August 30, 2012
I was invited to a Riesling Wine Festival in Frankfurt today. The person who invited me belongs to a club called the Hessen (state in Germany) Culture Clique (formerly known as the Hessen Hotties, but changed because they got some nasty messages and contacts). The group consists of a group of women (expats) who go to various festivals, food tastings, tours, etc. Many of these women grew up in countries other than the U.S. -- India, South Africa, Korea and Australia -- but spent an extended amount of time in the U.S. prior to coming to Germany.
The festival was in a street in Frankfurt. They set up various tents -- different vineyards and breweries have tents and sell different types of wines and beers. There are also tents with different types of food. They place tables in the center of the street and people sit at the tables and drink and eat. While many of my teaching colleagues in the U.S. were just getting up for the opening day of school (5:45 am), I sat at a table drinking Riesling (11:45 am) and eating Flammkuchen (a German flatbread pizza).
Just like the grocery carts, when you purchase beer or wine you put a deposit down on the Flammkuchen pizza serving board or the glass you get when you order your beer or wine (no plastic or stytofoam). When you return those items, you get your Euro back. It makes sense.
The motto is Germany is "Save Water, Drink Riesling"! Today we saved water!
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