Käsbergfest Mundelsheim

Wine festival with panoramic views of the Neckar loop

Mundelsheim is located in the Württemberg wine region north of Ludwigsburg, in the district of Ludwigsburg, on the famous bend of the Neckar loop. Anyone who has seen the view over the vineyards and the deep valley with the winding river from the A 81 motorway knows the postcard motif. The Käsbergfest will take place on May 22 and 23, 2026, on Käsberg, the vineyard above the village — one of the most atmospheric wine festivals on the entire Württemberg Neckar.

Award-winning wines from two cooperatives

The organizers are the Weingärtner Mundelsheim and the Lauffener Weingärtner — two of the most renowned Württemberg wine cooperatives. A cross-section of the award-winning wines from both houses will be tasted: Trollinger, Lemberger, Schwarzriesling, Riesling, Weißburgunder, as well as cuvées and selection wines. In addition, there are non-alcoholic grape specialties and a light summer wine that suits the evening meal.

Culinary delights on the path

Instead of festival tent catering, the Käsbergfest focuses on picnic-like stations along the upper path: pulled pork sandwiches, suckling pig with potato salad, freshly baked tarte flambée from a wood-fired oven, accompanied by cheese platters and bread. Those who wish can sit at the long table, which is decorated with fairy lights in the evening — a sight that many guests remember as the most beautiful of the Württemberg early summer.

Mundelsheim, Lauffen, and the Württemberg Wine Routes

Mundelsheim, with just under 3,300 inhabitants, and Lauffen am Neckar (birthplace of Friedrich Hölderlin) are among the most traditional wine-growing towns in Württemberg. The steep slopes of Käsberg, Wurmberg, and the Neckar loop produce wines with minerality and fruit — typical of the Württemberg growing region in the Ludwigsburg district and the neighboring Heilbronn district. The Käsbergfest brings these steep slopes directly to visitors for a weekend: those who climb the path walk through the vineyards of the wineries whose wine ends up in your glass.