In Vino Veritas (T1)

This is a real hike (22km / 5¾ hrs).
Or not. Or maybe. Well ... a mix of hiking and wine tasting.
On Friday 1 May (and on 2/3 May), winemakers open their doors. It is the «Day of the Open Wine Cellar». So let’s have a look.
(Expand here and read the description!)
But still: The main idea is hiking. We will walk with just a bit of side activity.

RSVP:

• This is a pre-indication only.
  *I will open the RSVP late on Sunday or early next week

IN SHORT:* 08:05h: Meet under the «Blue Angel»
Hike of ca. 5¾ hrs (pure walking time) Some wine tasting (... which will bring it to 8-ish hours)

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TRAVEL - OUTBOUND:

08:05h: Meet under the «Blue Angel» 06:16h: S12 (dir. Schaffhausen) Zürich HB (platform 43/44) to Andelfingen
08:54h: Arrival at Andelfingen & start of the hike 09:30h: After ca. ½ hour of walking, arrival at the first vineyard/winemaker

THE HIKE:

Duration: 5¾ hrs (plus all the breaks) Distance: 22km
Ascent/descent: 480m / 490m SAC classification: T1 (yellow)
Map: https://schweizmobil.ch/de/tour/945467988 Well, let’s see how far we get…

TO BRING:

*Big backpack to carry all the wine you buy

LUNCH:* Around 12:30h-ish at Flaach or Berg am Irchel
*Whatever food is available at the winemakers there

HIGHLIGHTS:* Day of the open wine cellar: https://deutschschweizerwein.ch/offene-weinkeller/
This year the plan is for a completely different region than in 2022 and 2025, but maybe the pictures do give a rough impression: 2022: https://www.meetup.com/zurich-hike-outdoor/photos/32348970/
*2025: https://www.meetup.com/zurich-hike-outdoor/photos/35311467/

WINE CELLARS ALONG THE ROUTE:* If you look at the map (see link), you will see that we pass many winemakers participating in the open