Day cruise on the restored 1913 paddle steamer Goethe between Koblenz and Ruedesheim through the UNESCO Upper Middle Rhine Valley with onboard Rheingau wine and dining. Daily Nostalgia Route in season.
Address: Rheinstrasse 1, 65385 Ruedesheim am Rhein, Germany, Rheingau
Take the cable car up over the Riesling vines to the Niederwald Monument then walk down through the Berg Roseneck and Berg Rottland slopes back to Ruedesheim. Pair with a tasting at one of the town vinotheks.
Guided cellar tour and moderated tasting of the Balthasar Ress estate range at the Hattenheim winery. Estate Rieslings and Pinots across Nussbrunnen, Hallgartener Jungfer and other VDP sites.
Self-guided evening walk along the 144-metre Drosselgasse in Ruedesheim, stopping at the Drosselhof, Lindenwirt and Rüdesheimer Schloss wine taverns for Rheingau Riesling and Spatburgunder by the glass.
Visit the cellar dating to around 1100 below Schloss Johannisberg, including the Bibliotheca Subterranea library of 25,000 bottles with the oldest from 1748. Riesling tasting follows the cellar tour.
Guided vineyard walk through the Steinberg parcel of the Hessische Staatsweinguter Kloster Eberbach, 900 metres from the abbey. Cistercian viticulture explained on site, followed by a tasting in the WineBar1136.
Take the cable car up over the Riesling vines to the Niederwald Monument then walk down through the Berg Roseneck and Berg Rottland slopes back to Ruedesheim. Pair with a tasting at one of the town vinotheks.
Private vertical tasting at Weingut Robert Weil in Kiedrich exploring multiple vintages of Kiedricher Graefenberg Riesling. Bookable in advance for small groups by the estate's private-tasting team.
