French Wine Festival Kleiningersheim

A French Weekend in the Neckar Village

The French Wine Festival Kleiningersheim is one of the most charming summer festivals in the Ludwigsburg district. It is organized by Franck Bento, a Frenchman living in Ingersheim, who brings French wine culture to Swabia under the name "the Frenchman on the Neckar." At the festival grounds near the Kleiningersheim community center — one of the two districts of Ingersheim — a mini-France will emerge on the banks of the Neckar for two days.

Wines from Several French Regions

The focus is on wines from various French growing regions — from Bordeaux and Burgundy to the Loire Valley, Provence, and Languedoc. Tastings are informal, and Franck Bento will explain the history of the wineries and the characteristics of the respective grape varieties. Those who wish can then purchase bottles directly for home consumption.

French Cuisine in an Open Festival Tent

The culinary offerings feature French classics: Flammkuchen with crème fraîche, bacon, and onions, cheese platters from French selections, Saucisson, pâté, baguette, sometimes bouillabaisse or cassoulet — and crêpes for a sweet finish. The ambiance is deliberately relaxed: long tables under the open sky, accordion or chanson music in the background, a touch of the Mediterranean in the Neckar village.

Ingersheim — A Swabian Wine Village with French Affinity

Ingersheim, with just over 5,000 inhabitants, belongs to the Ludwigsburg district in the Württemberg wine region. The municipality consists of the districts of Klein- and Großingersheim, both located along the Neckar loop. Swabian wine is at home here — which makes the French Wine Festival all the more interesting: it is a friendly German-French encounter between two great wine cultures in the heart of Baden-Württemberg, in the spirit of decades of German-French friendship.