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 Weingärtner Esslingen - Weinwandertag
N 48° 45.044 E 009° 16.775
32U E 520551 N 5399784
Winemaking is a 1200 year tradition in the town of Esslingen in Southwest Germany. You can find the local winemakers' co-op here.
Waymark Code: WMD6Y
Location: Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Date Posted: 05/21/2006
Views: 81
At these coordinates you will find the sales office of Weingärtner Esslingen, the Esslingen vintners co-op in the town of Esslingen. I understand that you could taste the wine here, but only if you came with the firm intention to buy.
It otherwise serves as the last stop on the Esslinger Weinwandertag, held every year on a Sunday in May. In 2006 it was held on May 21. On this day, the Esslingen wine makers set up stands along a trail that leads through the vineyards above Esslingen and the Neckar River valley. The view is very nice. For between 1€ and 2€ you can taste the different wines. You can also purchase a little wine glass with a neck strap for convenient "hands-free" toting. You can buy bottles of any of the wines as well as "finger food" at all the stands and public toilets are set up in convenient places along the way.
At each stand you can collect a stamp. If you visit all the stands and collect all the stamps, you get a free taste at the end of the trail.
The first stand is at N48° 44.671' E9° 17.967'.
Winery Size: Tasting Room Only (No Wine Processed at this location)
Attached vineyard?: yes
Tasting Room Available?: no
Days and hours of operation: Mo-Th 8.30 - 12.30 and 14.00 - 18.00 , Fr 8.30 - 18.00, Sa 9.00 - 13.00
Tours Available: no
Phone #: (0711) 918 962-0
Address:
Lerchenbergstr. 16
73733 Esslingen-Mettingen
Winery, Wine Cooperative, or Tasting Center's Website: [Web Link]
Types of wines:
White wine : Reisling, Glockenspiel, Kerner, Weißer Burgunder, Grauburgunder, Gewürtztraminer
Red wine : Trollinger, Schwarzriesling, Dornfelder, Lemberger, Spätburgunder, Portugieser
Also sparkling and specialty wines are available.
Best Wine Tasted: Portugieser
Rate the Best Wine Tasted: 
Price per Bottle: 4.00 (listed in local currency)
Overall Comments::
The Weinwandertag makes a great outing. Don't miss it if you're in the area.
Charge for tasting?: Not Listed
Cost of Tour: Not Listed
2nd Best Wine Tasted: Not listed
Rate the 2nd Best Wine Tasted: Not listed
Price per Bottle #2: Not Listed
Winery Club: Not listed
Wine Club Description:: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
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