European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 28, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Ger mind s wine hold winds through Ftp rat Inland Puit. Ess Buhk a -v1,. . .-., Story and photos by Linda White travel editor Germany has lots of special roads the romantic Road the fairy tale , the Castle Road and Many of them Lead past vineyards. It might be said that All roads Lead to wine. Bui Germany also has am official wine Road the Deutsche Weinst Kinise. Miles and Mill s of wine and vines run from schweigen Rech Lenbach on the French Border 1o Mosheim near Worms. The route on the left Bank of the Rhine River in the Rici Pfalz wine Region divers some do Miles give or take a few detours. If you wish l drive lilt1 entire length of the wine Road plan to make a leisurely Day of it. You won l have much Choice. The Road is winding traffic is heavy sunday Drivers Are out on weekdays too ant farm machinery trawls along. If Lime is limited Yuu might choose ,1 particular area of interest the wine villages the castles or the wine probes. The Road is similar along its entire stretch running Between vineyards. Vines grow inside owns and villages right up to i he doorsteps. Al this Lime of year. Few vintners Din be seen in the Fields. The Sun is doing most of the work now. The Road winds through the Low mountains of lie Haardt Range As it leaves she wine c.i/t1 at Schwigen and descends into rolling Hills North of Neustadt an her Wein Strasse. Tho i vint1 g.iri1 is disappointingly new but thin the wine Road Itsell was founded Only m 19.15. The Gale the Road Wilh .1 built off to one Side Mil .1 Small passageway in Llie null a Side to display a few wine Ini various Vine growing equip men. There is a souvenir stall a Posl office and a Money changing office Lusi behind the Galo is a Wim learning Polh to be walked. The path was the first Iii its kind in the country there Are others notably one Al Trier where one can follow Tolep by Slep the stages vintner s year Lul ninth of the Gale on i Highway 48 is bad Bei Gabern More .1 a than ,1 wine Lawn. For Iii there the Road wanders in t seem to Deli Rte whether to follow Highway if or to. Try in follow the Bunch of grapes sign which Marks the wine Road. Sometimes ii is missing Al .1 Crossroads but with Luck it reappears just when Yuu decide you Are lost. The mans in Neustadt Are puny few and Belwin i n. But North of there the mad follows Ilig Luvay 271 faithfully a u it is the Center of the route. Civile lovers v. Ill prefer the Southern , from Neu Slagill visit .1 Short Delour to Hambach Castle Illie Road is Well where the German was born. The Castle is open daily March through november except continued on Page 6 Fuguit 28,1986 it Pitt Fri fixing
