AdvertisementInspirationGermany I skipped Oktoberfest for Germany’s other big drinking festival Kate Bettes October 2, 2025 — 5:00am Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Crowds at Germany’s largest wine festival, Durkheimer Wurstmarkt. The crown goes not to the drunkest, but to the Wurstmarkt Wine Princess or Prince. Don’t miss the Literarischer Frühschoppen singalong or the crowning of the Wine Princess – each happens just once during the festival. See bad-duerkheim.de The writer was a guest of Stadtverwaltung Bad Dürkheim, Pfalz Tourism and Alte Schmelz Inn.