ORF 2, 2.00 p.m.
Vienna is the only cosmopolitan city with significant wine production. The city has a high wine and "Heurigen" culture: originally simple pubs that were only open at certain times and served "Heurigen", or young wine. Today they are inns offering typical Viennese specialities: Backhenderl, schnitzel and potato salad are not to be missed. Sitting together in a cosy atmosphere and murmuring together is a Viennese trait that is explored in this episode. Vienna's four major vineyards are shown as well as the philosophy of some Viennese winegrowers. A typical wine speciality that has experienced a renaissance in recent years is the "Wiener Gemischter Satz". It is now offered all over the world: As a "Grüvi" in New York as well as a suitable food accompaniment in Japan.
ORF 2, 2.00 p.m.
The stretch of the Danube between Melk and Krems is one of the oldest cultural landscapes in Europe with a wine-growing tradition that goes back almost two millennia. The Wachau is a region of nostalgia, of clichés - and at the same time a powerful living space where interesting wines thrive. In one of the most famous vineyards, Achleiten near Weißenkirchen, "Eingeschenkt" meets a terroir specialist. Residents and visitors alike joyfully await the blossoms and fruits of some 150,000 apricot trees. After a ride on the Wachau Railway, the "Eingeschenkt" team stops at the Domäne Wachau near Dürnstein.
ORF 2, 9.30 a.m.
The stretch of the Danube between Melk and Krems is one of the oldest cultural landscapes in Europe with a wine-growing tradition that goes back almost two millennia. The Wachau is a region of nostalgia, of clichés - and at the same time a powerful living space where interesting wines thrive. In one of the most famous vineyards, Achleiten near Weißenkirchen, "Eingeschenkt" meets a terroir specialist. Residents and visitors alike joyfully await the blossoms and fruits of some 150,000 apricot trees. After a ride on the Wachau Railway, the "Eingeschenkt" team stops at the Domäne Wachau near Dürnstein.
Bavarian Television, 12.45 p.m.
After the terrible accident, Paul recovers quickly, but his mother Claudia is in a coma. Because Thomas thinks the treatment in the clinic is inadequate, brain specialist Dr Winkler is called in. He confirms Claudia's critical condition and she has to be operated on. When she dies before Thomas' eyes, the shock is boundless.
ORF 2, 2.00 p.m.
The Weinviertel in the north-east of Lower Austria is fully committed to wine. It is the largest wine-growing region in the country and the success story of Grüner Veltliner was written here. Author Alfred Komarek says: "The Weinviertel shapes its people, the people shape their Weinviertel. Images of people are also always images of the landscape. Some of them are old and yellowed, in others the colours shine." "Eingeschenkt" captured many of these images with the camera. Cameraman Harald Michael Seymann is a winegrower and Weinviertel native himself! For example, there are the wintry impressions during the ice wine harvest in the vineyard of the Gessl family in Zellerndorf. There are also the spring, summer and autumn pictures in the vineyards of winemaker Maria Faber-Köchl in Eibesthal.
SR Television, 6.00 a.m.
Hundreds of millions of years ago, large parts of the south-west as far as France and Belgium were covered by primeval seas. Finding traces of them is not that difficult. Fossils, even entire landscapes tell of the times when monster molluscs ruled the seas. The tour leads to the wine village of Nittel on the Moselle. Thomas Sonntag is an organic winegrower there and is convinced that you can still taste the former sea in his wine today.
SWR Television, 10.15 a.m.
From the Odenwald to the Black Forest, along the Neckar and as far as Lake Constance, this reportage shows an almost exotic variety of landscapes. Vine terraces form huge steps into the Kaiserstuhl, the flooded forests of the Rhine floodplains tempt to adventurous canoeing and the pile dwellings in Unteruhldingen bring the Stone Age back to life.
Bavarian Television, 12.45 p.m.
Claudia's death plunges everyone into deep mourning. Anna comes to comfort Thomas, Paul blames himself for the accident and Blasius grieves deeply for his only child. But everyday life goes on and the three men decide to live together in the closed inn for the time being.
ORF 2, 2.00 p.m.
The wine-growing region of Wagram, situated north of the Danube along the loess ridge of the same name, also includes Großlage Klosterneuburg south of the Danube. The loess of the Wagram is indeed a good soil for spicy, powerful wines. But it also needs winemakers who are innovative and know how to handle it. "Eingeschenkt" looks over the shoulders of the biodynamically working winemakers Bernhard Ott and Karl Fritsch. One is dedicated to the ancient technique of making wine in amphorae, the other to alternative methods of fertilisation with cow horn preparations, stirred by a kind of "witches' broom".
ARD-alpha, 5.45 p.m.
Hops and grapevines need special treatment, and unlike other crops, no one thinks about regular crop rotation here. Therefore, they sometimes remain for decades as they were once planted. So it is not easy to use the soil in a different way here. Researchers at the State Viticulture Institute in Freiburg and the Rottenburg University of Applied Forest Sciences want to investigate exactly that.
hr television, 10.30 p.m.
Even if many winegrowers are happy about good vintages, climate change with its weather extremes such as heat, drought, heavy rain and the danger of late frost poses new challenges for viticulture. Plant stress and the increase in carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere also demand new approaches from winegrowers: different grape varieties, different cultivation, different timing. "The hot summers have come to stay," says Claudia Kammann, climate professor at the renowned Geisenheim University of Viticulture. Together with winegrowers, researchers at the university are testing new approaches to viticulture. What are the grape varieties of the future? What must winegrowers do to benefit from climate change in the long term? Riesling in particular is under observation, because the old vines suffer from heat and high solar radiation. The grapes get sunburnt, their skin cracks and the berries dry out. The harvest time is moving further and further ahead, the viticultural boundaries are shifting. So Anne Engrav in Norway hopes for the first successful harvest, Friedrich Schatz in Andalusia fears for his vineyard, and Klaus Peter Keller from Flörsheim-Dalsheim is starting the harvest earlier and earlier. Where is this leading?
SWR Television, 23.00
Actress Friederike Kempter, known from the Münster "Tatort", comes from Freudental in the district of Ludwigsburg and now lives as an actress in the big city of Berlin. She returns to the southwest for three 30-minute mini-documentaries. There she meets women around 40 with special life stories. They are personalities who do not lose courage and go their own way - especially where women have a harder time than men. How did they manage to overcome resistance to become who they are today: courageous, smart and assertive women? Simona from near Heidelberg, for example, was called Simon as a child. After the sudden death of her father, she took over responsibility for the winery at a very young age. The queer vintner later became wine princess. How does it work to be different from the others and still be accepted?
Bavarian Television, 12.45 p.m.
Not only do the three men have to bear the brunt of their grief over Claudia's death. Now Paul is also facing a trial for involuntary manslaughter. Georg Plattner wants to run for the next mayoral election. Thomas advises the incumbent mayor Ressler, who feels exposed to Georg's slander, to file a motion of no confidence in the municipality. In all the commotion, son Paul suddenly disappears without a trace.
ORF 2, 2.00 p.m.
Three landscapes, three visions for wine: A fresh wind blows through the old vineyards. Environmental awareness and love of the soil unite these contrasting wine-growing regions, where individualists and traditionalists share a common goal: to make good wine. In the three regions, to which the rivers of the side valleys gave their names, "Eingeschenkt" explores the significance of the organic movement on viticulture. Young winegrowers prove that they are open to new ways without denying tradition. The Kamp, Krems and Traisen valleys are small wine-growing regions with contrasts, but also many similarities. Lush pictures of landscape and architecture, impressions of everyday winegrowing life, local culinary delights and portraits of interesting winemaking personalities convey this region's attitude to life.
NDR Television, 8.00 a.m.
Local wines like Teran, spicy olive oil and goat cheese from Istrian farms are just some of the products that delight the palate.
hr television, 4.00 p.m.
The gourmet tour first takes you to the Rhine: to the largest Rhine island, the Mariannenaue. Wine has been grown here for hundreds of years, currently 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 Schloss Reinhartshausen. 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.
SWR Television, 4.15 p.m.
Pigs and wine - Katja and her husband Thomas initially leased the farm from Katja's parents before they took it over seven years ago and rebuilt it according to their ideas. In addition to the pigs, the Antony family also cultivates 30 hectares of vineyards. Together with five other families, they have their grapes vinified centrally by a winery. Katja mainly takes care of the manual work in the vines and tends the young vineyards. In addition, the family cultivates about 200 hectares of grain, sunflowers. Sugar beet, rape and this year, for the first time, field beans.
SWR Television, 5.00 p.m.
Old trams, spectacular views, morbid charm and lots of wine - that's Porto. The city is also known for its port wine, which comes from Vila Nova de Gaia, the city on the other side of the river. That's where the port houses have their huge warehouses and tasting rooms. Simin Sadeghi uncovers the secrets of port wine there and tries her hand at blending different wines in a winemaker's laboratory.
Bavarian Television, 10.05 p.m.
Susanne Wader is a winemaker from the bottom of her heart, enjoys her work and focuses on quality. With his daughter, Albert has found the right successor for the traditional family business. When he dies of a heart attack, an omission takes revenge: there is no will! Brother Matthias and mother Käthe want to sell their shares and Susanne has to fight for her inheritance. With Henriette Richter-Röhl (Anne Wader), Leslie Malton (Käthe Wader), Max von Pufendorf (Matthias Wader), Caroline Hartig (Tori Wader), Jürgen Heinrich (Bruno Wader), Sebastian Fräsdorf (Valentin Berens), Hartmut Volle (Albert Wader), and others.
Bavarian Television, 23.35
Winemaker Anne makes a new start as the manager of the neighbouring Roscher vineyard. The family farm, now run by her mother Käthe, remains close to her heart. But Käthe does not have a good hand when it comes to an important personnel matter: since Rolf Scherer has been running the business, wine stocks have been disappearing from the cellar. When there are also problems with the new red wine vintage and the office burns down along with the bookkeeping, Anne intervenes. She suspects that someone is deliberately trying to drive the farm into bankruptcy, and even suspects her own brother Matthias, who has returned from Hamburg. By chance, Anne gets hold of a letter containing a posthumous confession by her father: Niece Jannika Wader is in fact his biological daughter! The news is a bombshell for Bruno, who is proudly celebrating Jannika's election as wine queen. Helplessly, Christel has to watch her husband and daughter turn their backs on her.
hr television, 10.10 a.m.
Late autumn in Rust: Thomas and Paul taste their first wine. Peace could have returned if Mother Stickler hadn't started to renovate the inn. The building work and especially Hermine'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 summoned him.
SWR Television, 4.00 p.m.
The port city of Bordeaux in the southwest of France produced the philosophers Michel de Montaigne and Baron de Montesquieu. The city's architecture is a prime example of classicism. Bordeaux is also the world capital of wine. Therefore, a visit to the Cité du Vin wine museum is a must. Christine Seemann drives eastwards to the heart of the Bordelais, to Saint Émilion. The gently hilly wine-growing region was the first to be placed on the World Heritage List by Unesco. For Saint Émilion is a synthesis of the arts, it blends picturesquely into the landscape, is full of enchanted corners and architectural treasures. Wine is the elixir of life around which everything revolves.
SWR Television, 4.45 p.m.
No other sparkling wine is as symbolic of the sophisticated French way of life as champagne. What is hardly known is that the history of champagne was for a long time a Franco-German one. Many young German pioneers such as Florenz-Ludwig Heidsieck from Borgholzhausen or Joseph Jacob Bollinger from Ellwangen settled in Champagne in the 18th and 19th centuries, soon made a name for themselves and played a decisive role in shaping the production method, distribution and image. They also brought the method and the name to Germany, because champagne was not yet a protected brand name. It was not until the wars of the 19th and 20th centuries that peaceful coexistence came to an end. A famous example: the "Champagne Clause" in the Treaty of Versailles. This is one of the reasons why the name "Mumm" today stands for both a French champagne brand and a German sparkling wine brand. The film goes in search of clues and tells the astonishing Franco-German history of champagne.
Bavarian Television, 12.45 p.m.
Paul remains missing and doesn't show up for the upcoming court hearing. To Thomas' great horror, he has leased part of the vineyards to Georg Plattner. By chance Thomas learns that Paul is in Munich. When he and Blasius try to persuade his son to come home, they reconcile after all. In Rust, the opening of Claudia's will causes a surprise...
hr television, 1.45 p.m.
Late autumn in Rust: Thomas and Paul taste their first wine. Peace could have returned if Mother Stickler hadn't started to renovate the inn. The construction work and especially Hermine'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 summoned him.
ORF 2, 2.00 p.m.
The Leithagebirge and the Neusiedlersee characterise the wines here in particular. For "Eingeschenkt" Birgit Braunstein and Heidi Schröck go into the vineyards. They want to bring to light the secret of the soil on the Leithagebirge, which becomes visible where only the roots of the vines can reach: Quartz, mica slate and above all shell limestone of the former primeval sea determine the geology. Wines that emerge from this are true terroir wines. That is why the Leithaberg DAC focuses on the origin and not on the grape varieties, of which there are many here.
hr television, 9.25 a.m.
The gourmet tour first leads to the Rhine: to the largest Rhine island, the Mariannenaue. Wine has been grown here for hundreds of years, currently 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 Schloss Reinhartshausen. 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.
Bavarian Television, 12.45 p.m.
The whole family is relieved when Paul is acquitted. In exchange, Thomas is now suspected of being behind the attacks on Georg Plattner. But it turns out that someone else is behind the attacks on the mayor.
ORF 2, 2.00 p.m.
Wine has a millennia-old tradition in Burgenland. Central Burgenland, also called Blaufränkischland, with its popular wine-growing villages such as Lutzmannsburg, Deutschkreutz, Horitschon and Neckenmarkt, is considered the centre of Austria's red wine culture. In recent years, the winemakers have achieved international recognition for Blaufränkisch. What is the secret behind the triumph of Blaufränkisch? Winemaker Albert Gesellmann emphasises that a great wine is created in the mind - and not in the cellar. A look behind the scenes of the production of Blaufränkisch. Image rights: Burgenland.jpg Image caption: Winemaker Albert Gesellmann Image rights: ORF/Interspot Film/Franz Leopold Schmelzer
Bavarian Television, 12.45 p.m.
Surprisingly, Andrea decides to run as Georg's only opponent in the mayoral election. Georg tries to improve his tarnished image by marrying Hedwig. Thomas is busy with Dr. Schwarz, who wanted to start an unannounced spraying campaign against mosquitoes in Thomas's meadows. He is also called upon as an advisor in Andrea's election campaign. But already after the first appearance there is friction between brother and sister: Andrea feels patronised.
ORF 2, 2.00 p.m.
Two historic wine-growing regions stretch south and east of Vienna. Wine was brought to Carnuntum by Roman soldiers, to Thermenregion almost 900 years ago by Cistercian monks from Burgundy. And yet today both are among the wine-growing regions pioneered by young winemakers. In the Thermenregion, "Eingeschenkt" makes stops in Gumpoldskirchen, Sooss and the Freigut Thallern, among others. The winegrowers in the Carnuntum winegrowing region prove that together we are strong. The old and the young have been pursuing one goal for 20 years: to position their Zweigelt at the top.
Bavarian Television, 12.45 p.m.
The election campaign turns out to be tough for Andrea when she finds out that her advisor Felix Felsner is allied with Georg. Thomas and the biologist Karin Schwarz do not only get closer on a professional level. Andreas Koblenz, Georg's business partner, threatens to publish explosive information about Georg's political and financial machinations.
ORF 2, 2.00 p.m.
Not only the traditions in south-eastern Styria are long-lived, but also the wine year with its festivals, which are celebrated particularly extensively in eastern and western Styria. Many extinct volcanoes, often with castles perched on top, characterise the area. The landscape is dominated by many small wine islands. Southeast Styria can be divided into two regions: Into the Styrian Volcanic Land and the Eastern Styrian Hill Country. Western Styria is Schilcherland. With only 500 hectares of vineyards, it is the smallest wine-growing region in Styria. Almost three quarters of all cultivated land is dominated by a single old grape variety, the Blauer Wildbacher. This grape is a red wine variety from which the salmon-coloured rosé, Schilcher, is produced.
Bavarian Television, 12.45 p.m.
The surprise is great when Andrea wins the election for mayor. Georg, melting with self-pity, makes life difficult for his wife Hedwig. While Thomas' ex-wife Johanna returns married from her sailing trip with Martin Strasser, Thomas and Karin take much longer to get to know each other. A 16-year-old runaway who is found in the wine cellar causes a stir.
ORF 2, 2.00 p.m.
Austria's southernmost wine-growing region, hard on the border with Slovenia, is dominated by the sun. A little off the beaten track, nestled in a romantic hilly landscape: Southern Styria. It stands for fragrant, fresh white wines and has won a place at the top in Austria as well as internationally. The soils and climate are as complex as the grape varieties. Which raises the question: What is the typical wine of southern Styria? Welschriesling or perhaps Sauvignon Blanc?
hr television, 10.10 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. And so it happens. But there is no time to celebrate, because the first wine is ready to be bottled. Thomas has 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.
SWR Television, 4.30 p.m.
In two episodes, the report tells stories from the largest Riesling-growing region in the world. They are stories that hardly anyone knows: Who knows that the German President's state guests are poured Moselle sparkling wine instead of champagne? That the Queen makes a toast with Moselle wine during her dinner speeches? That more than a hundred years ago the German Emperor had his special train brought to the Moselle three times because he liked the Riesling so much? That this wine was the most expensive in the world back then? The spectators are there when Kilian and Angelika Franzen climb into their vineyard, the steepest in Europe with an average gradient of 65 percent. Everything here is manual labour, because machines that could work this vineyard do not exist. The Mosel-Saar-Ruwer wine-growing region covers more than 5,300 hectares and has been called simply "Mosel" for some time for better marketing. Winemaker Martin Gerlach calls his product "Dangerous Riesling": the work in the steep vineyards of the Mosel has cost many a worker and winemaker their life. The business of vineyards on the Moselle is arduous, dangerous and not always profitable. Once upon a time, the hype surrounding Moselle wine led to a veritable bubble. When it burst, it plunged many winegrowing families into such abject poverty that the young Karl Marx first had the idea of thinking of economics in terms of social issues.
Bavarian Television, 11.45 a.m.
Thomas and Karin's relationship grows closer. The family also agrees with her. In a fit of rage, Georg Plattner not only goes after Thomas' wine barrels, but also Thomas himself. When Karin receives an offer to head a project in Africa, she agrees. But Thomas does not want to let her go without a fight.
hr television, 1.45 p.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. And 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. Everyone is horrified by the news of Paul's accident. He is in a coma. Will he survive?
ARD-alpha, 21.00
German actress Katy Karrenbauer takes a detour to the famous vineyards of Paso Robles. During a typical American barbecue evening on his estate, German-born winegrower Gary Eberle tells her all about winegrowing in California.
3sat, 6.05 a.m.
In the east, the grape harvest of the famous Georgian wines is in full swing. From there, the journey continues to the north.
SWR Television, 21.00
It takes about two years to make a high-quality red wine: From pruning in the vineyard in late winter, to pest control and soil cultivation in spring, fungus prevention and foliage work in summer, manual harvesting in early autumn, mash fermentation in autumn and maturing in barrique barrels until bottling. Meike Näkel from the Meyer-Näkel winery in Dernau on the Ahr runs the top winery together with her sister Dörte and shows step by step how much manual work is necessary in red wine making. Note: The filming for this programme was completed before the flood on the Ahr. By the skin of their teeth, the sisters were saved from the flood, but the production facility shown in the programme was largely destroyed.
arte, 12.20 p.m.
The Rhine is associated with industrial plants, knight's castles and vineyards. This two-part documentary takes the viewer on a journey from the mouth of the river to its source. In spectacular pictures, it provides an extraordinary portrait of a fascinating natural area and offers insights into nature on the banks of one of the most famous rivers in the world.
hr television, 10.10 a.m.
Mayor Georg Plattner returns from Brussels with four million euros in EU funding for a new marketing structure. He wants to set up a winegrowers' association that can sell high quality at low prices. As he misinforms Thomas Stickler about this, he has to refuse membership.
SWR Television, 2.25 p.m.
Eleven candidates take part in the preliminary decision for the election of the 73rd German Wine Queen. Apart from the representatives from Franconia and Saxony, wine queens and wine princesses from all German wine-growing regions are taking part. Since 1949, the wine queens have been competing in a friendly competition. Traditionally, the event takes place in the Saalbau in Neustadt an der Weinstraße. Holger Wienpahl hosts the show, in which the contestants have to show their expertise and answer complex questions about winemaking, viticulture and wine marketing in a competent, understandable and concise manner - and this also in English. In addition, the candidates have to find mistakes in wine news, which SWR news anchor Jan Boris Rätz will read out. New this year: The jurors will follow the livestream (18.09.2021 at 16:00; link: swr.de/weinkoenigin) and vote online from home. The jury will select six finalists who will compete in the final on 24 September in the Saalbau.
WDR Television, 8.15 p.m.
The region along the Moselle offers leisure fun for the whole family: romantic wine villages and mighty knight's castles; hiking trails with breathtaking views and an adrenalin kick in the climbing forest; Segway tours through vineyards and guided tours through underground wine labyrinths. Tamina Kallert travels from Bernkastel-Kues downriver to Koblenz. Always in view: Millions of vines on steep slate slopes to the right and left of the Moselle. While the Moselle cycle path along the riverbank has hardly any inclines, the via ferrata on the Calmont is only something for those with a head for heights. But the view of the famous Moselle loop near Bremm from Europe's steepest vineyard is worth the effort. Small towns like the listed Beilstein, also known as the "Sleeping Beauty of the Moselle", or places like the almost 1,000-year-old "Old Mill" in idyllic Kobern-Gondorf, now a country inn, are fairytale-like.
SWR Television, 9.00 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. 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, most of the people of Bolzano speak their Italian mother tongue. The SWR documentary by author Susanne Gebhardt introduces 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 Alpine Wall, which was built on Mussolini's orders. The documentary continues to the village of Tramin on the Wine Road, named after the Gewürztraminer grape variety. The village causes a sensation with the contemporary architecture of its cellar cooperative and one of the most original carnival parades in the Alpine region.
hr television, 1.45 p.m.
Mayor Georg Plattner returns from Brussels with four million euros in EU funding for a new marketing structure. He wants to set up a winegrowers' association that can sell high quality at low prices. As he misinforms Thomas Stickler about this, the latter has to refuse membership.
3sat, 5.00 p.m.
From the mountains in the north of Thailand we now travel through rugged rocky landscapes, modern cities and wide valleys - to the wine-growing areas on the edge of the Khao-Yai National Park.
3sat, 11.45 a.m.
Who can say of their vineyards that they are the highest in Germany? Winemakers Beate and Georg Vollmayer have their grandfather to thank for this special feature, who revived viticulture on the Hohentwiel near Singen in the 1920s. Wine cultivation on the highest mountain in the Hegau region dates back to the 9th century. Monks began to cultivate vines and press wine at that time. Around 1870, phylloxera destroyed all stocks and viticulture on Hohentwiel was discontinued. Today, the volcanic mountain near Lake Constance is once again planted with vines. Beate, a 50-year-old winegrower and trained tax specialist, looks after the house and the vineyard and is responsible for selling and sparkling the fine wines. The mother of three tends flowers, herbs and vegetables in her garden kingdom and is happy that all three daughters want to follow in their parents' footsteps one day. Beate loves to laugh and has an infectious sense of humour. As hostess of the sixth round, she is hosting the finale of this "Lecker aufs Land" season. A fish carpaccio is to open the menu. But will Beate's fishmonger be able to deliver the arctic char she is hoping for in time for the evening countrywomen's dinner?
arte, 1.00 p.m.
At the Clos de Vougeot winery, chef Alexandra prepares a traditional dish from Burgundian cuisine: poached eggs in red wine sauce. A classic that (here) every cook should master!
3sat, 3 .05 p.m.
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, because the vineyard is run biodynamically. The four-part series tells the story of people who live on Swiss dream lakes in the constant change of the four seasons.
SWR Television, 6.15 p.m.
Sarah Hulten, a young woman from Leutesdorf, has set her mind on making her own wine and recultivating an overgrown former vineyard. Without training, without a winery and alongside her actual job. She called it Plan R. R for Riesling, Rhine, recultivation. She did it: her first wine was awarded gold.
SWR Television, 8.15 p.m.
Six candidates are standing for the election of the 73rd German Wine Queen. The contestants were selected in the preliminary round on 18 September. In the final, they will compete for the favour of the expert jury in individual performances and with team tasks. Entertainer Bernd Stelter, the Bonn impro theatre "Die Springmaus" and music cabaret artist Andy Ost will entertain the audience. Due to the Corona pandemic, the number of fan groups in the hall is limited.
SWR Television, 6.00 a.m.
The Wachau, that is Achterl and Vierterl, yodelling and Backhendl. Dirndl and golden bonnets. Excursion boats and cheerful cosiness. Everything right and just as wrong. The Wachau is first of all a 30 km long Danube breakthrough between Melk and Krems in Lower Austria. The river forms a narrow rocky valley here. A landmark of the Wachau and at the same time a staging of this landscape is Melk Abbey. The centrepiece of the monastery complex is the library, one of the largest in the world with 85,000 volumes and 1,200 manuscripts. It is the ideological headquarters of Benedictineism. Everything that can be called the basis of the occidental spirit is kept here. The Benedictine Abbey on the Göttweiger Berg marks the end of the Wachau. Göttweig Abbey is also popularly known as the Austrian Montecassino. It was in Montecassino that Benedict of Nursia founded the order named after him in 526. Benedict's spiritual attitude, for all its ascetic austerity, is always permeable to joie de vivre and sensuality. Benedict allowed each monk a daily ration of one hemina of wine, which is a good litre. Saint-Emilion is situated on a limestone plateau, framed by vineyards on which the grapes of the "Grands Crus" grow. Over the centuries, a symbiosis of nature and man has developed there. It was the Romans who planted the first vines in the fifth century and thus began to cultivate an extraordinary landscape. The Benedictine monk Emilion is associated with the birth of the village in the eighth century. Under the rocky plateau, he found a spring in a grotto, which he turned into a hermitage. Emilion began to preach. Legends of his abilities to heal and perform miracles spread quickly. More and more people made pilgrimages to his hermitage and settled near him. In 1199, John Without Land, King of England and Duke of Aquitaine, granted the inhabitants common law with all privileges and freedoms. The "Jurade", once a secular government, is still active after more than 800 years, but today its only interest is wine. In September, the beginning of the grape harvest is announced in a colourful spectacle by the "Jurats". With Saint-Emilion, Unesco has also declared wine a World Heritage Site. The television series "Treasures of the World" tells of these places in impressive pictures.
hr television, 10.10 a.m.
Thomas Stickler has settled down in Rust after all the turmoil of the past and is in a relationship 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 winegrower, Thomas suffers a bitter setback. A large part of the harvest fails to materialise due to frost. When the powerful winegrowers' cooperative under the leadership of mayor and winemaker Georg Plattner, Thomas' brother-in-law and arch-enemy, puts pressure on the wine prices, Thomas Stickler's calculations do not work out. He is faced with a huge mountain of debt.
arte, 11.45 a.m.
The journey through time leads from historical conflicts and occupation during the Cold War to the founding of the Franco-German Brigade, from typical food and drink culture around bread, beer and wine to common challenges in environmental issues.
3sat, 11.50 a.m.
In 1843 Fritz Scheller founded a wine distillery and liqueur factory in Dornholzhausen. In 1853, Scheller moved the company to Bad Homburg and produced the "Reichs-Post Bitter". Scheller supplied this herbal liqueur made from 43 herbs to Landgrave Friedrich II. Kaiser Wilhelm I and grandson Wilhelm II as well as aristocratic spa guests also enjoyed the herbal liqueur. Since 2008, the bitter has once again been produced in Bad Homburg. In a small manufactory, chef Stefan Alles and cookbook author Evert Kornmeyer try out what else can be done with the "Reichs-Post Bitter". Evert also contributes recipes from his book about the emperor's summer cuisine in the spa town. The festival that takes place every year in the Kurpark is also royal: Germany's largest Thai festival has its permanent place there - after all, King Rama V donated a Siamese temple with a golden roof to the city after a stay at the spa.
3sat, 11.45 a.m.
Six women from the region from the Dutch border to Lake Constance invite each other to their farms and serve autumnal delicacies. Who will cook the best menu? The first tour with the vintage bus leads to Lake Constance. There Claudia Rueß runs a fruit farm with her husband. They grow peaches, apples, pears, cherries and plums, among other things, and they also grow tomato varieties and keep chickens. Claudia is inventive in using and preserving surplus fruit for jams and chutneys. As an aperitif for the "Land und lecker" visit, they serve a Bellini made from their own peach pulp. For the main course, the fruit farmer tinkered with a rich pasta and cheese roll from the smoker. Whether on the winery, in the farm distillery or in the smokehouse - six dedicated women provide an insight into their everyday work and tell their personal stories. The whole thing is garnished with dishes that whet the appetite for good country cooking.