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.
The list: A timber-framed hotel Weinstube in Bernkastel's old town named for the famous Bernkasteler Doctor vineyard, pouring Mosel Riesling in a beamed candle-lit room
Tip: Order a glass of the namesake Bernkasteler Doctor, one of the Mosel's most storied single vineyards, in the half-timbered dining room.
Address: Hebegasse 5, 54470 Bernkastel-Kues, Germany, Mosel
Snug vaulted cellar wine tavern by the Mosel bridge in Bernkastel-Kues, pouring local Riesling with views toward Burg Landshut.
The list: A cosy cellar wine tavern by the Mosel bridge with views to Burg Landshut, pouring local Riesling in a low, candle-lit vaulted room
Tip: Grab a riverside table at dusk for the floodlit Burg Landshut view, then move into the vaulted cellar for a nightcap Riesling.
Ulli Stein's candle-lit tasting house above Alf, hosting evening estate wine tastings with live music and cultural events for small groups.
The list: Ulli Stein's atmospheric tasting house above Alf, the venue for estate wine tastings and live-music and cultural evenings 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.
Architect-designed vinotheque and glass panorama lounge of the Van Volxem estate above the Saar, with counter tastings of mineral Saar Riesling.
The list: The architect-designed vinotheque and panorama lounge of a leading Saar estate, with a lift up to a glass lounge overlooking the Saar loop and counter tastings of estate Riesling
Tip: Ride the lift to the glass panorama lounge for the Saar-loop view, then taste the estate's mineral Wiltingen Rieslings at the counter.
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.
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.