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.
Address: Zum Schlossberg 345, 54459 Wiltingen, Germany, Mosel
Hotel sparkling-wine manufactory in DEINHARD's historic Bernkastel cellar, making and pouring traditional bottle-fermented Riesling Sekt.
The list: A hotel sparkling-wine manufactory in the historic cellar at Bernkastel's market house, making and pouring traditional bottle-fermented Riesling Sekt
Tip: Book a Sekt tasting in the cellar to taste traditional-method Riesling sparkling made on site, a German answer to grower Champagne.
Modern estate vinothek in the Traben-Trarbach Rosenhof, pouring Bindges Mosel Riesling with traditional-method Riesling Sekt and Secco.
The list: A modern estate vinothek in the historic Rosenhof, pouring Bindges Mosel Riesling alongside traditional bottle-fermented Riesling Sekt and Secco
Tip: Pair the still Rieslings with the estate's traditional-method Sekt; the Secco is the easy-drinking summer-terrace option.
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.
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.