Saarburg vinothek pouring around 20 top Saar growers including Egon Mueller and Geltz-Zilliken, with inexpensive self-pour tasting flights.
The list: A Saarburg vinothek pouring around 20 of the Saar's best growers, from Egon Mueller-Scharzhof and Geltz-Zilliken to Van Volxem and Peter Lauer, in self-pour tasting flights
Tip: At a few euros for a three- or six-wine flight, it is the cheapest way to taste cult Saar names like Egon Mueller side by side.
Address: Kunohof 20, 54439 Saarburg, Germany, Mosel
Saar estate vinothek in an 1898 turreted Saarburg manor, with tastings of steep-slate Riesling and Sekt from a fifth-generation family.
The list: Tastings of estate Saar Riesling and Sekt in an 1898 turreted manor, made from steep slate sites by a fifth-generation Saarburg family
Tip: Taste in the grand 1898 manor with its turret and sweeping staircase; the estate's Saarburger Rausch Rieslings are the highlight.
Saar estate vinothek in an 1898 turreted Saarburg manor, with tastings of steep-slate Riesling and Sekt from a fifth-generation family.
The list: Tastings of estate Saar Riesling and Sekt in an 1898 turreted manor, made from steep slate sites by a fifth-generation Saarburg family
Tip: Taste in the grand 1898 manor with its turret and sweeping staircase; the estate's Saarburger Rausch Rieslings are the highlight.
Village vinothek in Wiltingen showcasing the fine, delicate Rieslings of the Saar's steep slate sites for tasting and purchase.
The list: A village vinothek in Wiltingen showcasing the fine, delicate Rieslings of the Saar's steep slate sites for tasting and purchase
Tip: Pair a stop here with the Van Volxem lounge next door on the Schlossberg for a full Wiltingen-Saar afternoon.
Hotel sparkling-wine manufactory in DEINHARD's historic Bernkastel cellar, making and pouring traditional bottle-fermented Riesling Sekt.
The list: A hotel sparkling-wine manufactory in the historic cellar at Bernkastel's market house, making and pouring traditional bottle-fermented Riesling Sekt
Tip: Book a Sekt tasting in the cellar to taste traditional-method Riesling sparkling made on site, a German answer to grower Champagne.
Modern estate vinothek in the Traben-Trarbach Rosenhof, pouring Bindges Mosel Riesling with traditional-method Riesling Sekt and Secco.
The list: A modern estate vinothek in the historic Rosenhof, pouring Bindges Mosel Riesling alongside traditional bottle-fermented Riesling Sekt and Secco
Tip: Pair the still Rieslings with the estate's traditional-method Sekt; the Secco is the easy-drinking summer-terrace option.
Dedicated Mosel Sekt house in Lieser refining selected wines into traditional-method sparkling, with tastings of Riesling and Pinot Sekt.
The list: A dedicated Mosel Sekt house refining selected Mosel wines into traditional-method sparkling, with tastings of Riesling and Pinot Sekt
Tip: A rare Mosel address focused purely on sparkling; taste the Riesling Sekt to see how the region's racy acidity suits traditional-method fizz.
Historic estate Weinstube of Reichsgraf von Kesselstatt in the heart of Trier, pouring the family's Mosel, Saar and Ruwer Rieslings until midnight.
The list: The estate tavern of Reichsgraf von Kesselstatt, pouring the family's Mosel, Saar and Ruwer Rieslings in a 250-year-old palace beside the Liebfrauenkirche
Tip: Sit in the garden under the cathedral and order a flight of Kesselstatt's Scharzhofberger Saar Rieslings beside the dry Mosel wines.