The Baden wine route is a famous tourist route in the neighboring Black Forest region of Germany, which stretches over 160 kilometers from Weil am Rhein to Baden-Baden, with a loop around the Kaiserstuhl and Tuniberg. The primary grape varieties grown here are similar to those grown in the Burgundy region of France—Pinot Noir (Spätburgunder), Pinot Gris (Grauburgunder), Pinot Blanc (Weissburgunder), Chardonnay, and Auxerrois. Other grape varieties grown in Baden include Riesling, Silvaner, Müller-Thurgau, St. Laurent, and Gutedel.
The wine route is often also referred to as the "gourmet dining route" because it zig-zags by many village inns, all offering regional specialties ranging from asparagus to “Speck” (bacon). In addition to wineries, half-timbered houses, fortresses, ruins, castles, monasteries, and museums invite you to stop and visit.
Autumn is a great time to visit the Baden wine routes by foot, bike, e-bike, or car. But for a special experience, you can visit the region and taste their wines in an old-fashioned steam train, the Rebenbummler (https://www.eisenbahnfreunde-breisgau.de/der-rebenbummler/). The little train chugs through Baden’s vineyards on the Kaiserstuhl several times per year. In September, you can sample regional wines in the bar-wagon while the old steam engine with its original wooden benches and open platforms is chugging from Endingen in the north to Breisach in the south of the Kaiserstuhl. This “rolling wine-tasting” passes fertile fields, meadows with fruit trees, as well as vineyards and wineries. Sometimes the steam engine stops on its way so that the “Vierteleschlotzer” (a name that the people in Baden like to give to those who appreciate a good glass of wine) can enjoy their wines directly from the vintners in the middle of the vineyard.
Cost for the ride is € 32 for adults and € 15 for kids ages 3-13. Cost for the tasting of 6 wines, pretzels, and baguette is € 22 for adults and € 12 for kids ages 3-13 (kids receive non-alcoholic drinks). Book your tickets through their website.

Website
eisenbahnfreunde-breisgau.de/der-rebenbummler/unsere-fahrangebote/rollende-weinprobe/

Where
Bahnhof Endingen
79346 Endingen am Kaiserstuhl
Germany

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