The Grünstadt wine Festival on Sunday, July 24, 2016, in Luitpoldplatz street. From 10:am, is the worlds of wine, live music bands, food and wine vendors, and the children carousel was part of the events. It was a nice and lovely day, as the people enjoys the music bands, and wine at the occassion.
It is estimated that 65 percent of the German wine production is coming from the Rheinland-Pfalz. Germans are also known for the production of wine, however, Germany is the eighth largest wine producing country in the world.
Speaking with some of the winegrower, in the Leiningerlandes at the Grünstadt Wine Festival, it is obvious that white wine is the highest production of wine in the area or in Germany. According to Mr Klaus Grün, one of the winegrower (wine is good Otto grün) Grünstadt-Sauseheim, who has been in the business for over 30 years, he is the third generation of the otto grün wine. He explained that they produced 30 percent red wine and 70 percent white wine. And in his own word he says "wine is good for enjoyment, one or two glasses a day isn't bad". He went further to explained, that since the people are in the area of wine, it also makes the people to drink wine. And of course wine is a tradition in Germany.
I also met Miss Anna Lena, she is the 67 winegräfin, Leiningerlandes from Obringheim. She explained about her new office as the new elected weingräfin, for tourism, and continue to promote wine in Germany. Alongside with her father, they also talk about various wine production; in their styles, such as; dry, semi-sweet, sweet white wine, red wine, and sekt. They produces 40 percent red wine, and 60 percent white wine. Müsel wine is good has been in existence since 1737, it was founded by Johan Sebastian Müsel, and Anna Lena and her family are the eight generation of the Müsel wine.
Personally, I find this interesting,that most of the winegrower in Germany inherited their vineyard from their forefathers, and are still able to meet up with good production of wine. There is also in Germany, a wine Queen, and wine princess but in Leiningerlandes is the wine countess (weingräfin), I guess this is coming from the history in 17 century, Countess Eva of the Leiningerlandes Castle. And this has become part of the wine festival in Grünstadt or Leiningerlandes as the people elect new wine countess (weingräfin) every year, to show case the wine festival annually.
It was indeed a great day today, because the rain can disrupt the wine festival, and that would have stop people from coming out. It was a nice event as the people in Grünstadt and around Grünstadt sitting outside and inside the tent, eating and enjoying a glass
of wine. Three music bands performed, starting first with TSG music band. TSG is also one of the oldest music band in Grünstadt, it was founded in 1861, and they are in partnership with Grünstadt music school according to one of the member of the band, Daniel Hennig. They are also known as the Blaskapelle Grünstadt. And around 1:pm, the Akkordeoh Orchester Leinngerland starts to play... Such a nice event! Also I will not forget the friendly gestures, as the people interacted with me there, especially the older ones. Oh what a friendly gestures! Indeed wine gladdens the heart"- Psalm 104:5
Few Africa countries are into wine production, such as; South Africa, Egypt amongs others. But Nigerian produces palm wine. Palm wine is an alcoholic beverage created from palm tree or coconut palms. It is known by various names in different regions of Nigeria. The yoruba people of Nigeria call it "Emu" meaning wine. Usually, the white liquid that is first colleted is tends to be very sweet, and non-alcoholic before it is fermented. As a child I drank a lot of new palm wine, as it is claimed to be healthy, (Palm wine it said to be a good source of vitamin B1,B3 &B12), so therefore a lot of parents in Nigeria gives their child or children new palm wine to clean their stomach. There are no wine festival in Nigeria (Africa) but palm wine plays an important role; in many ceremonies in some part of Nigeria, for example, the Igbo people of Nigeria use palm wine as part of traditional marriage rites. Etc
As white wine or sparkling wine is rooted in the German culture, so is palm wine deeply rooted in the West Africa culture (Nigeria). But there are really no wine festival in Nigeria as it is here in Germany, since Nigeria do not belong to the red or white wine producing regions of the world.
Queendaline Schneider.
2 comments:
You drink too much wine there... Great report!
No dear, I didn’t drink ooo.
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