Landmarks of Wine Culture

Here, wine presses mark the wanderer's routes. Between Öhringen and Pfedelbach, there were once eight wine presses along the road with names like the Priest's press, the Tit's press, or the Juniper's press. Let the Wine Press Path walk you back in time.

On these slopes, legendary Götz von Berlichingen once cultivated his wine. For 45 years, the famed yet notorious Frankonian knight with the iron hand lived on Burg Hornberg near Neckarzimmern. He  was made immortal in a play by the famous German poet Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.

A modern cube, completely clad in larch wood, has attracted attention in the Remstal since 2012. It is the modern headquarters of the Kern winery, an ensemble of regional materials, extraordinary shapes, enchanting sightlines and transparent facades.

The Gierer winery is located in the Bavarian Nonnenhorn on the sun-drenched north shore of Lake Constance, surrounded by vines. The family has been dedicated to viticulture for over 300 years and have now given their old premises a contemporary face.