64 editor-picked estates growing Riesling in Mosel.
Where to taste Riesling in Mosel: the estates that grow it, how the region expresses the grape, and how to book a visit.
The most famous Riesling estate in Wehlen, known worldwide for long-lived, reductive, off-dry wines from the Wehlener Sonnenuhr. Family-run and dedicated entirely to Riesling on blue Devonian slate.
Tasting: Tastings by prior appointment only; contact the estate office by email to arrange a visit.
Ernst Loosen's estate holds parcels of ungrafted old vines in many of the Mittelmosel's grand crus, from Wehlener Sonnenuhr to Erdener Pralat and the Bernkasteler Lay. A leading global ambassador for Mosel Riesling.
Tasting: Wine tastings and cellar-door sales Monday to Saturday 10:00 to 17:00 by appointment at St. Johannishof.
A benchmark estate on the south-facing Brauneberger Juffer and Juffer-Sonnenuhr, run by Oliver Haag. Crystalline, racy Rieslings with documented roots back to 1605.
Tasting: Tastings and sales by appointment at the Dusemonder Hof estate in Brauneberg.
A tiny, revered grower in Graach producing precise, mineral Rieslings from the Domprobst and Himmelreich sites. Hand-worked steep slate, classic fruity Pradikat styles.
Tasting: Small family estate with no fixed opening hours; visits and tastings by appointment, typically April to July.
A long-established family estate working steep parcels in Zeltingen, Wehlen, Graach and Bernkastel. Known for old-vine, hand-harvested Rieslings and characterful dry and off-dry bottlings.
Tasting: Tastings at the Selbach Vinothek, Gansfelder Strasse 20; Saturday 11:00 to 17:00 and Sundays and holidays by appointment.
An ambitious estate spanning the Mosel and Saar with one of the largest collections of top sites in the region, plus serious Mosel Pinot Noir. Famous for its star-coded labelling of dry, off-dry and sweet styles.
Tasting: Vinothek open Monday to Friday 10:00 to 17:00, weekends and holidays by appointment.
The most prestigious estate of the Saar, owner of the heart of the Scharzhofberg. Its Trockenbeerenauslese and Auslese rank among the most expensive and ageworthy white wines in the world.
Tasting: Visits by appointment only; the estate sells primarily through auction and allocation.
A modern Saar powerhouse revived by Roman Niewodniczanski, reclaiming historic grand-cru sites and championing dry, full-bodied, old-vine Riesling from a striking new winery above Wiltingen.
Tasting: Vinothek and wine sales open Tuesday to Sunday 11:00 to 18:00.
A historic Saar estate centred on the Saarburger Rausch and Ockfener Bockstein, producing piercingly mineral, age-worthy Rieslings matured in a famously deep slate cellar.
Tasting: Tastings and sales by appointment; the estate is known for its deep, cold Saarburg cellar.
A fifth-generation Ayl estate famous for its barrel-fermented, dry-tasting Fass-numbered Rieslings from the Ayler Kupp. Vegan production and a cult following for its precise, gastronomic Saar style.
Tasting: Tastings at the estate and at the attached Weinhotel Ayler Kupp restaurant; by arrangement.
A Saar estate at Oberemmel with sole ownership of the Oberemmeler Hutte monopole and parcels in the Scharzhofberg. Maximilian von Kunow makes classically styled, transparent Saar Riesling.
Tasting: Office open Monday to Friday mornings; tastings by arrangement at the Oberemmel estate.
A cult Saar grower making spontaneously fermented, barrel-aged Rieslings labelled in an old-fashioned cask-numbered style. Dry-leaning, transparent wines from sites around Niedermennig and Krettnach.
Tasting: Small estate; tastings and sales by appointment at the Falkensteinerhof.
A monastic-rooted Ruwer estate whose three monopole vineyards, Abtsberg, Herrenberg and Brudersberg, surround the manor. Filigree, long-lived Rieslings with documented winegrowing back to the 10th century.
Tasting: Open Monday to Friday 08:00 to 17:00; Saturdays 10:00 to 16:00 from May to October, and by appointment.
A historic Ruwer estate founded by Carthusian monks in 1335, owner of the Eitelsbacher Karthauserhofberg monopole. Distinctive neck-only labels and racy, mineral Riesling.
Tasting: Open Monday to Friday 08:30 to 17:00; Saturdays April to October 10:00 to 15:00, and by appointment.
A large historic estate with holdings across the Mosel, Saar and Ruwer, based at the listed Schloss Marienlay above the Ruwer. Riesling from grand crus including Scharzhofberg, Josephshofer and Kaseler Nies'chen.
Tasting: Tastings at Schloss Marienlay; office hours Monday to Thursday to 16:45, Friday to 13:00.
A pioneer of dry, terroir-driven Lower Mosel Riesling from the terraced Winninger Uhlen and Rottgen sites. Powerful, parcel-specific, spontaneously fermented wines on the Terrassenmosel.
Tasting: Tastings and sales at the Winningen estate by appointment.
A leading Terrassenmosel grower with prime parcels in the Winninger Rottgen, Uhlen and Hamm. Matthias Knebel makes precise, mineral, mostly dry Riesling from the terraced Lower Mosel.
Tasting: Open Monday to Saturday by prior telephone appointment at the Winningen estate.
A biodynamic pioneer in Punderich working the single Marienburg slope as separate blue, red and grey-slate parcels. Organic since 1984 and certified biodynamic since 2015; characterful, often skin-influenced dry Riesling.
Tasting: Tastings and sales by appointment at the Punderich estate.
The leading estate of Piesport, with the lion's share of the perfumed Goldtropfchen. Family vineyard ownership documented since 1337; aromatic, peach-and-citrus Riesling of great finesse.
Tasting: Tastings by appointment at the riverside estate in Piesport.
Thomas Haag's estate at the castle village of Lieser, with parcels in the Brauneberger Juffer, Wehlener Sonnenuhr and Niederberg Helden. Multiple-time German winery of the year for its precise Rieslings.
Tasting: Vinothek tastings and sales at the estate in Lieser; visits by arrangement.
One of the oldest estates on the Mosel, revived by Gernot Kollmann around the old-vine Enkircher sites of Batterieberg, Steffensberg and Ellergrub. Dry, spontaneously fermented, low-intervention Riesling.
Tasting: Tastings and sales by appointment at the estate in Enkirch.
A boutique estate founded by Swiss-born Daniel Vollenweider and centred on the steep old-vine Wolfer Goldgrube, now led by Moritz Hoffmann. Concentrated, classically fruity Mosel Riesling from the Traben-Trarbach area.
Tasting: Small estate; tastings and sales by appointment in Traben-Trarbach.
A sought-after small grower working steep, organically farmed parcels in the Enkircher Ellergrub and Trabener Gaispfad. Detailed, low-intervention Riesling in dry and fruity styles.
Tasting: Small estate; tastings and sales by appointment in Traben-Trarbach.
A storied Urzig label held by the Christoffel family for four centuries and now made and distributed by Robert Eymael of Monchhof. Classic, delicately sweet Riesling from the Urziger Wurzgarten and Erdener Treppchen.
Tasting: Tastings at the Monchhof Vinothek, where both estates' wines can be tasted and bought.
One of the oldest estates in the Mosel, with records back to the Cistercian abbey of Himmerod in 1177. Robert Eymael makes traditional fruity Riesling from the Urziger Wurzgarten and Erdener sites.
Tasting: Vinothek tastings of both Monchhof and Joh. Jos. Christoffel Erben wines; visits by arrangement.
An Erden family estate with prime holdings in the steep Erdener Pralat and Treppchen and the Urziger Wurzgarten. Classic fruity-style Mosel Riesling across the Pradikat ladder.
Tasting: Tastings and sales by appointment at the riverside estate in Erden.
A Wehlen estate housed in a 1920s reform-style villa, with parcels in the Wehlener Sonnenuhr and Graacher Himmelreich. Now led by Saskia Prum, producing classic and dry Mosel Riesling.
Tasting: Tastings and sales at the listed villa estate in Wehlen; visits by arrangement.
A long-established Wehlen family estate, the Maximinhof, with parcels in the Wehlener Sonnenuhr and Graacher sites. Traditional Mosel Riesling and a riverside cellar door.
Tasting: Tastings and sales by arrangement at the Maximinhof estate in Wehlen.
A nine-generation family estate in Wehlen with parcels in the Wehlener Sonnenuhr, Graacher Domprobst and Bernkasteler sites. Riesling-focused, with a small amount of Spatburgunder.
Tasting: Vinothek and Riesling cafe in the garden; tastings and sales at the Wehlen estate.
A Bernkastel estate with holdings in the Bernkasteler alte Badstube am Doctorberg, Wehlener Sonnenuhr and Urziger Wurzgarten, plus the linked Peter Nicolay label. Classic fruity-style Mosel Riesling.
Tasting: Tastings and sales at the Bernkastel-Kues estate; visits by arrangement.
One of two Thanisch estates with historic parcels in the Bernkasteler Doctor, based in the Andel district of Bernkastel-Kues. Over 375 years of family winegrowing and classic Mosel Riesling.
Tasting: Open Monday to Friday 10:00 to 17:00 and Saturday 11:00 to 16:00, or by appointment, in Andel.
A ninth-generation estate at Mulheim with parcels across the Mittelmosel including the Brauneberger Juffer and a Mulheimer Helenenkloster site noted for Eiswein. Wide range of fruity and dry Riesling.
Tasting: Tastings and sales at the Mulheim estate; visits by arrangement.
A family estate in Zeltingen-Rachtig with parcels in the Zeltinger Sonnenuhr and Himmelreich. Approachable, fruit-driven Mosel Riesling and everyday whites.
Tasting: Tastings and sales at the Zeltingen-Rachtig estate; visits by arrangement.
A leading Leiwen estate with sites on both the Mosel and Saar, including the Leiwener Laurentiuslay, Ockfener Bockstein and Wiltinger Schlangengraben. Pure, classically styled Riesling for a global market.
Tasting: Tastings and sales at the Leiwen estate; visits by appointment.
A Leiwen estate with parcels in the Leiwener Laurentiuslay, Trittenheimer Apotheke and Piesporter Goldtropfchen. Precise dry and fruity Riesling plus a little Weissburgunder.
Tasting: Tastings and sales at the Leiwen estate; visits by arrangement.
A Leiwen estate celebrated for the ungrafted old-vine Maximin Herrenberg and the Laurentiuslay. Christopher Loewen makes detailed dry and fruity Rieslings, including the 1896 Riesling from pre-phylloxera vines.
Tasting: Tastings and sales at the Leiwen estate; visits by arrangement.
A small, sought-after grower who revived the steep Dhroner Hofberg. Andreas Adam makes concentrated dry and fruity Rieslings that have become collector favourites.
Tasting: Small estate; tastings and sales by appointment in Neumagen-Dhron.
A young, ambitious Leiwen grower working old-vine parcels in the Trittenheimer Apotheke and Leiwener Laurentiuslay. Precise, mostly dry Rieslings from steep slate.
Tasting: Small estate; tastings and sales by appointment in Leiwen.
Ulli Stein's individualist estate around St. Aldegund and Alf, known for low-intervention, sometimes provocative Rieslings from steep, near-abandoned slate sites and a hilltop tasting house.
Tasting: Tastings at Haus Waldfrieden above Alf and at the Bullay estate; by arrangement.
A charitable-foundation estate in Trier sitting atop Roman-era cellars, with parcels in the Scharzhofberg, Serriger and Trier sites. Classic Mosel and Saar Riesling supporting the hospital foundation.
Tasting: Tastings and sales in central Trier; visits to the historic Roman cellar by arrangement.
A large church-owned estate formed in 1966 from historic Trier ecclesiastical wineries, with holdings across the Mosel, Saar and Ruwer and a monumental cellar dating to late antiquity. Broad range of Riesling.
Tasting: Wine shop open Monday to Saturday; guided tastings and tours of the vast historic cellar by booking.
The world's largest vinotheque for Mosel Riesling, set in the vaulted cellars of the St. Nikolaus-Hospital in Kues. Over 100 wines from the whole Mosel region can be tasted under one roof.
Tasting and tour venue at the charitable foundation estate whose cellar, built around 330 AD, is reckoned the oldest wine cellar in Germany. Riesling and Pinot wines from Scharzhofberg and the Saar.
Vinothek of the church-owned estate above a 30,000 square metre Late Antique cellar. Sample across the full Mosel, Saar and Ruwer range, then buy on the spot with a same-day purchase discount.
Tasting bar of Ernst Loosen's celebrated VDP estate on the Mosel bank just outside Bernkastel. Riesling-only flights drawn from grand-cru parcels including Wehlener Sonnenuhr and Erdener Treppchen.
Tasting room in the ancestral Klosterberg house of Markus Molitor, one of the Mosel's most decorated estates. Choose your own flight from over 40 Rieslings and Pinots across the dry-to-noble-sweet spectrum.
Vinothek and wine bar behind thick slate walls in the former cellar of an 1890 wine-trade villa in art-nouveau Traben-Trarbach. Curated Mosel selection with a small soulfood kitchen alongside.
Riverside vinothek on the Gestade promenade in Bernkastel, pairing a rotating Mosel by-the-glass list with light plates. A relaxed walk-in counter steps from the medieval Marktplatz.
Third-generation family estate and wine tavern in the Olewig valley at the foot of Trier's vineyards. Tastings of the house Rieslings and Pinots in a relaxed Weinstube setting.
Long-established Trier-Olewig estate where visitors can taste and buy the house Mosel wines, including traditional-method Sekt, in the family Weinstube and cellar.
Demeter-certified Reil estate farming steep Mullay-Hofberg slate by hand, making pure biodynamic Riesling that spans classic and natural styles.
Tip: Try the Vade Retro long-skin-contact bottlings alongside the classic Mullay-Hofberg Rieslings to see the estate's two faces.
Small Traben-Trarbach estate making hand-farmed, organic-certified slate Riesling of great clarity from the Schlossberg and Ellergrub, an insider cult name.
Tip: The Trarbacher Schlossberg Kabinett is the cult bottle here; quantities are tiny, so buy from the importer the moment it lands.
Historic monopole estate in the Ruwer, in von Schubert hands since 1882, making cool, ageless Riesling from the Abtsberg, Herrenberg and Bruderberg.
Tip: The Abtsberg Kabinett and GG are the stars; the Ruwer's cool site makes wines that age for decades yet drink beautifully young.
Terrassenmosel pioneer near Winningen making powerful, mineral dry Riesling from sheer rock terraces, the great and most overlooked estate of the lower Mosel.
Tip: The Uhlen wines are split by their geological layers (Laubach, Blaufuesser Lay, Roth Lay); tasting the three together is a lesson in terroir.
The benchmark entry Mosel Riesling: bright peach and citrus, low alcohol near 8.5 percent and a touch of sweetness balanced by slatey acidity.
Tip: At under ten euros it is the textbook introduction to off-dry Mosel Riesling; serve cold as an aperitif or with spicy Asian food.
A dry village Kabinett from a 400-year Zeltingen family: peach and apple over slate minerality, dense juicy fruit and a long refreshing finish.
Tip: The dry Zeltinger Kabinett is one of the Middle Mosel's great value benchmarks for fully dry Riesling at table-wine prices.
The estate-base bottling from a top Mosel name: clean slatey Riesling from the steep Klosterberg house vineyard, in dry and feinherb styles.
Tip: Buying the entry Klosterberg is the cheapest way into a cult Mosel producer better known for its colour-capsule Auslese.
An honest, fruity, medium-sweet co-op Riesling from the Bernkastel collective site: lemon and apple, crisp and easy, the inexpensive everyday face of the Mosel.
Tip: Co-op bottlings like this are the value floor of the Mosel; chill hard and pour as an undemanding party Riesling.
A step up from basic QbA: a single-varietal steep-slope Hochgewaechs Riesling from the co-op, with riper fruit and more slate grip at everyday prices.
Tip: Look for the Steillage and Hochgewaechs labels on co-op wine; they guarantee steep-slope fruit and higher must-weight at a friendly price.
The slate-coded estate Riesling from a biodynamic Marienburg grower: a dry, savoury wine capturing red-slate character at an organic estate's entry level.
Tip: Busch's coloured-slate trocken wines are the affordable way into a serious biodynamic Mosel estate before its single-parcel GGs.
The dry estate Riesling from a revived ancient Enkirch winery, named for the dynamite that built the terraces: fresh, dry and slatey from a serious address.
Tip: Detonation is the gateway bottling at Immich-Batterieberg; a brilliant introduction to dry old-vine Enkirch slate Riesling.
The estate-level dry Riesling from the monopole Gruenhaus slope in the Ruwer: cool, precise, herb-and-citrus Riesling from a historic German vineyard.
Tip: The Monopol trocken is the value entry to a centuries-old monopole estate; it shows the Ruwer's cool elegance without the GG price tag.
A dry estate Riesling from a Demeter-certified Reil grower on steep Mullay-Hofberg slate: pure, low-intervention, savoury Riesling at an affordable price.
Tip: Melsheimer's entry trocken is a great-value taste of certified biodynamic Mosel before stepping up to the single-site bottlings.
The estate-blend dry Riesling of the terraced lower Mosel: powerful, mineral and fully dry from the Winningen slate terraces, an affordable Terrassenmosel face.
Tip: Schieferterrassen is the gateway to Heymann-Loewenstein's dry style; at the top of the budget band but a genuine fine-wine bargain.