Biodynamic since 2005, the Busch family farm the Puenderich Marienburg by respekt-BIODYN guidelines and bottle its slate parcels separately as a terroir study.
Tip: The grey-, blue- and red-slate Marienburg GGs read the same biodynamic farming across three soils; taste them together.
Address: Kirchstrasse 37, 56862 Puenderich, Germany, Mosel
Ulli Stein farms steep slate ecologically with cover crops and no herbicides; his light, dry slate Riesling and rare Elbling are natural-wine-scene darlings.
Tip: Stein's wines are built for the table; the Elbling and steep St. Aldegunder Rieslings drink best young and lightly chilled.
Konstantin Weiser and Alexandra Kuenstler hand-farm the steep Trarbacher Schlossberg with no herbicides, their main organic-certified sites giving clear Riesling.
Tip: Tiny production and cult demand mean the organic-certified Schlossberg Kabinett sells out fast; buy through the importer on release.
Natural-wine pioneers in Kinheim since 1976, the Trossens make slate Riesling with no added yeast; from 2010 the Pyramide Purus line uses no added sulphur.
Tip: The Pyramide Purus Rieslings are the zero-sulphur cuvees; start with a classic bottling to read the slate before the wild ferment.
Ulli Stein farms steep slate ecologically with cover crops and no herbicides; his light, dry slate Riesling and rare Elbling are natural-wine-scene darlings.
Tip: Stein's wines are built for the table; the Elbling and steep St. Aldegunder Rieslings drink best young and lightly chilled.
Dr. Loosen's Rieslings are vegan-friendly, with no animal products and bentonite-clay fining where needed, one of the most widely available vegan Mosel ranges.
Tip: The entry Dr. L and the estate Rieslings are all vegan-friendly, an easy, affordable choice for plant-based drinkers exploring the Mosel.
The Trossens' Pyramide Purus Rieslings, made since 2010, are bottled with no filtration or sulfur addition, a benchmark of no-sulphur natural Mosel wine.
Tip: Zero-sulphur wines are alive and variable; store cold and drink Purus on the younger side for its purest slate-and-orchard expression.
Reil estate organic from the 1990s, fully biodynamic from 2009 and Demeter-certified in 2013, working the steep Mullay-Hofberg slate by hand for pure Riesling.
Tip: The long-skin-contact Vade Retro bottlings show the biodynamic fruit at its most expressive; the classic Mullay-Hofberg Rieslings are the calling card.
Experience the Moselle by boat. Afterwards, you will visit a winemaker in Trier for a wine tasting and food. The journey to the winemaker is by vintage bus.
Experience this special place on a 60-minute walking tour through the historic cellar, in the unique atmosphere of the pinnacle of wine culture in Trier, and taste two...
Explore the rich and long history of the wine-growing region of Moselle and Trier on this guided walking tour of Germany's oldest city. Enjoy an included wine-tasting ...
