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.
Address: Cusanusstrasse 2, 54470 Bernkastel-Kues, Germany, Mosel
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.
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.