68. Drauwen-a-WäiFest Gréiwemaacher Lëtzebuergesch 2017

                         68. Grapes and Wine Festival Grevenmacher Luxembourg 2017


                                                              68. Fête du Raisin et du Vin
                                                              68. Trauban-und WeinFest

It is the 68th anniversary of a traditional festival held in the Village of Grevenmacher on the Moselle region of Luxembourg. A vibrant 3-day event/ set of programme where Luxembourgerish wine growers promote their wine and Crémant to both the local and international audience. 

The festival in September wakes up the quaint village of 4 thousand plus inhabitants, located on the Moselle River to a flurry of activities. These includes the crowning of a wine queen to represent in the country officially for the year of her reign; food and drinks stalls, music, concerts and a firework parade! It is certainly one of the most lavish event I have witnessed in the country.


As a local inhabitant, it’s the season where I hear the whizzing of the little trucks zipping through rows and rows of vineyard, collecting handpicked grapes. It’s also the season where the air around my home is thick with the richness of fermenting grapes (“ëmù” means Nigerian local brewed Palm wine in Yoruba, it’s a nostalgic smell). It is certainly a season for “reaping what you sow” for growers.

Being a runner and having such vast terrain of forests and vineyards around my home in which to run, is an incredible blessing. Interacting with nature should not be taken for granted, it is indeed fascinating to watch “dead” stalks of vine come alive again and bear fruits!

The white grapes appear as a traditional Luxembourgish Auxerrois grape also commonly grown in Alsace and Germany; a full sibling of Chardonnay. Rarely seen Dark grapes, are a delight to behold.
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