5 candle-lit rooms in Mosel, editor-picked by Cork & Curve. All Mosel nightlife.
Weinstube Spitzhaeuschen ★ 4.4
Bernkastel-Kues (Altstadt) · Karlstrasse 13, 54470 Bernkastel-Kues, Germany
Tiny, candle-lit wine tavern in a leaning 1416 cottage off Bernkastel's market square, pouring the Schmitz family's Mosel Rieslings.
Tip: The crooked 1416 pointed cottage is one of the most photographed buildings on the Mosel; squeeze into the upstairs nook with a glass of estate Riesling.
Alte Zunftscheune ★ 4.1
Traben-Trarbach · Neue Rathausstrasse 15, 56841 Traben-Trarbach, Germany
Atmospheric evening wine room and restaurant in a historic Traben-Trarbach guild barn, pouring local Mosel wines from 5pm.
Tip: Book ahead; the candle-lit guild-barn room fills fast on weekend evenings in Traben-Trarbach.
Doctor Weinstube ★ 4.0
Bernkastel-Kues (Altstadt) · Hebegasse 5, 54470 Bernkastel-Kues, Germany
Half-timbered hotel Weinstube in Bernkastel's old town, named for the Bernkasteler Doctor vineyard and pouring Mosel Riesling in a beamed candle-lit room.
Tip: Order a glass of the namesake Bernkasteler Doctor, a VDP Grosse Lage site farmed by Wwe. Dr. H. Thanisch with documented Riesling viticulture back to 1650, in the half-timbered dining room.
Brueckenkeller ★ 3.9
Bernkastel-Kues (riverside) · Gestade 4, 54470 Bernkastel-Kues, Germany
Snug vaulted cellar wine tavern by the Mosel bridge in Bernkastel-Kues, pouring local Riesling with views toward Burg Landshut.
Tip: Grab a riverside table at dusk for the floodlit Burg Landshut view, then move into the vaulted cellar for a nightcap Riesling.
Weingut Stein - Haus Waldfrieden ★ 4.1
Alf and Bullay · Brautrockstrasse 40, 56859 Bullay, Germany
Ulli Stein's candle-lit tasting house above Alf, hosting evening estate wine tastings with live music and cultural events for small groups.
Tip: Evenings here pair Stein's dry slate Rieslings and rare Elbling with live music; tastings run for groups, so call ahead to join one.