart, they decide to take a break from their relationship. And while Andrea hopes for a quick divorce, she is put under massive pressure by her still-husband, Mayor Georg Plattner. After a conversation with Thomas, she decides to draw a line in the sand and makes Georg a surprising offer.
3sat, 6.15 pm
They are a cultural asset of mankind - and at the same time a fascinating piece of wilderness: vineyards. In the best vineyards in Austria, Germany and France, the irresistible smell of fresh vine leaves lures deer and their fawns out of the forest. First to eat the leaves, then to consume the sweet grapes. Ladybirds protect the vines from aphids, eating up to 50 of these tiny creatures a day. In the universe of the vineyards, hunters and hunted live together in close quarters. In spring, young rabbits and foxes play with each other, but in summer the game turns into a merciless hunt. Buzzards eye up hamsters and mice. Which of them will escape? Who will get the best prey? And who can utilise this unique biotope like the unique cat-like gorse that hunts and eats in the vineyards of southern France before feasting on ripe grapes for dessert?
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3sat, 7.20 pm
Wladimir Kaminer is on a road trip again. This time he is travelling through culinary Austria. It will be very sweet, as befits the small country. Bestselling author Kaminer cooks apricot dumplings, tastes pastries and learns what makes the "original" Salzburg Mozartkugel. Of course, wine, schnitzel, boiled beef and co. are not to be missed. To get to know the country's wine culture better, we head to Burgenland, world-famous for its red wine, to the Göschl family vineyard, where Vladimir learns how to treat the vines properly and why the combination of wine and yoga is not a "liaison dangereuse". After a sweat-inducing yoga session, there is a typical Brettljause snack and the opportunity to taste the region's wines (blind). It's not far from the grape to the apricot, as the Wachau region is known worldwide for a very special fruit: The "Original Wachau Apricot" is a strictly protected trademark. He walks through an apricot orchard with Anita Brunner and harvests the special fruit. These are then cooked into apricot dumplings with the legendary chef Lisl Wagner Bacher. By the way: never say apricot to a real apricot! Even the author has yet to learn that.
Das Erste (ARD), 2.03 pm
Young Sarah Richards turns up unexpectedly at Rust and wants to speak to Claudia's father Blasius. She is Claudia's younger half-sister and it would have been her mother's last wish to deliver letters from her to him and Claudia. In the meantime, Thomas and Jakob Ressler and their citizens' initiative are trying to inform the residents of Rust about the machinations surrounding the financing of Bergham Castle. They want to collect enough signatures to submit a motion against the project to the local council. But Mayor Plattner does not have to wait long for a targeted counter-attack.
Phoenix, 8.15 pm
The documentary accompanies a dedicated winegrower, a passionate sheep farmer, a courageous racing driver and sociable bell ringers through their everyday lives full of love for the mountains of the Apennines. 20-year-old Andrea Barrani dreams of producing his own wine on the steep slopes of the Cinque Terre.
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