The German Wine Gate (Deutsches Weintor) in Schweigen-Rechtenbach on the French border adjacent to Wissembourg (Weißenburg) in France marks the start of the route.
 Built in 1936, the gate is an imposing ceremonial gatehouse made of sandstone.

Currently, the route traverses the Palatinate wine region (Pfalz, formerly Rheinpfalz) which lies in the lee of the Haardt Mountains, an area known as Anterior Palatinate (Vorderpfalz).

The route runs northward, beside the path of Bundesstraßen  B 38 and B 271 for 85 km, passing through towns like Bad Bergzabern, Edenkoben, Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Deidesheim, Bad Dürkheim and Grünstadt.
 It ends at the House of the German Wine Route in Bockenheim an der Weinstraße.

The route is marked by a yellow sign with a stylized bunch of ten grapes and the name of the route.

The region around the route has come to be known as the Weinstraße (Wine Route) region, and the administrative district (Kreis) of Südliche Weinstraße (literally, "Southern Wine Route") takes its name from the route.
The German Wine Gate (Deutsches Weintor) in Schweigen-Rechtenbach on the French border adjacent to Wissembourg (Weißenburg) in France marks the start of the route.  Built in 1936, the gate is an imposing ceremonial gatehouse made of sandstone.
Currently, the route traverses the Palatinate wine region (Pfalz, formerly Rheinpfalz) which lies in the lee of the Haardt Mountains, an area known as Anterior Palatinate (Vorderpfalz).
The route runs northward, beside the path of Bundesstraßen  B 38 and B 271 for 85 km, passing through towns like Bad Bergzabern, Edenkoben, Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Deidesheim, Bad Dürkheim and Grünstadt.  It ends at the House of the German Wine Route in Bockenheim an der Weinstraße.
The route is marked by a yellow sign with a stylized bunch of ten grapes and the name of the route.
The region around the route has come to be known as the Weinstraße (Wine Route) region, and the administrative district (Kreis) of Südliche Weinstraße (literally, "Southern Wine Route") takes its name from the route.
German Wine Route