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.
Address: Schloss Johannisberg, 65366 Geisenheim-Johannisberg, Germany, Rheingau
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.
Tasting in the converted coach house of the 800-year-old Schloss Vollrads estate, Riesling-only across Gutswein, Ortswein and Grosse Lage tiers, with optional paired menus at the orangery or squire's house.
Scenic helicopter round flight from the Ebentaler Hof above Ruedesheim near Aulhausen at 300 metres elevation. Routes over the Niederwald, Rüdesheimer Berg vineyards and the Loreley UNESCO valley.
Hot-air balloon flight over the Rheingau departing from Schierstein on the Rhine in Wiesbaden, run by Skytours Ballooning. Drift southwest over the vineyards depending on wind, with views of Eltville and Hattenheim.
