Wine and

Cheese!

Objective

To tell you about the largest Wine and Cheese festivals in

the world

Wurstmarkt

“Wine is constant proof that GodLoves us and wants to see us happy!”

Wurstmarkt

• Literally means ‘sausage market’

• Pilgrims visited the chapel on St.Michaelsberg to buy ‘indulgences’

• Local farmers began selling their wares here

• Bad Dürkheim which is along the German Wine Route (Deutsche Weinstrasse )

The Wine Route

• Opened in 1935

• Oldest wine route in the world

• Villages along it added "an der Weinstraße” (along the wine route) to their names

• Begins at the Wine Gate and ends at the House of the German wine route

Wurstmarkt

• 590 years old

• 2nd and 3rd weekends of September

• Over 150 local wines

• Visitors consume more than 220,000 liters

Wurstmarkt

• Large tents for wine tastings

• Also traditional ‘Schubkärchler’ or small stands that serve wine

• Also offers a variety of local cuisine, concerts, contests

• Fun rides and fireworks

Dürkheimer Riesenfass

• World’s largest wine barrel

• Built by Fritz Keller in 1934

• Can hold 44 million gallons of wine

• But has been turned into a wine shop

Cheese,Le Forme del Latte!

Cheese, Le Forme del Latte

• Takes place in Bra, Piemonte

• Once in two years

• To encourage local food traditions

• Stimulate interest in food

• Is sponsored by the Slow Food Movement

The Slow Food Movement

• Founded in 1986

• Aims to slow down the pace of modern life.

• Bra was one of the first places to be declared a ‘slow city’

• Reduce traffic and noise

• Increase green spaces and encourage cultural traditions

Cheese, Le Forme del Latte

• A four day festival around the 3rd weekend of September

• Cheese stands line the 'centro storico' or the old town

• Little tasting booths or huge tents set up in the main square

• Great Hall of Cheese, House of Blues, House of Goat Cheeses

Cheese, Le Forme del Latte

• Abruzzo shepherds on the “Street of the Shepherds”

• They are small cheese makers produce a limited quantity

Thank you!