With an estimated 23,000 hectares, the Palatinate — known locally as the Pfalz — is the second-largest wine-growing region in Germany. About 4,000 wine growers, most of whom work in family-run businesses, live here. Their know-how has long made Palatinate wine famous. Wines from the region were served at the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869 and were favorites on the decks of luxury ocean liners.
