A cult micro-estate proving the slate Mosel can make serious Pinot Noir. Daniel Twardowski's Pinot Noix is grown on Devonian slate and made in a Burgundian, low-yield style.
Address: Folzerweg 20, 54347 Neumagen-Dhron, Germany, Mosel
A charitable-foundation estate in Trier sitting atop Roman-era cellars, with parcels in the Scharzhofberg, Serriger and Trier sites. Classic Mosel and Saar Riesling supporting the hospital foundation.
Tasting: Tastings and sales in central Trier; visits to the historic Roman cellar by arrangement.
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.
Tasting: Wine shop open Monday to Saturday; guided tastings and tours of the vast historic cellar by booking.
Wehlen estate founded by Johann Josef Pruem in 1911, today run by Katharina Pruem. VDP member with holdings in the Wehlener Sonnenuhr (VDP Grosse Lage).
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.
VDP estate on the south-facing Brauneberger Juffer and Juffer-Sonnenuhr (both VDP Grosse Lage), run by Oliver Haag. Haag family ownership documented since 1605, producing racy Rieslings.
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.
