SWR Television, 3.00 p.m.
The financial situation of "Stickler & Stickler" is very bad. After a conversation with his fatherly friend and mentor, the great winemaker Gottfried Schnell, Thomas Stickler regains hope: much like the former manager, he decides on necessary restructuring in the company, but without informing his son and partner Paul. A discussion between father and son brings Thomas and Paul back on the same page: with the help of EU subsidies, they want to clear the old vines and plant new varieties of wine instead. Once again, mayor Georg Plattner plots against the Sticklers' plans in the local council. He is able to win over the notary Petra Thaler, who has still not got over the fact that Thomas has chosen Claudia instead of her. The Sticklers' application is rejected - even though Paul has already started clearing the sticks...
SWR Television (RP), 6.15 p.m.
The Nahewein Road was launched in 1971. It had role models: The German Wine Route and the Baden Wine Route, which was launched in 1954. They were and are all projects to promote viticulture and tourism. In contrast to the German Wine Route, the Nahe Wine Route did not really catch on. After euphoric beginnings, the project fizzled out. But the Nahe region is becoming increasingly well-known among wine lovers, and the reputation of the Nahe wines is excellent. Viticulture benefits from a mild climate and extremely diverse soils. The landscape offers spectacular panoramas. Spa towns such as Bad Kreuznach and Bad Sobernheim have long attracted recreation-seekers to the area, who explore the charming landscapes of the Naheland from the healing springs. Along the 130 kilometres of the Nahe Wine Route, viewers meet unusual people who are connected to this charming region in different ways. The programme visits traditional wineries that are facing the challenges of the present and delves deep into the region's Prussian past. Viewers meet a contemporary witness from the founding days of the Nahe Wine Route, an immigrant with whom they stroll through Bad Kreuznach and who shows the light and shade of the Nahe metropolis. The basic idea behind the Naheweinstrasse may no longer be current - but it is worth following its course. The Nahe region has surprising things to offer for those who like to explore.
3sat, 8.05 a.m.
Several winegrowers have found good soil in the Valtellina. 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 the others.
3sat, 1.55 p.m.
The journey continues to Lake Geneva in the wine-growing region of Lavaux. It is famous for its Chasselas wine. New grape varieties are being developed to adapt to climate change and changing tastes.
hr television, 2.45 p.m.
Outside the summer high season is the best time to get to know Germany's favourite island - then the temperatures are pleasant for excursions, the beaches are not overcrowded, and hotel prices are often cheaper. In addition, the landscape is adorned with lush greenery and blossoms when it is still winter in this country or when the gloomy autumn already begins. February, for example, is the month of almond blossoms - a good time for walks along the fields or a visit to a small factory that makes perfume from the beautiful white blossoms. September is the month of the grape harvest and perfect for sampling the delicious local drops, for example during a ride on the "Wine Express", a wooden train on wheels that takes visitors to a tasting in the middle of the vineyard. If you want to combine the turn of the year with a city tour, Mallorca's capital Palma is the place to be: then the old town is decked out in festive lights, and on New Year's Eve people celebrate together in the town hall square. Initiates stock up on grapes in Palma's market hall beforehand, because anyone who eats a berry for each of the twelve chimes will be blessed with good fortune in the New Year.
ZDF, 4.30 p.m.
The experts agree. Extremely dry summers are becoming more frequent. Cause: climate change. Rain will continue to be absent in 2020. Are there concepts against the water shortage? What may be in store for Germany's agriculture in the future can be seen in southern Portugal. Many farmers have given up the fight against drought. In one of the driest regions in Europe, fallow fields are becoming deserted. A farm that specialises in viticulture, cork oaks and carob trees is quite different. With a sophisticated irrigation technique, not a drop of water is wasted. Stone walls and dams between the vines stop the water. This has enabled the farmers to reduce water consumption by half in ten years. "planet e." analyses the drought stress and also asks whether the drinking water supply in Germany is at risk.
SWR Television (RP), 6.05 p.m.
Haardt is a district of Neustadt an der Weinstraße with a good 2,600 inhabitants. The village is also known as the "balcony of the Palatinate" because from here, on a clear day, you can see as far as the Black Forest. Haardt is a typical wine village, with several wineries and its own wine festivals. But the Mandelring has even more stories to offer. For example, those of a violin maker, a coffee house owner or settlers from Switzerland who make wine here on the Mandelring - and really good wine at that.
SR Television, 6.50 p.m.
"Wir im Saarland - Grenzenlos" looks all around at the neighbours in Luxembourg, Wallonia and France and tells exciting, controversial, tongue-in-cheek, thoughtful or inviting stories from next door. The programme shows people who describe their very personal experiences of life on the border, who have clever ideas to overcome it or who invite you to discover unknown sides of our region. The series "Holidays with the Neighbours" presents unusual guesthouses; the "Tour de Kultur" from SR 3 Saarlandwelle has also found a regular place on SR television in "Wir im Saarland - Grenzenlos".
ANIXE, 8.05 a.m.
Kaltern am See in South Tyrol: This is where Italian "dolce vita" and South Tyrolean down-to-earthness meet and give the region, but also its people, a very special charm. In the region, everything revolves around wine, the number one export. Along the South Tyrolean Wine Road, numerous wineries await you, where you can learn everything about the different grape varieties and growing areas. And as everywhere, you are invited to taste the wines, amidst cosy Alpine romance or at the Kalterer Wine Festival, which takes place every year at the beginning of September.
WDR Television, 2.25 p.m.
The long golden sandy beaches have given the region between Tarragona and Barcelona its name - Costa Dorada, the "Golden Coast". The Romans already appreciated this part of the Spanish coast and especially the mild climate. In Tarragona we visit the big city festival of Santa Tecla with its spectacular castells, the human towers - a tradition that only the Catalans maintain in Spain. Then we head into Tarragona's hinterland, to the Priorat wine region and Sitges, a bustling holiday resort with many small shops, galleries and studios. Not far away is the wine-growing region of Penedès, known for its famous Catalan sparkling wine Cava.
3sat, 9.45 pm
The film presents wine culture in the Siebengebirge. The members of the Belz family, for example, have been cultivating their wine as organic winegrowers on the steep slopes of the Mannberg near Unkel since the 1990s.
Bavarian Television, 2.00 p.m.
Whether in a hotel start-up or in a mill idyll: along the 130-kilometre-long Naheweinstraße, many people are connected to the region in different ways. The basic idea behind the Naheweinstrasse may no longer be entirely up-to-date - but the near region has surprising things to offer. The Naheweinstrasse was launched in 1971. It had role models: The German Wine Route, which had already been founded in the Third Reich, and the Baden Wine Route, which was launched in 1954. They were and are all projects to promote viticulture and tourism. In contrast to the German Wine Route, the Nahe Wine Route did not really catch on. After euphoric beginnings, the project fizzled out. But the Nahe region is becoming increasingly well-known among wine lovers. Viticulture benefits from the mild climate and extremely diverse soils. The landscape offers spectacular panoramas. Spa towns such as Bad Kreuznach and Bad Sobernheim have long attracted recreation-seekers to the area, who explore the charming landscapes of the Naheland from the healing springs. Traditional wineries face the challenges of the present. In a mill on the Nahe, three generations run a leather workshop. A couple whose passion is hunting has founded a large game butchery.
3sat, 3 .20 p.m.
One stop on the journey is the wine-growing region near Châteauneuf-du-Pape, where winemaker Patrick Brunel grows the Mourvèdre grape variety. It thrives well near rivers, as water masses ensure a balanced temperature.
SWR Television, 4.35 a.m.
The Rheingau people are wilder and more unconventional than one would think possible in a region that stands for tradition and great history and, with its Rhine romance and wine bliss, continues to attract crowds of visitors from all over the world.
SWR Television, 10.00 a.m.
Thomas Stickler has worries: he urgently needs to buy more grapes to compensate for the loss of harvest. Under the seal of secrecy, Edina gives him the address of a winegrower from her home country. Thomas also needs 80,000 euros to keep the farm going. Mother Hermine offers him the sum as an interest-free loan, but Thomas, out of pride, does not want to accept the money for the time being.
Swiss Television SRF Two, 11.20 a.m.
France is the land of wines. For centuries, viticulture has produced noble grapes, drops and - in the case of champagne - noble bubbles. But champagne has a serious competitor: the French Crémant. Alsace in particular is producing ever better sparkling wines. Crémant is on the rise. Like the noble champagne, this sparkling wine is also produced according to the champagne method. The traditional bottle fermentation produces sometimes spectacular drops. Alsatian crémant is particularly popular because the region near the Rhine on the border with Germany has particularly diverse and fertile soils.
ANIXE, 4.30 p.m.
Following in the footsteps of the first settlers in the Barossa Valley, we come across some of South Australia's best wine. The climate and the location right up to the southern ocean give the red wines their special flavour.
ORF 2, 1.30 pm
In times of corona when national borders have been raised again and distance plays a major role, cross-border cohesion and information about Austria's neighbouring countries are becoming increasingly important. The "Heimat Fremde Heimat" special programmes on the topic of "Austria and its Neighbours" focus on people on both sides of the borders who have made it their life's work to build paths, bridges and wells with cross-border initiatives. Their initiatives show what connects Austrians with their neighbours culturally, economically and linguistically. The neighbourhood series begins with an enchanting wine region that stretches across Styria and Slovenia. Two women, the Austrian Gitta Rupp and the Slovenian Pika Radmilovic, have created hiking trails that connect these two regions across borders. The activists meet friends who talk about fences, wars, good wines, enemy images, demarcations and commonalities. The Slovenian winegrower Gaube, tells us that in order to get from his house to his wine cellar bordering the house, he always has to cross Austrian territory.
SWR Television, 8.15 p.m.
In this fifth episode of "Lecker aufs Land" we go to Agnes Schütte in Rheinhessen. Agnes was searching for a long time. She lived in Munich and Berlin, worked as an archaeologist on excavations in Lebanon and Turkey, until she finally returned to Alsheim in Rheinhessen to take over her parents' vineyard. After teaching at the university, she went back to school herself and graduated from the viticulture school in Oppenheim. Her great-grandmother Elise and her grandmother Annemie already ran the winery. Agnes' father Albrecht converted it to organic viticulture. In addition to Riesling, Silvaner and Pinot Noir, Agnes also produces grape juices and verjus, the juice made from unripe grapes that the Romans used to season their food. In her self-sufficient garden, she grows seed-proof vegetables and edible flowers for herself, her partner Joscha and their three children. For the countrywomen, Agnes takes recipes from her great-grandmother's cookbook, which she has translated a little into modern times. As a starter, the winemaker serves a spelt salad with goat cheese and radishes, as a main course Riesling chicken with herb spaetzle and root vegetables, and an iced soup for dessert.
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3sat, 12.45 p.m.
Majorca is often called the "Pearl of the Mediterranean". The interplay of wild nature, hidden oases and pulsating life attracts more and more tourists from all over Europe. Even organic gardener Karl Ploberger cannot escape the magic of this island. He wanders between fragrant pine trees, orange groves and beautiful vines in the hinterland and discovers impressive dream gardens that remain largely hidden from tourists.
SWR Television, 8.40 a.m.
Wine, especially Riesling, is a cultural asset in Baden-Württemberg and therefore also protected by strict purity laws. But what happens when these are violated through "adulteration"? Then a winery can lose its reputation and write off the next harvest. Although Huck is also a wine lover, his real motivation in this case is his affinity for a "gold digger". But Valerie, the beautiful widow of Anton Ottinger, the winemaker who recently died in an accident, is not only the official heiress to Ottinger's fortune - Huck's client, Ottinger's ex-wife Gisela, suspects that Valerie is behind a plot and that Ottinger did not die in an accident at work, as assumed. For Huck, however, this is no reason to keep the necessary distance from the attractive prime suspect while he has to find out who is responsible for the bungling of Ottinger's Riesling. The latter's death is apparently directly connected to the wine scandal. But only Huck's risky proximity to Valerie enables him to find out the true background and prevent a further escalation...
Phoenix, 12.00 and 18.00 hrs.
Apples and grapes are among the foods that use the most pesticides. But there is another way. With new concepts and with the power of nature: with flower strips and chickens among the fruit and with new, resistant varieties. But the trade and consumers can also change things and buy fruit with visual quirks.
hr television, 12.50 p.m.
The enraged vintner Martin Schörger storms into the police station and accuses Kristina Katzer's mother Elli of murder. A short time later, the commissioner and her colleague Lukas Hundt are standing in front of Schörger's "murdered" vineyard. All the vines have been cut down. According to Schörger, Elli, also a vintner, wanted to damage him as a competitor.
ZDFinfo, 8.15 p.m.
Pompeii becomes world-famous in 79 AD because of its sinking. But the history of Pompeii and the region around Mount Vesuvius does not end with its terrible sinking. The documentary "Immortal Pompeii" tells for the first time how things continued after the devastating volcanic eruption: a story of how the natural disaster was dealt with, of the determined intervention of the Roman Emperor Titus and of the economic recovery of the destroyed region. What problems did people have to deal with back then, how were they solved? And what can we learn today from the way the disaster was handled 2000 years ago? For the crisis management, the first relief measures of the Roman administration as well as the subsequent "support programmes" seem impressively modern to us in their sober sense of reality - even though the entire reconstruction took decades. It was the excellent wine from volcanic soil that finally brought new prosperity to the region.
hr television, 10.35 a.m.
On Lanzarote, countless volcanic eruptions have formed a bizarre lunar landscape. To extract food from the karstic, dry soil is a great challenge for the inhabitants. Nevertheless, they even manage to produce wine.
Bavarian Television, 2.00 p.m.
The popular holiday region of South Tyrol is nestled between the Eastern Alps and the Dolomites. Rugged mountains meet lovely wine-growing landscapes, and the sun shines 300 days a year. Tyrolean down-to-earthness and Italian lightness go hand in hand here. We will explore the picturesque wine villages along the South Tyrolean Wine Road to Lake Kaltern by bike.
hr television, 10.30 a.m.
La Palma is called "La Isla Bonita", the beautiful island. Victoria Torres cannot escape this beauty either. After long stays abroad, she has remembered her roots and is fulfilling a dream here. She cultivates old vineyards again and harvests Malvasia grapes. The heavy, honey-sweet white wine was the island's most important export product for a long time. The volcanic soils provide the aroma of the grapes, which is why the wines develop a unique character.
ARD-alpha, 21.40
Johann Kostner, a cooper, lives and works in a small village on the South Tyrolean Wine Route. At the age of 85, he still stands day after day in his workshop, which he took over from his grandfather. He is one of the last barrel makers who, despite the unstoppable development towards plastic and stainless steel containers, still make barrels by hand - with old tools, from the wood of the sweet chestnut. In this film by Benedikt Kuby from 1993, we also learn that one of the reasons for the extinction of the barrel makers is the price of wood: The wood needed to build a good barrel has become a scarce commodity and therefore costs a lot of money. Too much for most winegrowers. You then see how a barrel is made from many staves, i.e. lengthwise timbers, and a lot of skill and experience. And you learn what a Weiberlplausch is and why it is needed for barrel making: it is a certain type of cattail that is needed to seal the barrels. Actually, this plant is a protected species and Kostner has to travel far by train to get it. Kuby and his cameraman succeed in creating a very haunting portrait of Johann Kostner's character head during the train journey. The film ends with an outlook: As more quality wine will be produced in the future, because even in South Tyrol it was no longer possible to do business with cheap wine, the profession of cooper could also experience a renaissance.
ANIXE, 0.15 a.m.
What Piedmont is to truffles, Bavaria to beer, Bordeaux is all about full-bodied and powerful red wine. Here, deep in the west of France, not only one of the most famous vines thrives, no, one of the most traditional wine cultures in the world is cultivated here. Wine and its associated pleasures are emblematic of this city on the Garonne, giving it that typically elegant French touch. Whether in fashion, perfume, food or even wine, everything is avant-garde with the French. You don't walk here, you stroll. They have an exemplary understanding of the art of living, and wine is the elixir.
SWR Television, 10.00 a.m.
Georg Plattner is in a coma after his heart attack. According to the doctors, Andrea cannot hope for a quick recovery. Since she cannot run the winery alone, she asks her brother Thomas for help. Together with Grand Winemaker Schnell and Claudia's father Blasius Schmalzl, he spontaneously takes over the management of the Plattner estate. Thomas has to discover that the Hungarian winegrower recommended to him by Edina is her father David Legedy. He goes to Hungary anyway and is thrilled by the vines - it is exactly what he is missing after the frost. But Thomas has qualms about cooperating with Legedy as long as the latter is on the outs with his daughter Edina. While Thomas has to fight on several fronts, Claudia keeps climbing the career ladder. She becomes a member of the association of successful women winemakers and gets a teaching position at the wine academy.
3sat, 4.45 p.m.
One lake, two federal states and three nations, united by the largest body of water in Germany: Lake Constance. Only 18 kilometres of Lake Constance's shore are Bavarian and belong to the Lindau district. Nonnenhorn, on Bavaria's outer border with Baden-Württemberg, also belongs to the Lindau district. The Hornstein winegrowing family cultivates their vines there directly on the shore of Lake Constance. The wine region "Bavarian Lake Constance" is hardly known, yet the gravelly soils are fertile and give the wine a special note.
SWR Television (RP), 6.05 p.m.
Haardt is a district of Neustadt an der Weinstraße with a good 2,600 inhabitants. The village is also known as the "balcony of the Palatinate" because from here, on a clear day, you can see as far as the Black Forest. Haardt is a typical wine village, with several wineries and its own wine festivals. But the Mandelring has even more stories to offer. For example, those of a violin maker, a coffee house owner or settlers from Switzerland who make wine here on the Mandelring - and really good wine at that.
3sat, 7.10 p.m.
"In vino veritas"? No, the truth is not always in the wine. Since top wines have been trading at record prices, more and more fakes are appearing on the market. Laurent Ponsot, a renowned winemaker from Burgundy, discovers numerous fake bottles bearing his name at an auction in New York. To save his reputation, he makes it his mission to put a stop to the counterfeiters. More and more wines are being copied because today collectors pay astronomical prices for rare bottles. At an auction in Geneva, coveted vintages from the Domaine de la Romanée-Conti in Burgundy are sold for 10.2 million euros. A Zurich wine merchant keeps waiting lists for years for top wines, and Frankfurt wine collectors store their rare treasures in the vaults of a "wine bank". An "NZZ Format" about winegrowers, wine collectors and the true value of wine.
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SWR Television, 8.15 p.m.
On Lanzarote, countless volcanic eruptions have formed a bizarre lunar landscape. To extract food from the karstic, dry soil is a great challenge for the inhabitants. And yet they even manage to produce wine. Protected by thousands of small hollows that act as water reservoirs, they grow vines on porous volcanic rock.
SWR Television, 9.00 p.m.
La Palma is called "La Isla Bonita", the beautiful island. Victoria Torres cannot escape this beauty either. After long stays abroad, she has remembered her roots and is fulfilling a dream here. She cultivates old vineyards again and harvests Malvasia grapes. The heavy, honey-sweet white wine was the island's most important export product for a long time. The volcanic soils provide the aroma of the grapes, which is why the wines develop a unique character.
SWR Television, 12.30 p.m.
A heavy blow for passionate winemaker Anne (Henriette Richter-Röhl): her lifelong dream of following in the footsteps of her father Albert (Hartmut Volle) on the Wader vineyard is threatened with collapse. When the patriarch dies unexpectedly, a serious omission is avenged. The signature is missing from the will that is supposed to seamlessly transfer the traditional family business into Anne's hands! Instead of taking over the estate as sole boss, Anne has to share the inheritance with her brother Matthias (Max con Pufendorf) and her mother Käthe (Leslie Malton). The fact that the two of them announce that they will sell their shares to the highest bidder pulls the rug out from under Anne's feet. The single parent now has to decide what to do next for her and her blind daughter Tori (Caroline Hartig). Fight, wait or start over somewhere else? The situation gets worse: her father's arch-enemy, Albert's brother Bruno (Jürgen Heinrich), wants to take over the family home and the vineyards. The fate of the estate is now in Käthe's hands. Her decision is not only about money, but also about family secrets and a deep enmity.
arte, 1 p.m.
Cahors is located in the southwest of France on a peninsula formed by a loop of the river Lot. It is surrounded by vineyards and is home to the Pont Valentré, a masterpiece of medieval architecture. Every year, hundreds of thousands of tourists visit this bridge - without knowing that they are entering a new world...
SWR Television, 21.00
Sometimes it all seems like a dream to her: Juliane Eller from Alsheim is something like the shooting star among German female winemakers. At the age of just 23, she took over her parents' vineyard and, despite the financial risks, radically restructured the business. That was six years ago. Since then, a new wind has been blowing at the winery - quality instead of quantity. The winemaker's daughter relies on organic guidelines and manual harvesting. She has created her own wine line, Juwel wines. But nothing works without the family. Juliane is glad that her parents Thomas and Ingrid are still heavily involved. Grandma Katharina takes care of the physical well-being at the winery. For her wine marketing, Juliane Eller used social media from the very beginning; after all, she belongs to the "Instagram generation". She also wants to get younger people excited about German quality wine. Why not work with real celebrities for this? The young winemaker from Rheinhessen managed to get presenter Joko Winterscheidt on board. Joko then convinced his friend, actor Matthias Schweighöfer, to join in. Today, the three successfully market their joint "3 Freunde wine". But success has its price. Besides working in the vineyard, Juliane Eller is now constantly on the road, sometimes too much. Despite the support of her family, there is little time left for her private life. That is why Juliane and her father Thomas have been looking for competent reinforcement for a long time: for an employee for the outdoor area who fits and shares the family's philosophy. By summer at the latest, it finally has to work. But that is easier said than done.
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ZDF info, 9.15 a.m.
The landscape of the Canary Island of Lanzarote is marked by volcanic cylinders that bear witness to the battle between fire and water. Wind and ash have made the land extremely fertile. But it is not easy to farm. The excellent wines are proof of how resilient man and nature are. Over the centuries, the eruptions created a mysterious labyrinth of caves from lava and water sources. Because of the reefs of lava rock, massive waves form off the island, making for a surfer's paradise. Around the world, volcanoes cast their shadows over the home of millions of people. What is it like to live next to a "powder keg"? The series explores this question in four communities.
3sat, 1.10 p.m.
They call it "the island with 100 faces": L'Île de la Réunion, the somewhat different piece of France in the middle of the Indian Ocean, is more than just a bathing island. At the beginning of her journey, Wasiliki Goutziomitros helps a winegrower with the grape harvest.
hr television, 2.30 p.m.
A heavy blow for passionate winemaker Anne (Henriette Richter-Röhl): her lifelong dream of following in the footsteps of her father Albert (Hartmut Volle) on the Wader vineyard is threatened with collapse. When the patriarch dies unexpectedly, a serious omission is avenged. The signature is missing from the will that is supposed to seamlessly transfer the traditional family business into Anne's hands! Instead of taking over the estate as sole boss, Anne has to share the inheritance with her brother Matthias (Max con Pufendorf) and her mother Käthe (Leslie Malton). The fact that the two of them announce that they will sell their shares to the highest bidder pulls the rug out from under Anne's feet. The single parent now has to decide what to do next for her and her blind daughter Tori (Caroline Hartig). Fight, wait or start over somewhere else? The situation gets worse: her father's arch-enemy, Albert's brother Bruno (Jürgen Heinrich), wants to take over the family home and the vineyards. The fate of the estate is now in Käthe's hands. Her decision is not only about money, but also about family secrets and a deep enmity.
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NDR Television, 6.15 p.m.
The grape harvest begins at the Mählmanns' in the Alte Land. Birgit and Ralf Mählmann planted Merlot vines a good ten years ago. One day they want to try making their own wine from the juice of the grapes. But they haven't got that far yet. This time they will cook grape jam after the harvest.
NDR Television, 8.15 p.m.
Winegrowers from the south of the island are among the pioneers of Bodega submarina de Canarias, wine storage under water. In 2007 they started to let bottles of red and white wine mature in different depths of the Atlantic. Not as a publicity stunt, the wine actually tastes more aromatic and fresher when stored in the sea. The bottles are recovered by divers who locate the "wine cellar" by GPS.
SWR Television, 8.15 p.m.
In 1965, when a film about the Kaiserstuhl region was shot for the cult series "Links und rechts der Autobahn" ("Left and Right of the Motorway") by Südwestfunk, nobody would have guessed that ten years later, winegrowers and citizens would rise up against the planned Wyhl nuclear power plant with the sentence "nai hämmer gsait". This sentence stands for civil resistance - until today. Almost 55 years after this series was broadcast, the documentary by SWR author Alix Francois Meier "Nächste Ausfahrt - Kaiserstuhl" (Next Exit - Kaiserstuhl) trawls through the past 50 years of history of this wine region. Like Champagne, it belongs to the wine-growing zone of the so-called category "B". Since 2005, an oversized wooden chair, seven metres high, in the "Gestühl" district of Leiselheim has been a reminder of the name of this stretch of land. According to legend, Otto III sat in court here when he was passing through, hence the name "Kaiserstuhl". Many vineyards were terraced in the 1970s for better cultivation, visually a serious incision into the landscape formed by volcanoes. Limiting the quantity of grapes grown has also ensured that first-class wines are produced on this small patch of land. Where good wine grows, master chefs also like to settle. There are now two restaurants in the Kaiserstuhl, each with a Michelin star. But farmers are also plagued by worries. Many winegrowers spend a long time looking for successors when their children want to go their separate ways. The lovely countryside, a tourist stronghold, could be adversely affected since certification in fruit growing has been introduced. More and more part-time farmers are giving up, because they have to pay as much as the big ones for this certification every year and have to deal with extensive bureaucracy. So far, they have not stood up to the authorities. Maybe one day they will pull out the resistance phrase and protest with the slogan from the 1970s: "Nai hämmer gsait". The alternative to fruit growing is called seed maize. Just how boring it looks and how much it pollutes the groundwater with nitrates can be seen a few kilometres away in Alsace. Almost 55 years after this series was broadcast, "Next Exit - Kaiserstuhl" trawls through the past 50 years of history of this wine region.
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hr television, 2.30 p.m.
Winemaker Anne (Henriette Richter-Röhl) makes a fresh start as a caretaker at the neighbouring Roscher vineyard. Of course, she still cares about the family farm, which is now run by her mother Käthe (Leslie Malton). Unfortunately, Käthe does not have a good hand when it comes to an important personnel matter: since Rolf Scherer (Nils Brunkhorst) has been running the farm, 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 (Max von Pufendorf), who has returned from Hamburg.
ANIXE, 21.00
In the second episode with Richy Müller in Interlaken, things continue in a tradition-conscious way: In Spiez, the actor visits a vineyard and later also tastes the grape juice produced there. At the Spiez Wine Festival, Richy experiences how the grape harvest is celebrated there.
hr television, 21.00
In France, it has long been rumoured that Bordeaux is a serious rival to Paris. Bordeaux produced the philosophers Michel de Montaigne and Montesquieu, its architecture is a prime example of classicism, and Bordeaux is the world capital of wine. A visit to the wine museum "Cité du Vin" is a must. Christine Seemann turns her back on the city and heads east into the heart of the Bordelais to Saint Émilion. The gently hilly wine-growing region was the first to be put on the UNESCO World Heritage List. For Saint Émilion is a synthesis of the arts, as it nestles picturesquely into the landscape, full of enchanted corners and architectural treasures. And wine is the elixir of life around which everything revolves. In September, the Jurade, the wine fraternity, gives permission for the grape harvest - a cause for celebration. An emotional spectacle that enchants not only wine lovers.
SWR Television, 10.00 a.m.
The workload for Thomas and Paul continues to increase: In addition to their own business, they have to take care of Georg Plattner's vineyards.
hr television, 16.00
Bernhard Antony from Alsace is also called the "cheese pope": In his small hometown you can buy the most delicious cheeses, but he also supplies the world of celebrities and star chefs. At the Frankfurt Genussakademie, Antony is a guest together with Paul Fürst from the top-class Fürst winery in Bürgstadt in Franconia. Together they will treat the evening's guests to the finest cheese and wine.
3sat, 1.10 a.m.
Those who "hear" colours or "see" sounds used to be considered "sick". Today, synaesthetic abilities are interesting for brain research and a source of inspiration for artists. "Synaesthetes" feel that they are being taken seriously and increasingly dare to go public. In the film, they report, among other things, on letters perceived in colour or on various olfactory and tactile experiences. In the programme, the Austrian gourmet chef Heinz Hanner "translates" a Sauvignon Blanc into a dessert by extracting the various olfactory elements of the wine and processing them into new textures.
hr television, 3.30 p.m.
In France, it has long been rumoured that Bordeaux is a serious rival to Paris. Bordeaux produced the philosophers Michel de Montaigne and Montesquieu, its architecture is a prime example of classicism, and Bordeaux is the world capital of wine. A visit to the wine museum "Cité du Vin" is a must. Christine Seemann turns her back on the city and heads east into the heart of the Bordelais to Saint Émilion. The gently hilly wine-growing region was the first to be put on the UNESCO World Heritage List. For Saint Émilion is a synthesis of the arts, as it nestles picturesquely into the landscape, full of enchanted corners and architectural treasures. And wine is the elixir of life around which everything revolves. In September, the Jurade, the wine fraternity, gives permission for the grape harvest - a cause for celebration. An emotional spectacle that enchants not only wine lovers.
ANIXE, 4.30 p.m.
The well-known TV chef Johann Lafer goes on a journey of discovery with Anixe to his beautiful homeland - Styria. There he travels through "the green heart of Austria" and explores the advantages of the region. The wonderful wine country impresses the chef with its beauty.
3sat, 11.40 a.m.
Radicchio and wine farmer Sandro and organic farmer Mauro, an eco-hippie, are friends - although they are very different. Both have to survive, even though business is getting tougher. Since prices have collapsed, Sandro and Mauro want to work together to market their products. Together they come up with a direct marketing concept to sell wine and sausage at their own stalls at weekly markets and public festivals.
hr television, 12.30 p.m.
Winemaker Anne (Henriette Richter-Röhl) makes a fresh start as a caretaker at the neighbouring Roscher vineyard. Of course, she still cares about the family farm, which is now run by her mother Käthe (Leslie Malton). Unfortunately, Käthe does not have a good hand when it comes to an important personnel matter: since Rolf Scherer (Nils Brunkhorst) has been running the farm, 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 (Max von Pufendorf), who has returned from Hamburg.
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3sat, 2.00 p.m.
Slovenia is the land of 1000 faces. In a very small area you will find wonderful landscapes and cheerful wine villages that could not be more different.
arte, 1.30 p.m.
We cycle along a serpentine road high above the windswept coast around the Cape of Corsica. Past artist towns like Erbalunga with its dreamy alleys to Patrimonio, a wine-growing village with tradition. The programme is also available online from 26/08 to 25/09 on the ARTE website.
3sat, 2.45 p.m.
On the coasts of the Adriatic Sea, cultural wealth is embedded in an impressive natural scenery. The vineyards and olive groves of Dalmatia are inhabited by Greek land tortoises.
3sat, 4.35 a.m.
The rhythm of 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.
3sat, 1.20 p.m.
Sunny, dynamic, smiling, sporty, cosmopolitan, creative - attributes with which the popular metropolis at the foot of Table Mountain adorns itself. And indeed: Cape Town is attractive and can boast exceptional nature, landscape and history such as the wine-growing area with its Cape Dutch architecture.
SWR Television, 10.00 a.m.
Paul will take care of the Hungarian vines in the future - nothing stands in the way of a successful cooperation.
arte, 5.20 p.m.
In southwest China, in an extremely difficult to access region on the border to Tibet, local farmers have also been growing wine for over a hundred years, which French missionaries brought with them. In the last ten years, large foreign corporations have also discovered the growing area and are investing a lot of money to produce the best wine in the entire Middle Kingdom. They have this goal in common with the small farmers who have joined together to form a cooperative. An extraordinary winegrowing history at the foothills of the Himalayas. At the foothills of the Himalayas, in the shadow of the snow-capped Khawa Karpo, stretches a stony, inhospitable area that is part of the highlands of Tibet. This region in the north of Yunnan province is difficult to reach and has retained its idiosyncratic character to this day. Three large rivers supply it with water, including the Mekong. The fertile valleys carved by the water are used by Tibetans and other ethnic groups for agriculture. Investor groups see great potential in this unique landscape and have already secured several areas. Their goal is to produce top-class wines. Viticulture is not a novelty in this region. Already since the arrival of Catholic missionaries about 150 years ago, local farmers have planted grapes here along with other crops. The first vines were produced in the hamlet of Cizhong. There, French missionaries began to proselytise the traditionally Buddhist population from 1865. Even today, Cizhong is 80 percent Catholic and wine production has developed strongly. About thirty Tibetan winegrowers have joined together to form a cooperative. They sell their grapes, lease plots or help with the work in the vineyard. In this poor region of China, the income from viticulture is the livelihood of the population. The methods that the large corporations use in viticulture are in stark contrast to those of the local winegrowers, but their goal is the same: to produce a wine of the highest quality.