A large church-owned estate formed in 1966 from historic Trier ecclesiastical wineries, with holdings across the Mosel, Saar and Ruwer and a monumental cellar dating to late antiquity. Broad range of Riesling.
Address: Gervasiusstrasse 1, 54290 Trier, Germany, Mosel
The most famous Riesling estate in Wehlen, known worldwide for long-lived, reductive, off-dry wines from the Wehlener Sonnenuhr. Family-run and dedicated entirely to Riesling on blue Devonian slate.
Tasting: Tastings by prior appointment only; contact the estate office by email to arrange a visit.
Ernst Loosen's estate holds parcels of ungrafted old vines in many of the Mittelmosel's grand crus, from Wehlener Sonnenuhr to Erdener Pralat and the Bernkasteler Lay. A leading global ambassador for Mosel Riesling.
Tasting: Wine tastings and cellar-door sales Monday to Saturday 10:00 to 17:00 by appointment at St. Johannishof.
A benchmark estate on the south-facing Brauneberger Juffer and Juffer-Sonnenuhr, run by Oliver Haag. Crystalline, racy Rieslings with documented roots back to 1605.
Tasting: Tastings and sales by appointment at the Dusemonder Hof estate in Brauneberg.
A tiny, revered grower in Graach producing precise, mineral Rieslings from the Domprobst and Himmelreich sites. Hand-worked steep slate, classic fruity Pradikat styles.
Tasting: Small family estate with no fixed opening hours; visits and tastings by appointment, typically April to July.
A long-established family estate working steep parcels in Zeltingen, Wehlen, Graach and Bernkastel. Known for old-vine, hand-harvested Rieslings and characterful dry and off-dry bottlings.
Tasting: Tastings at the Selbach Vinothek, Gansfelder Strasse 20; Saturday 11:00 to 17:00 and Sundays and holidays by appointment.
An ambitious estate spanning the Mosel and Saar with one of the largest collections of top sites in the region, plus serious Mosel Pinot Noir. Famous for its star-coded labelling of dry, off-dry and sweet styles.
Tasting: Vinothek open Monday to Friday 10:00 to 17:00, weekends and holidays by appointment.
