Dedicated Mosel Sekt house in Lieser refining selected wines into traditional-method sparkling, with tastings of Riesling and Pinot Sekt.
The list: A dedicated Mosel Sekt house refining selected Mosel wines into traditional-method sparkling, with tastings of Riesling and Pinot Sekt
Tip: A rare Mosel address focused purely on sparkling; taste the Riesling Sekt to see how the region's racy acidity suits traditional-method fizz.
Address: Moselstrasse 30, 54470 Lieser, Germany
Historic estate Weinstube of Reichsgraf von Kesselstatt in the heart of Trier, pouring the family's Mosel, Saar and Ruwer Rieslings until midnight.
The list: The estate tavern of Reichsgraf von Kesselstatt, pouring the family's Mosel, Saar and Ruwer Rieslings in a 250-year-old palace beside the Liebfrauenkirche
Tip: Sit in the garden under the cathedral and order a flight of Kesselstatt's Scharzhofberger Saar Rieslings beside the dry Mosel wines.
Relaxed central-Trier wine bar focused on Mosel growers, open evenings Tuesday to Saturday with an uncomplicated, well-chosen by-the-glass list.
The list: A small, knowledgeable wine bar in the centre of Trier with a list built mostly on Mosel growers, poured by the glass with light plates
Tip: The by-the-glass selection rotates through small Mosel estates; ask the staff to steer you to something off the main list.
Wine bar and vinothek in an 1890 merchant's villa on the Traben-Trarbach riverbank, pouring around 150 characteristic Mosel wines into the evening.
The list: Around 150 characteristic Mosel wines in a listed 1890 wine-merchant's villa on the riverbank, with a wine bar pouring by the glass into the evening
Tip: Friday to Sunday it opens from early afternoon; grab a riverside table and work through the Mosel-only by-the-glass selection.
Evening wine bar inside the Ratskeller on Bernkastel-Kues' market square, pouring Mosel Riesling by the glass from late afternoon.
The list: The wine bar of the Ratskeller in the old town hall on Bernkastel's market square, pouring Mosel wines by the glass from early evening
Tip: Open from 5pm Tuesday to Sunday right on the famous Bernkastel market square; ideal first stop before dinner in the old town.
Wine and Sekt bar in a 16th-century Cochem house, pairing Mosel wines with small plates and tapas in the evening.
The list: A wine and sparkling-wine bar in one of Cochem's oldest 16th-century houses, pairing Mosel wines and Sekt with small plates and tapas
Tip: The 16th-century house is as much the draw as the list; order the tapas-style plates to graze through several Mosel pours.
Trier wine bar and restaurant pouring a broad selection from the city's historic estates, including the Bischoefliche Weingueter, into the evening.
The list: A wine bar and restaurant pouring a large selection from the Bischoefliche Weingueter, the Friedrich-Wilhelm-Gymnasium estate and the Rinke winery, open into the evening
Tip: The list leans on Trier's historic church-linked estates; a good place to taste the Bischoefliche Weingueter range by the glass.