Weinbrunnen am Ludwig-Beck-Platz

A City Square Becomes a Wine Village

Ludwig-Beck-Platz in the Steglitz-Zehlendorf district is nicknamed Moltkemarkt — neighbors from the surrounding villa streets of Lichterfelde already gather here for the weekly market. Family & Friends e.V., the association behind numerous Berlin wine and art markets, transforms the square into a small wine village twice a year: once in late spring, once in early autumn.

The Winegrowers

Typically, five to six winegrowers serve their wines at the Weinbrunnen. Wineries from the classic German growing regions of Mosel, Pfalz, Rheinhessen, and Nahe are represented, along with rotating guests from Italy (often South Tyrol, Friuli, Tuscany) and Austria (Wachau, Burgenland). The atmosphere is not like a trade fair, but personal: you speak directly with winegrowers and their representatives, who rarely appear in Berlin.

Food, Music, and More

Wine is accompanied by the extras: Flammkuchen from a wood-fired oven, Käsespätzle, grilled sausages, and farmer's bread with ham. A small stage provides live music — mostly acoustic, often blues and singer-songwriters from the south of Berlin. Arts and crafts and plant stalls round off the weekend.

Family & Friends e.V.

The association was founded by residents from Charlottenburg-Westend and now organizes markets in several districts — from wine festivals in Lichtenrade and wine festivals at Bolivarallee to Advent markets in Westend. The Weinbrunnen am Ludwig-Beck-Platz is part of this series and, for many residents of Lichterfelde, a fixed part of the Berlin summer.