Vineyard nights illuminates Bad Dürkheim

by Petra Lessoing
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

The City of Bad Dürkheim will sponsor its annual vineyard nights today and Saturday. Local vineyards will be immersed in romantic lights, and a variety of colors will illuminate the sky.

Twenty-four local vintners will offer selected wines in illuminated tents. Local caterers and restaurant owners will serve Palatinate food specialties.

The trail of the open-air wine tasting will be 6 kilometers long and pass the renowned vineyards called Michelsberg, Spielberg, Herrenberg and Weilberg. Light artists will illuminate the terraces, the sandstone walls along the trails as well as the window arcs of the Roman villa Weilberg and the chapel where the wurstmarkt originated, called the Michelskapelle.

Each year new light installations are being added, so visitors will have the chance to admire new elements.

Artist and stone sculptor Mathias Nikolaus will present illuminated art stations made of steel.

A wine pass will be the entrance ticket to the wine tasting. Cost is €19, which includes the wine glass to taste 15 wines.

Children will receive free beverages served in free cups, which will be given out when buying the wine pass. Stands will also sell non-alcoholic beverages along the trail; a wine pass is not required to get there.

Visitors arriving by car can park on the Wurstmarktplatz. Here, they can buy the wine passes at a box office and find the entrance way to the trail. Organizers recommend taking public transportation to the event, such as the train.

The walk from the train station to the Wurstmarktplatz takes about 10 to 15 minutes.

Weinbergnacht will be held from 6 to 11 p.m. today and 5 to 11 p.m. Saturday.
For more information on Bad Dürkheim’s vineyard nights, visit www.weinbergnacht.de.