hr television, 9.55 a.m.
After many years abroad and a failed marriage, Thomas Stickler (Harald Krassnitzer), the son of a Rust winegrower, returns to his Austrian homeland and takes over the family business after his father's death. Not to the liking of everyone involved, because Thomas has been away too long to now be accepted as belonging again. He finds his greatest adversary in the great vintner and mayor Georg Plattner (Stefan Fleming), who is married to Thomas' sister Andrea (Katharina Stemberger). For the latter had reckoned with the inheritance himself. But Thomas is determined to start a new life as a vintner. By his side he has not only his adolescent daughter Anna (Britta Hammelstein), who decides to live with her father, but also his mother Hermine (Christine Ostermayer), the cellar master Claudia (Susanne Michel) and grand vintner Gottfried Schnell (Wolfgang Hübsch), an old family friend.
Bavarian Television, 11.15 a.m.
The Wachau lies 80 kilometres west of Vienna on both sides of the Danube between the towns of Melk and Krems. Famous monasteries alternate with picturesque villages. Along the paths and stairways through the vineyards, castles and castle ruins tell of times long past. Thanks to the mild climate, grapes and apricots ripen here. This was already noticed by the Romans, who once brought the first vines here. The beautiful landscape is both a World Cultural Heritage Site and a World Natural Heritage Site. In Mautern, Axel Bulthaupt meets a cooking winemaker whose vineyard dates back to Roman times. Saint Severin is said to have retired here to meditate in the vineyards. Her apricot dumplings convince not only Axel Bulthaupt but also an international jury, which chose her "Wachau cookbook" as the best local cookbook in the world.
hr-television, 3.30 p.m.
The holiday region of South Tyrol is nestled between the Eastern Alps and the Dolomites, where rugged mountains meet vineyards, the sun shines 300 days a year and where Tyrolean down-to-earthness and Italian lightness shake hands. Crime writer Lenz Koppelstädter shows South Tyrol's capital Bolzano. He reveals where to find the best dumplings and the finest aperitivo in his home town. In the past, the Ritten was the summer residence for wealthy Bolzano families. On the high plateau, about a thousand metres above the city, pleasant temperatures prevail in high summer. By bike, the picturesque wine villages along the South Tyrolean Wine Road are explored all the way to Lake Kaltern. And if you're on the road by bike, you can also taste a wine or two with a clear conscience.
Bavarian Television, 12.45 p.m.
It's autumn in Rust: school starts for Anna and Thomas' first grape harvest is coming up. Hermine invites Andrea to a family dinner and hopes that Georg will come too. Thomas has the new cellar equipment delivered, everything has to be installed under great time pressure before the upcoming grape harvest. However, the family dinner lovingly cooked by Hermine takes place without Georg. He does not manage to sit down amicably at the table with Thomas. Paul and Thomas, however, quickly find each other in the cellar of the winery - Paul shows his father his wine treasures and opens a century wine. Andrea continues to badger her husband, and finally Georg asks Paul to reconcile before the tasting begins. Paul accepts the apology, even though it becomes clear that nothing will ever be the same again. Claudia's hope of impressing Thomas at the wine festival in a new outfit is not fulfilled: the notary Dr. Thaler and she come to the event in the same dress.
Bavarian Television, 12.45 p.m.
The grape harvest is upon us and Thomas' new cellar is ready for use. In his function as mayor of Rust, Georg cannot help but congratulate his opponent Thomas. He notices that the wine press has not yet arrived. Thomas tells Georg that it will be delivered the same afternoon. When Georg leaves the cellar, he immediately calls the winery's supplier Ressler and pressures him to give him the press for Thomas for several times the price. Thomas wants to start harvesting the next day - but according to Ressler, the press can now be delivered in 14 days at the earliest. Thomas rejects Georg's smug offer to press 50 percent of the harvest in his cellar. When Paul comes by Georg's house, he finds that he has received a new press. Thomas suspects a scam and actually manages to prove that Georg has bought the press from under his nose. He threatens his brother-in-law with a public scandal, which could cost him his post as mayor. Georg is almost bursting with anger, but his wife Andrea is even more so when she realises what a nonsensical action Georg has thrown so much money away on. Georg finally leaves the press to Thomas.
3sat, 4.45 p.m.
In the second stage, the film crosses French-speaking Switzerland. It begins south of Basel in the rugged Jura and leads across Lake Geneva along the Lavaux with its Mediterranean flair. The journey leads to Lake Geneva in the wine-growing region of Lavaux, which has become famous for Chasselas wines. New grape varieties are being developed there to adapt to climate change and changing tastes.
Bavarian Television, 12.45 p.m.
Thomas and Paul taste their first wine and are pleased with the result. Finally, peace could return if Mother Stickler hadn't started to renovate the inn. But due to an anonymous complaint, the state conservator has the building work stopped.
3sat, 16.00
The Jordanian Razan goes through life sporty and independent. That is not a matter of course in the Arab world. But in Jordan, many things are different: Omar is a successful winemaker in a Muslim country and has now reached world level with his red "Saint George".
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SWR Television, 10.15 a.m.
The forest, the Rhine and the wine - these three things not only characterise the central landscapes of the Palatinate, but also reveal a lot about its soul. There is often talk of the "German Tuscany". Where the mountains of the Palatinate Forest slowly disappear, the first vineyards appear on the edge of the Haard. Along the German Wine Route, one winegrowing village follows the next, bordered by the wine metropolises of Landau, Neustadt and Bad Dürkheim. Here, too, the Cineflex camera plays to its strengths and shows towns and landscapes in a new perspective in the different seasons.
Bavarian Television, 12.45 p.m.
The first wine is ready for bottling. Thomas has also found an interested wine merchant who wants to buy a few thousand bottles. In their ecstasy 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. Hermine's conversion at the inn meets with the approval of the conservationist. He advises her to apply to the state and the mayor for building subsidies. This gives Hermine satisfaction. She throws herself back into her work on the inn and suffers an attack of weakness. There is great horror after Paul's accident. He is in a coma. Georg races to the hospital with Andrea and learns that Thomas has adopted Paul without informing anyone. Claudia, Paul's mother, also knew nothing about it. But when Paul wakes up from the coma and no consequential damage is to be expected, the dust settles.
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 are 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 over 50 degrees - without using machines, without pesticides. Their 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, friends and family. If both want to make a living from winegrowing one day, their business still has to grow. But "Materne & Schmitt" are optimistic.
Bavarian Television, 12.45 p.m.
Mayor Georg Plattner receives four million euros in subsidies from Brussels for a new marketing structure. He wants to use the money to found a new winegrowers' association. Through misinformation, however, he prevents Thomas Stickler from becoming a member. Georg's goal is to prevent his rival from selling his wine. But grand vintner and former mayor Gottfried Schnell joins the new cooperative and thwarts Georg's plans.
3sat, 12.50 p.m.
It is well known that the Romans were already at the Moselle. But in Traben-Trarbach, Germany's largest Buddha museum is a surprise. In Leiwen, sparkling wine is produced, which even the German President orders. And the Mosel Camino is part of the Way of St. James. Andrea Ballschuh meets Mosel people and listens to stories about traditions, religions and life on the Mosel. Why are the professional fishermen dying out, why did all the bottles explode in the sparkling wine cellar at the first attempt to press, where can you find the "Miraculous Black Madonna" on the pilgrims' path? Why is a Catholic also a Buddhist, and what does the presenter discover during a flight in a Cessna over the Moselle landscape? Andrea Ballschuh introduces new sides of the region steeped in history and invites you on a journey with surprises.
ARD-alpha, 1.30 p.m.
The Reblaus Express winds its way uphill through the vineyards of Retz in Austria. It travels leisurely from the Weinviertel to the Waldviertel. Vines, fields and forests alternate, a paradise for cyclists. And they like to use the Reblaus Express, which is run by an association. In the past, mainly wood and grain were transported here, but now they are even thinking about resuming freight traffic. At least on weekends, the idyllic railway is experiencing a renaissance, just like the Waldviertel narrow-gauge railway, which is once again attracting guests with steam trains. Here, too, the saying goes: there's life in the old dog yet.
hr television, 9.55 a.m.
The mood in Rust is tense: The loss of his son and the certainty that Thomas is Paul's father cause Georg great problems. But in a conversation he and Paul assure each other that they will continue to stick together and live a good relationship.
Bavarian Television, 12.45 p.m.
Thomas Stickler has settled down in Rust and is happily in a relationship with cellar master Claudia Plattner. Together with their son Paul, Thomas runs the winery "Stickler & Stickler". But Thomas experiences a bitter setback: frost causes a large part of the harvest to fail.
SWR Television, 21.00
Landwoman Beate Vollmayer's vineyard is located in Singen am Hohentwiel. In addition to 15 hectares of vines, the farm also includes a large vegetable garden. Here Beate Vollmayer grows everything that she and her family like to eat. In order to also have enough acreage for berries, Beate is planting a new snack garden with chokeberry, blueberry, gooseberry, raspberry, mayberry and currant plants. This is her self-chosen project in the garden competition - and also has to do with her work as a winemaker: she wants to compare the aromas of her wine with the aromas of different berries. Beate Vollmayer also cultivates sweet corn. She received the seeds directly from the SWR expert in spring - along with the task of growing the healthiest possible plants with magnificent cobs. In autumn, Beate Vollmayer will also transform her own harvest into a two-course garden menu.
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Bavarian Television, 12.45 p.m.
The financial situation of "Stickler & Stickler" is very bad, restructuring is urgently needed. Thomas decides on necessary savings, but without informing his son and partner Paul. When the pretty young Hungarian Edina turns up in Rust, Paul is briefly distracted from his disappointment.
ARD-alpha, 8.15 p.m.
The province of Québec in eastern Canada is the largest French-speaking area in the country. For centuries, as a colony, it was the "New France". Even today, Québec is the other Canada: with its own language and the charm of its inhabitants. And there is something else that is very French here: Québec is the land of love. Star chef and city kid Nancy Hinton has moved to Francois Brouillard, the herb collector, for love - to his house by the river. Drama student André writes his beloved a love letter in three colours on the windows of their flat. Cider winemaker Michel Jodoin has an insider tip for all lovers: his apple rosé champagne makes women's eyes sparkle.
3sat, 11.10 a.m.
Since the 1990s, the members of the Belz family have been growing their wine as organic winegrowers on the steep slopes of the Mannberg near Unkel on the Rhine. The small town also serves as a starting point for hiking tours and is also home to the Willy Brandt Forum. There, interested visitors can see an exhibition about the former German Chancellor Willy Brandt, who lived in Unkel in the last years of his life. Other stops on the journey through the Siebengebirge are the wine-growing town of Bad Honnef-Rhöndorf, the residence of former German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer and an attraction for day-trippers, and the Drachenfels.
Bavarian Television, 12.45 p.m.
Paul takes an increasing liking to Edina, who now works as a waitress at the Stickler Inn. Thomas Stickler is short 80,000 euros to keep the business going, but he refuses an interest-free loan from his mother Hermine out of pride. Mayor Plattner plans to buy Schloss Bergham in order to set up a profitable wellness centre there. In the meantime, Andrea hands over the divorce petition to Georg.
3sat, 3 .00 p.m.
High above the Gulf of Genoa, a chain of forgotten places and impressive landscapes stretches from the French Riviera to the hills of Tuscany: the Ligurian High Trail. The documentary shows life along the trail - a piece of unknown Italy off the beaten tourist track. Life in Liguria is characterised by high mountains and the proximity to the coast. People always love, live and die "su o sciu", "up or down". The rhythm of the incessant ascent and descent culminates in the work on the narrow wine terraces of the Cinque Terre - an unmistakable cultural landscape that has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1999.
Bavarian Television, 8.15 p.m.
Franz X. Gernstl and his two buddies, cameraman HP Fischer and soundman Stefan Ravasz, are on a discovery tour along the Danube. With 2,857 kilometres, the Danube is the second longest river in Europe. From its source in the Black Forest, it flows through ten countries - and finally flows into the Black Sea. The starting point of the three-part expedition is Donaueschingen, the journey ends in the last episode near Vienna. 30 kilometres downstream from the Danube, in the middle of the Wachau, lies the Fischer winery. This is the home of "Huchen-Peppi". Josef Fischer takes care of the survival of the huchen, which have become rare. For his own sake, because he likes to eat the imposing "Danube salmon". The retired winegrower is a contented man. This is also due to his handsome additional pension of 365 bottles of wine per year, which he receives from his son, but also because of the place where he lives: "The Danube is a wonderful, a mighty river. I am happy every day to be at home here."
hr-television, 10.35 a.m.
The Tuscan Islands are a popular holiday destination for Germans and French alike. The film introduces people who bring the special features of the islands closer: a biologist who works for the national park "Tuscan Archipelago"; a handbag designer; a singer whose father was an opera star; a beekeeper and former professional cyclist as well as a vintner who grows the typical sweet wine of Elba.
Bavarian Television, 12.45 p.m.
Georg Plattner is in a coma after a heart attack. As his wife cannot run the winery alone, she asks her brother Thomas for help. Together with grand vintner Schnell and Claudia's father Blasius Schmalzl, he spontaneously takes over the management of the Plattner estate.
Bavarian Television, 12.45 p.m.
Anna has failed her school-leaving examination. As a result, she decides to travel to Australia. Claudia is very busy with the preparations for her first seminar at the academy and Thomas has to take care not only of his own business but still that of his brother-in-law Georg. Inconsistencies in the purchase contract of Schloss Bergham lead to the municipality of Rust rejecting the wellness project initiated by Georg.
Bavarian Television, 4.15 p.m.
The four "Wir in Bayern" presenters are out and about on Bavaria's rivers and lakes: Dominik Pöll explores the Main between Würzburg and Schweinfurt. In Eisenheim he fishes with one of the last Main fishermen, near Volkach he learns how to canoe and in Ochsenfurt he steers the Main ferry. On the banks of the Main he makes the acquaintance of the alpacas Freddy and Ricky and ends his tour of Main Franconia in a vineyard with historic grape varieties above Randersacker.
SR/SWR Television, 5.30 a.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 in demand all over the world. 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 a secondary role, because the craft has hardly changed in the past two thousand years. The wood is bent over the fire and sealed with reeds and steam. This creates a unique aroma that is transferred from the wood to the wine and refines it.
rbb television, 3.50 p.m.
Experience over 1,000 kilometres of Brandenburg by bike: "Rad auf Achse" is on the road on Germany's longest long-distance cycle route, the "Tour Brandenburg". There are encounters with people along the way and impressions of Brandenburg with its splendour and diversity. Anja Ittmann cycles from Cottbus to Bad Liebenwerda. The nature and landscape guide cycles through her homeland: along the Spree to Spremberg through the Lusatian Lakeland. Finally, she cycles along the leisurely flowing Schwarze Elster to Bad Liebenwerda. There she meets a passionate winegrower who successfully cultivates old varieties of wine in Brandenburg.
3sat, 11.50 a.m.
Marian and Juan Carlos Sancha are hobby winemakers and run a small family bodega in the Spanish region of La Rioja. The autumn grape harvest is the highlight of the year for them.
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hr television, 1.45 p.m.
Thomas' wine cellar is in the final stages of construction. This means that his future as a winegrower is taking on a very concrete shape. But he continues to be tormented by the family situation with son Paul and the malice of Georg Plattner. It is of little help that Andrea sees her husband as increasingly aloof and finds her way to talk to Thomas. Meanwhile, Johanna, Thomas' wife, arrives from Frankfurt. She wants to clarify some details of the divorce with her husband. Reconciliation with daughter Anna, however, proves difficult. After a paternity test proves that Thomas is indeed Paul's father, Georg finally files the lawsuit for the reimbursement of alimony - against the will of his wife Andrea. She makes it clear to him that she will not fight this war with him. Thomas tries to make Georg realise the futility of his action. Georg fights with himself for a long time until he withdraws his lawsuit...
hr-television, 10.35 a.m.
The film author Ulrike Becker was on the road for three weeks and sketched a portrait of the Aeolian soul in many small encounters. On Salina she meets the passionate winemaker Nino Caravaglio, who produces Malvasia wine. "This vine has determined the destiny of our islands," says Caravaglio. Clara Rametta returned from Boston and keeps the old centre of Malfa alive because she and her husband Michele Caruso have restored abandoned houses and turned them into a hotel with a gourmet restaurant. The "Signum" is an oasis of tranquillity and the Aeolian way of life - which is evident not least in the dishes Michele conjures up in his kitchen. There is hardly an Aeolian recipe that does not use capers. The small aromatic bud grows wild, especially where the soil is stony, also on retaining walls of terraced fields or vineyards. So anyone who produces wine can also harvest capers.
hr-television, 4.00 p.m.
An excursion to the neighbours in Rheinhessen is worthwhile: It is only a Katzensprung across the Rhine by ferry. There you will pass through gently rolling vineyards with views of many windmills and many small towns ending in "-heim". In each of them there is more than one winery. In Germany's largest wine-growing region, Nina Thomas visits some of the many dedicated winegrowers in the vineyard. The wine is accompanied by the right food - from a hearty vintner's snack to pike-perch with black pudding to saddle of lamb and chocolate dessert.
3sat, 6.15 a.m.
The Puschlav or Valposchiavo begins at the Bernina Pass and ends in Tirano in Valtellina. The famous Bernina line of the Rhaetian Railway is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is the main lifeblood of the valley. In just a few kilometres, it reveals an impressive variety of landscapes and climates. While Lago Bianco lies under thick ice at the top of the Bernina Pass, life pulsates in the small Italian town of Tirano. For "Wunderland - Das Puschlav", Nik Hartmann stops off in Val da Camp, on Alp Grüm and in Cavaglia, where the largest glacier garden in Europe has been uncovered. On an organic farm near Lago di Poschiavo he finds out about the cultivation of tea herbs. In the Valtellina, several winegrowers have found good soils. Marcel Zanolari makes his wines organically. While he used to be ridiculed by his colleagues, his soils are now far more fertile and healthy than those of the others.
arte, 13.00
Between the Pacific Ocean and the Sierra Nevada stretch the vast, fertile plains of California, where not only wine thrives. European missionaries brought the wine-growing traditions of the old continent to the west coast of the United States at the end of the 18th century. In the meantime, Californian wine enjoys a worldwide reputation and even received a knighthood in 1976 when the Paris wine jury gave it priority over French products.
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arte, 6.45 a.m.
The Benedictine monastery of Göttweig in Lower Austria is famous for its library with a hundred thousand writings and 32,000 engravings, including works by Dürer and Michelangelo. The predominantly young monks live from winegrowing and tourism.