Riverside hotel lounge and bar at DEINHARD's in Bernkastel-Kues, serving Mosel wines and the hotel's own traditional-method Sekt.
The list: The riverside lounge and bar of DEINHARD's hotel on the Bernkastel market house, serving Mosel wines and the hotel's own traditional-method Sekt
Tip: Settle into the riverside lounge with a glass of the house Sekt before dinner; the hotel makes its own sparkling in the cellar below.
Address: Gestade 12, 54470 Bernkastel-Kues, Germany, Mosel
Estate vinothek of the 16th-century von Othegraven house in Kanzem, now owned by Guenther Jauch, pouring Grosse Lage Saar Riesling.
The list: The estate vinothek of a 16th-century Saar house, now run by Guenther Jauch, pouring its Grosse Lage Riesling from the Kanzemer Altenberg and Wiltinger sites
Tip: From May to October the vinothek opens Saturdays too; taste the Kanzemer Altenberg Riesling at one of the Saar's most beautiful estates.
The world's largest Mosel-Riesling vinotheque, in the vaulted St Nicholas Hospital cellars in Bernkastel-Kues, with self-pour tastings of over 100 wines.
The list: The largest vinotheque for Mosel Riesling in the world, in the vaulted cellars of the St Nicholas Hospital, where over 100 regional wines can be tasted
Tip: Buy a tasting card and self-pour your way through more than 100 Mosel wines in the medieval hospital cellars; arrive mid-afternoon to avoid the tour crowds.
Family wine cellar, cafe and Mosel garden in Cochem, with evening tastings of estate Riesling and other Mosel wines overlooking the river.
The list: A wine cellar, wine cafe and Mosel garden in Cochem where the family's own Riesling and other Mosel wines are tasted with a view over the river
Tip: The riverside garden is the spot for an early-evening estate tasting; the cellar pours the family's own Cochem wines.
Riverside estate vinothek in Piesport on the Mosel cycle path, pouring the family's Piesporter Goldtroepfchen Rieslings for tasting.
The list: An idyllic estate vinothek directly on the Mosel and the cycle path in Piesport, pouring the family's Goldtroepfchen Rieslings for tasting
Tip: Pull off the riverside bike path for a tasting of Piesporter Goldtroepfchen, one of the Mosel's most famous vineyard names, at its source.
Seasonal grower-run pop-up taverns in courtyards and cellars around Bernkastel, pouring the family's own wine with home cooking in spring and autumn.
The list: Seasonal pop-up grower taverns set up in winegrowers' courtyards and cellars in and around Bernkastel, pouring the family's own wine with simple home cooking
Tip: A straw wreath or bouquet over a grower's door means the family is pouring their own wine that night; these Strausswirtschaften open in spring and autumn.
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.