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.
Address: Uferallee 19, 54470 Bernkastel-Wehlen, Germany, Mosel
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.
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.
The most prestigious estate of the Saar, owner of the heart of the Scharzhofberg. Its Trockenbeerenauslese and Auslese rank among the most expensive and ageworthy white wines in the world.
Tasting: Visits by appointment only; the estate sells primarily through auction and allocation.
