The holiday region is especially famous for its winemakers and is also called the “Riesling Town on the Wine Route.” The winemaking tradition goes back over 2,000 years. Visitors can taste wines, sparkling wines, spirits, and liqueurs. Highlights of the wine culture in Deidesheim are the numerous wine festivals. Former German Chancellor Kohl once guided Margaret Thatcher and Gorbachev through Deidesheim.