7 late tastings in Mosel, editor-picked by Cork & Curve. All Mosel nightlife.
Mosel-Vinothek (St. Nicholas Hospital) ★ 4.4
Bernkastel-Kues (Kues) · Cusanusstrasse 2, 54470 Bernkastel-Kues, Germany
Mosel-Riesling vinotheque in the vaulted St Nicholas Hospital cellars (foundation chartered by Nikolaus von Kues in 1458) in Bernkastel-Kues, with self-pour tastings of over 100 wines.
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.
Weinhaus Hieronimi ★ 4.0
Cochem · Stadionstrasse 1, 56812 Cochem, Germany
Family wine cellar, cafe and Mosel garden in Cochem, with evening tastings of estate Riesling and other Mosel wines overlooking the river.
Tip: The riverside garden is the spot for an early-evening estate tasting; the cellar pours the family's own Cochem wines.
Lehnert-Veit Vinothek Moselgarten ★ 4.0
Piesport · In der Dur 6-10, 54498 Piesport, Germany
Riverside estate vinothek in Piesport on the Mosel cycle path, pouring the family's Piesporter Goldtroepfchen Rieslings for tasting.
Tip: Pull off the riverside bike path for a tasting of Piesporter Goldtroepfchen, a VDP Grosse Lage site documented by Reinhold Haart's family ownership records since 1337, at its source.
Bernkastel Strausswirtschaften (seasonal grower taverns) ★ 4.3
Bernkastel-Kues and Andel · Gestade 18, 54470 Bernkastel-Kues, Germany
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.
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.
Bonsai & Wein - Vinothek der Saar ★ 4.3
Saarburg (Saar) · Kunohof 20, 54439 Saarburg, Germany
Saarburg vinothek pouring around 20 top Saar growers including Egon Mueller and Geltz-Zilliken, with inexpensive 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.
Weingut Dr. Wagner Vinothek ★ 4.1
Saarburg (Saar) · Bahnhofstrasse 3, 54439 Saarburg, Germany
Saar estate vinothek in an 1898 turreted Saarburg manor, with tastings of steep-slate Riesling and Sekt from a fifth-generation family.
Tip: Taste in the grand 1898 manor with its turret and sweeping staircase; the estate's Saarburger Rausch Rieslings are the highlight.
Vinothek Wiltingen ★ 4.0
Wiltingen (Saar) · Zum Schlossberg 345, 54459 Wiltingen, Germany
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.