SWR Television, 5.30 a.m.
The whole world is talking about climate change: melting polar ice caps, rising sea levels, droughts and hunger in the world. But how is the climate crisis affecting southwest Germany? What will happen to the landscape and people? Who benefits when it gets warmer and drier? Who will be affected by the negative consequences? Journalist and biologist Axel Wagner travels to places where climate change is already noticeable or will soon show its effects. Winegrowers, farmers and foresters urgently need to think about new grape varieties and plant species. The SWR documentary shows what needs to be done to adapt to the consequences of climate change.
WDR television, 6.15 p.m. Shown again at 11.40 a.m. on WDR.
Christmas markets and mulled wine - for almost 70 percent of the people in Germany, they belong together. It is estimated that around 60 to 70 million litres are sold nationwide every year. For the mulled wine stall owners, it is the main business of the year. After a year of compulsory Corona break, the pressure is particularly high this year for many to make as much turnover as possible in just a few weeks. Does this affect the price? How do taste, quality and price differ - from the red classic to organic and vintner's mulled wine to mulled rosé? Reporter Sven Kroll worked a shift at a mulled wine stand himself. He meets producers, does a taste and quality check with a sommelière and discusses mulled wine as a social phenomenon with a psychologist and market researcher.
Phoenix, 21.00
From the mountains in the north of Thailand we travel through rugged rocky landscapes, modern cities and wide valleys - to the wine-growing areas on the edge of the Khao-Yai National Park.
SWR Television, 8.15 p.m.
Esslingen am Neckar is a town in Baden-Württemberg with ancient roots and lively life within historic walls. Ideal for a modern treasure hunt: SWR presenter Annette Krause searches for history and stories with a GPS device, climbs into cellars and crypts and proves her courage in the dizzy heights of the towers of St. Dionys, Esslingen's impressive town church. She discovers from the Young Winemaker of the Year 2020, Max Kusterer, that wine and the steep slopes were and are an important treasure of the city.
TLC, 6.05 a.m.
At Scott's restaurant in Las Vegas, the guests get fresh fish as well as shellfish every day - and are highly satisfied. Scott's problem concerns wine sales: for weeks now he has not been achieving the usual turnover because orders are significantly lower. This is threatening his existence, but what is the reason? The French sommelier Faz, who has been working in the restaurant for a year, is suspected. When he started there, the turnover per month was around 20,000 dollars, now it has dropped to 10,000. Is the sommelier, of all people, killing wine sales? "Mystery Diners" investigates.
TLC, 7.30 a.m.
The guests love the French ambience, the excellent cuisine and the selection of wines Rhonda offers at "Marché Bacchus". However, since the break-up between her manager Layla and the waiter Flavio a few months ago, the mood in the restaurant has hit rock bottom. Some employees have even quit because of the drama and the bad working atmosphere. Now the owner is afraid that her guests will also be scared away because of this. Layla or Flavio - one of them has to go. But which one? Charles' undercover investigators are to keep an eye on the two.
Phoenix, 8.00 a.m. and 6.00 p.m.
From the mountains of northern Thailand, the journey takes us through rugged rocky landscapes, modern cities and wide valleys - all the way to the wine-growing areas on the edge of the Khao-Yai National Park.
ZDFneo, 11.10 a.m.
Drugs have accompanied mankind since the dawn of civilisation. In ancient times, beer and wine were staple foods, opium and cannabis were part of every medicine cabinet.
NDR Television, 13.00
The starting point of this journey through South Africa is Cape Town. The breathtaking landscape, the mix of cultures and the relaxed lifestyle create the special atmosphere of the city on Table Mountain. In the east of Cape Town, world-famous wines grow in front of a breathtaking backdrop.
SWR Television, 3.15 p.m.
Esslingen am Neckar - a town in Baden-Württemberg with ancient roots and lively life within historic walls. Ideal for a modern treasure hunt: SWR presenter Annette Krause searches for history and stories with a GPS device, climbs into cellars and crypts and proves her courage in the dizzy heights of the towers of St. Dionys, Esslingen's impressive town church. She discovers from the Young Winemaker of the Year 2020, Max Kusterer, that wine and the steep slopes were and are an important treasure of the city.
SWR Television, 4.45 p.m.
French philosophy of life as a counter-design to the striving German everyday life. True to the motto: When the wine is open, it must be drunk. Yves Krummel has realised this dream with his restaurant "Bembel und Gretel" in Usingen and tells of his not always easy path. Of course, a look into the French cooking pot is not to be missed.
WDR Television, 8.15 p.m.
Pico, named after the 2,351 m high volcano Ponta do Pico, is the island of wine and whales.
3sat, 11.55 a.m.
"At Table in..." this time takes us to Provence to Rose-Marie, who invites all the residents of her former winery to a pre-Christmas celebration and classic lasagne soup. For 25 years, Rose-Marie Bernard rented out rooms to holiday guests at her old Provençal winery. Then she didn't feel like it any more, but she didn't want to be alone either. So she divided the farm into five flats and sold four of them to young people from the area. She now celebrates Christmas twice, once with her family and once with her new house community. Manuel Bernard, Rose-Marie's son, brings his three children and his own wine. Manuel is a winemaker at the "La Martine" vineyard. The Christmas season is anything but tranquil for him. Because around Christmas he prunes the vines and prepares the young wine in the fermentation tanks for the cuvée. Only this bringing together of different varieties produces a harmonious Côtes du Rhône in the end.
hr television, 10.30 a.m.
Whether shrew or buzzard, ant lion or genet - in the course of a year the vineyard attracts many wild animals and transforms into a fascinating natural paradise. The film tells of life and survival among the vines. The settings are the wine landscapes at the Kaiserstuhl in Baden as well as in Southern France and Lower Austria. Impressive animal and nature footage shows the interaction in the vineyard ecosystem - from the sprouting of the vines in spring to the harvesting of the grapes in autumn. In spring, almost all wild animals have offspring and the young often explore the world of the vineyard in a clumsy way. Heartfelt love stories and fierce battles for survival alternate.
ZDF, 9.45 p.m.
Kai, a vintner and already managing director in his mid-20s, was an exhibitor at a trade fair, Charlotte earned extra money as a hostess at his stand. For both of them it was love at first sight, and on the last day of the fair Kai asked Charlotte to marry him. Spontaneously they booked the next available honeymoon on the "Traumschiff". Since they couldn't get an appointment at the Berlin registry office so quickly, the couple wants to get married in a registry office afterwards.
arte, 19.40
The climatic zones for grapevines are moving northwards, while winegrowers in southern Europe have to fear for their existence. So sommelier Anne Engrav in Norway hopes for a successful Riesling harvest. Climate change is still an advantage for most vintners. The hot summers of the past few 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 have long warned of negative consequences: Late frost in spring and heavy rain in summer.
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WDR Television, 9.00 p.m.
The mulled wine! What is actually in it? And why are there no ingredient lists for some varieties? Home economics master Yvonne Willicks talks to winemaker Marc Linden from the Sonnenberg vineyard on the Ahr. There is also a test: is there a difference in taste between expensive and cheap mulled wine? WDR has invited some of its "Household Check" families to the Christmas market for a taste test.
arte, 12.10 p.m.
The climatic zones for grapevines are moving north, while winegrowers in southern Europe fear for their livelihoods. So Anne Engrav in Norway hopes for a successful Riesling 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 have to use their ideas and passion to face the challenges of global warming. Researchers at Geisenheim University have long warned of negative consequences: Late frost in spring and heavy rain in summer.
Das Erste (ARD), 7.45 p.m.
Every year it is the best-seller at the Christmas market: mulled wine. And it is usually accompanied by a buzz. Susanne Holst finds out in "Wissen vor acht - Mensch" whether the drink's higher temperature makes you drunk faster than chilled drinks with a shot.
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SWR Television, 6.15 p.m.
Bad Dürkheim has sparkling wine with democratic roots, Roman graffiti and salt millions of years old. The small spa town in Rhineland-Palatinate is a place with a past and with people who are shaping their future with this knowledge. Steffen Michler boils salt around the graduation building and guides tourists through the geology and history of the town on the Haardt. Johann Fitz is a winegrower, making wine as he used to with the know-how of today. Archaeologist Thomas Kreckel laughs at the 1,800-year-old caricature of a legionnaire in a Roman quarry. In Freinsheim, Verena Rappaport uses her sourdough knowledge to bake traditional wood-fired bread. In Wachenheim, it's off to creative culinary heights: Michelin-starred chef Benjamin Peifer offers Palatine-Japanese barbecue cuisine at the new restaurant Intense in the middle of the old town.
SWR Television, 5.30 a.m.
Even today, the volcanic origin of the Lipari Islands is omnipresent. Stromboli demonstrates several times an hour the unpredictability of the hot material that can erupt from the earth's interior at any time. On the fertile soils of the island of Salina, capers and wine thrive above all.
WDR Television, 12.40 p.m.
The mulled wine! What is actually in it? And why do some varieties not even have a list of ingredients? Home economics master Yvonne Willicks talks to winemaker Marc Linden from the Sonnenberg vineyard on the Ahr. There is also a taste test: Is there a difference in taste between expensive and cheap mulled wine? WDR has invited some of its "household check" families to the Christmas market for a taste test.
3sat, 1.05 p.m.
Trentino is the largest and oldest sparkling wine region in Italy. When one speaks of sparkling wine, one is referring to the noble sparkling wine that is fermented in the bottle according to the champagne method. The documentary accompanies the sparkling wine producers of Trentino in the cycle of the seasons and follows the work processes. Trentino can already look back on a long history of success. As early as 1874, the San Michele Agricultural Institute opened its doors in the village of the same name on the Adige River - at that time still Austria. Some of the teaching oenologists had worked in Champagne and transferred their knowledge to the curious students. One of them was Giulio Ferrari. At the end of the 19th century, he began to cultivate the most important Champagne grape varieties: Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. After a few years of study in France, he had then pressed his first sparkling wine. Today, the "Cantine Ferrari" is Italy's largest sparkling wine producer with an annual production of five million bottles.
SWR Television, 5.15 p.m.
Six countrywomen from the SWR series "Lecker aufs Land" celebrate a Christmas reunion. Winemaker Christine Huff from Rheinhessen, potato farmer Michaela Frick from Linzgau, organic vegetable farmer Helga Decker from Baden, farmer Bianka Güldenberg from Upper Swabia and sheep farmer and winner Ingrid Jauernik from the Hohenlohe region. They will meet at Ulla Bernhard-Räder's winery in Rhineland-Palatinate. Each countrywoman has brought a recipe for the joint three-course menu. In Ulla's kitchen, they prepare the big feast together and enjoy being together. At the table, they reminisce about their Christmas time as children, talk about customs in the countryside and their family rituals.
3sat, 2.00 p.m.
It is the largest lake in Italy and a dream destination between the Alps and the south: Lake Garda. Surrounded by palm trees, olive trees and vineyards, the water reflects in the sun. Axel Bulthaupt embarks on a journey around the lake and experiences an almost magical landscape. On the way, he meets people who shape the land and people who, in turn, shape the land, including a vintner from whose grapes not only the famous Amarone is pressed, but who also has his own wine museum with a smell gallery.
3sat, 15.30
Tuscany, with its picturesque landscape, world-famous towns and its people, is undoubtedly one of Europe's regions of longing, attracting many tourists. Nevertheless, there are still unknown spots in the south of Tuscany, far away from the tourist centres like Florence and Pisa and the wine-growing regions in Chianti. The small and big stories from the south of Tuscany have one thing in common: they are all full of likeable Italian moments.
N24, 6.30 p.m.
The Coastal Pacific travels through New Zealand's picturesque landscape on a rebuilt line that was once completely destroyed by an earthquake. The tour starts in Christchurch, the largest city on the South Island, and passes 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.
ARD-alpha, 7 a.m.-3 p.m.
Getting the best out of the grapes - In autumn there is a lot of activity in the vineyards: the grapes are harvested and delivered to the wine cellar. Wine technologists receive them, press the juice and turn it into wine.
SWR Television, 5.45 a.m.
Alsace in France is a region in the heart of Europe with a great variety of natural treasures. Between the Rhine and the Vosges, warm valleys meet cool mountainous regions. Here, in the midst of a cultural landscape characterised by viticulture, very different habitats lie close together. The white stork, the region's symbolic animal, can be found in the middle of the villages.
ZDFinfo, 12.45 p.m.
Germans love wine. Especially when it is cheap. Almost half of all wine is now sold in discounters. Wine production and sales are a global business. With downsides for the environment and workers. The most popular imported wine from overseas is wine from South Africa. Good and cheap - that is the image. But the strong pressure on prices creates untenable conditions on South African wineries. Wine from Bordeaux is also appreciated in Germany. Germany imports about 15 million litres a year. However, many French winegrowers achieve quality only with pesticides that can still be detected in the wine. In Germany, too, the image cultivated by winegrowers of a noble, pure drop is only part of the reality. For in addition to pesticides in the vineyard, more than 50 additives may now be used in the wine cellar after the harvest. By no means all of them are harmless. The documentary by Anna Fein, Erik Hane and Stefan Hanf explores the consequences of the globalisation of the wine market for people and nature. The authors are on the trail of the darker side of wine. They research working conditions at South African wineries. They talk to scientists about the use of pesticides and fining agents in viticulture. In the Bordeaux region, they visit, among others, an organic winegrower who tries to produce high-quality wines in the most natural way possible.
SWR Television, 6.15 p.m.
Orchard meadows and vineyards as far as the eye can see. Thanks to its mild climate, the Kraichgau region in the northwest of Baden-Württemberg is often called the Tuscany of Baden.
MDR Television, 2.00 p.m.
Baia Abuladze is a winemaker. At the beginning of September, the Georgian is expecting the grape harvest. Even as a child, the family vineyard was a magical place for her. Now she wants to realise her dream here and combine new wine with the old traditions as an organic winemaker. To do this, Baia Abuladze gave up her permanent job in the capital Tbilisi six years ago and returned to her roots in her home village Meore Obcha in the west of Georgia. She first found support from her grandfather. She founds her company "Baia's Wine" and relies on the family. Together they produce 7,000 bottles of wine a year. Now they want to produce 10,000 for the first time! Organically grown and vinified in the old quevris, the clay pots sunk into the earth. Women entrepreneurs like Baia are a sign of change in Georgia: she belongs to a generation that is seizing its chance. She is looking for bridges between the past and the future and trusts the strengths of others. This poetic film from a wonderful world tells the story of whether and how the 27-year-old winegrower succeeds with the new harvest and how siblings, parents and grandfather work together in the family business.
SWR Television, 5.00 p.m.
SWR presenter Simin Sadeghi visits the twin town on the Moselle in autumn and Advent. Traben-Trarbach is famous for its Art Nouveau buildings, but why are there so many of them here of all places? At the beginning of the 20th century, the wine trade made the town rich. Simin meets old-established Traben and Trarbach residents who bring the glorious past to life with their stories and old photos. The Underworld, a still preserved, widely ramified labyrinth of cellars where wine barrels were stored, is a reminder of those times. Even today, lots of wine is still grown in and around Traben-Trarbach. Simin is present at the grape harvest and wants to find out why Riesling dominates. She goes on a journey through time - not only back to the era of Art Nouveau, but also to the 1950s. During Advent, Traben-Trarbach's underworld is transformed into one of the most beautiful and certainly the most unusual Christmas market in the southwest: the Moselle Wine Night Market.
3sat, 1.50 p.m.
The seasons are the motor of all life on earth. Since the end of the Ice Age, they have shaped the rhythm of nature. The first part of the filmic journey through the four seasons begins in February with the awakening of nature and ends in the late summer month of August. Now autumn already announces itself. As a prelude, Indian summer once again unfolds its full power - traditionally with sunshine and mild temperatures. The farmers have harvested their crops, the winegrowers in the vineyards are just getting started - thanks to the increasingly warmer climate a few weeks earlier than ten years ago.
3sat, 2.35 p.m.
Autumn is a busy time in the vineyards. All hands are needed. Also for the winegrowers like Kilian Franzen and Angelina Lenz on the Calmont on the Moselle, the steepest vineyard in Europe. For some years now, they have been starting the harvest earlier and earlier. Global warming makes it possible. Not only does it allow the fruit to ripen earlier, it also gives rise to new grape varieties that previously only grew in Italy or France.
arte, 4.40 a.m.
Penelope and Odysseus are invited to dinner and want to bring a good wine. But although the wine merchant Ganymede has started his career as a sommelier on Mount Olympus, they don't feel well advised by him... The animated series "50 Shades of Greek" transports the great myths of antiquity into the present day. A tarama virus pandemic leads to a lockdown on Mount Olympus, in Homer's B'n'B you can take a holiday in the underworld and Jesus finds out about polytheism as a foreign correspondent... The eagerly awaited third season also spares no area with its humorous social criticism. Goddesses and gods, ancient heroes and mythical monsters are up to mischief in 30 new episodes and make us think about the course of the world.
Phoenix, 9.45 p.m.
The Via Aquitania crosses the regions of Languedoc, Midi-Pyrénées and Aquitaine and connected Colonia Narbo Martius (Narbonne), Tolosa (Toulouse) and Burdigala (Bordeaux). In addition to language, the Romans also introduced wine to Gaul. Narbonne was the first Roman colony outside Italy. And Narbo Martius, capital of the Roman province Gallia Narbonensis, was the second largest Roman port after Ostia. For a long time it rivalled Arles and Marseille and was an important transhipment point for goods and raw materials. The wine history of the Corbières region began when the first vines were planted by the Romans in 125 BC. The Via Aquitania led through the vineyards of Château Coulon and Château Veredus today. Even then, wine was transported between Narbonne and Toulouse in large amphorae. Even today, shards of earthen wine jugs can be seen.
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First broadcast on 02.09.2022 on ZDF
Too little water on the slopes of the Rhine: In Oberwesel on the Middle Rhine, young winegrowers Maximilian Lambrich and his sister Julia are struggling with the consequences of the extreme drought. To save their wine harvest, they water the young vines and even prune them so that the remaining vines survive. The winegrowing family wonders how they will continue to grow grapes when drought years become more frequent due to climate change. However, during drought, the vine quickly slows down its growth and sometimes sacrifices part of its leaves, which turn yellow and die. The conversion of sugars in the leaves during photosynthesis is also affected when the intensity and duration of water shortages increase.
The link to the programme Video available until 02.09.2027
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