Hochheim am Main
The Hochheim Wine Festival is one of the city’s defining traditions. The exhibition HOCHHEIM:WEINFESTSELIG is dedicated to its history, its rituals, and the people who have shaped the festival over generations. The guided tour takes up key themes from the exhibition: the festival’s historical beginnings, the election of the Wine Queen, the serving of wine, life on stage, and what goes on behind the scenes. Photographs, documents, and mementos tell the story of the festival’s development and of moments that many still remember to this day. The tour is accompanied by Hochheim city guide Achim Munck. He supplements the exhibition’s content with background knowledge, personal memories, and numerous anecdotes. For many years, he was himself part of the wine festival events — including as conductor on the legendary Wine Express, which used to run through the festival grounds. A project by the City of Hochheim am Main as part of World Design Capital RheinMain2026. WDC 2026 is funded by the State of Hesse, the City of Frankfurt am Main, and the Kulturfonds Frankfurt RheinMain.
The Hochheim Wine Festival is one of the city’s defining traditions. The exhibition HOCHHEIM:WEINFESTSELIG is dedicated to its history, its rituals, and the people who have shaped the festival over generations. The guided tour explores key themes of the exhibition: the festival’s historical beginnings, the election of the Wine Queen, the serving of wine, life on stage, and what happens behind the scenes. Photographs, documents, and mementos tell the story of the festival’s development and of moments that many still remember to this day. The tour is accompanied by Hochheim city guide Achim Munck. He supplements the exhibition’s content with background knowledge, personal memories, and numerous anecdotes. For many years, he was himself part of the wine festival events — including as a conductor on the legendary Wine Express, which used to run through the festival grounds. A project of the City of Hochheim am Main as part of World Design Capital RheinMain2026. WDC 2026 is funded by the State of Hesse, the City of Frankfurt am Main, and the Kulturfonds Frankfurt RheinMain.
