Yesterday we went to the Deidesheimer Weinkerwe, which is yet another wine festival here in the Pfalz. This one is in a village named Deidesheim, which is two villages south of where we live and only a 7-minute train ride away. We went mostly to have a farewell drink with our friends Grace and David, who are moving back to the US in a few days. We had never been to this wine festival before and it turned out to be a really fun one. It's one of the biggest wine festivals in the Pfalz and maybe also in the world (the Wurstmarkt, which takes place in our town in September, is the biggest in the world).
Here are Grace and David, enjoying their schorles:
A quick shot of the festival:
The largest wine glass I've ever seen. Right after I took this picture, this guy got it refilled practically to the top! Thankfully he shared it with a few friends.
Here comes the really really tall tree that they put up in the main square. First they parade it around the town a bit with a marching band.
One of the guys in tuxes and tophats gets up on a big barrel and gives a pep talk filled with cheers-ing and drinking. He said that they put up this tree every year so that all the neighboring villages know that it's wine fest time in Deidesheim. The festival lasts 11-12 days and the tree stays up that whole time.
All the other guys in top hats cheer the announcer on.
Then, they finally get their act together and hoist up the tree. It takes quite awhile.
Finished! Cheers again! It was a fun time watching this process and we'll have to go again next year.
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