Burgunderweinfest Annweiler-Gräfenhausen

Pinot Noir as a Themed Festival

The focus on the Pinot Noir family distinguishes the Gräfenhausen festival from other Palatinate wine festivals. Spätburgunder (Pinot Noir), Weißburgunder (Pinot Blanc), Grauburgunder (Pinot Gris), and Frühburgunder are the focus of the tasting. In addition, the vintners offer cuvées, sparkling wines, and rosé wines based on or blended with Pinot Noir vines.

Gräfenhausen, the Pinot Noir Village

Since the 1980s, Annweiler-Gräfenhausen has consciously positioned itself as a "Pinot Noir village." The vintner community primarily cultivates Pinot Noir varieties on the slopes around the village, which find excellent conditions in the sheltered valley with its warm microclimate. The nickname "Pinot Noir village" has been anchored with signs, a fountain in the village square, and a solid marketing concept.

Hans-Stöcklein-Platz as the Festival Venue

Hans-Stöcklein-Platz in the center of Gräfenhausen is the main festival area. During the weekend, the square is used for the festival tent, the vintners' serving stands, the stage, and the food court. The atmosphere is familiar, the format manageable – not a mass event, but a wine weekend for a discerning audience.

Trifelsland as a Backdrop

Gräfenhausen lies in the shadow of the Reichsburg Trifels, which, as a former imperial castle from the Salian era and the location of the imperial regalia, is one of the most important castles in Southern Germany. Visitors to the Burgunderweinfest often combine it with a hike to Trifels Castle, a visit to the replicas of the imperial regalia, or a walk through the Wasgau forest.