Weinfest Fankel

Bruttig-Fankel is an unusual Mosel community: the two districts Bruttig and Fankel lie on opposite banks of the Mosel and are connected by a bridge and a passenger ferry. This dual structure shapes social life — the two districts each maintain their own identity, their own clubs, and their own festivals. Thus, there are two major wine festivals in the municipality every year: the Weinfest Fankel in July and the Winzerfest Bruttig in August.

Fankel is located on the right bank of the Mosel and is connected to Bruttig by a distinctive bridge. The steep slopes around the village are among the most traditional on the Mosel and produce Rieslings of considerable minerality. The wine festival on the second weekend in July is the most important summer date in the district's festival calendar.

For four days, the festival grounds and the adjacent village center transform into a small festival mile with wine stands, a festival tent with a stage, snack offerings, and a beer stand. The atmosphere is familiar and village-like — not a mass event, but a meeting place for locals and their guests from the Rhineland, the Netherlands, and Belgium.

Highlights of the festival weekend are the dance evenings in the festival tent with live music from regional bands, the Sunday morning pint with brass music, and the festival finale on Monday with a cozy local heritage evening. The wines come exclusively from Fankel vintners and their neighbors — Rieslings, Spätburgunder, and Müller-Thurgau from the steep slopes around the village.