WINEAROUND Self-Guided Ruedesheim Tasting ★ 4.3
Buy four WINECOINS, claim a tasting glass from the Rheingau-Taunus tourist office and stroll between seven partner wineries and vinotheks in old Ruedesheim, redeeming a glass at four of them.
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.
Address: Hafen Schierstein, 65201 Wiesbaden-Schierstein, Germany, Rheingau
Buy four WINECOINS, claim a tasting glass from the Rheingau-Taunus tourist office and stroll between seven partner wineries and vinotheks in old Ruedesheim, redeeming a glass at four of them.
Self-guided e-bike day along the Rheingau wine route between Ruedesheim, Eltville and Hattenheim with picnic backpack and saddle bag, ending with tastings at partner estates. Rentals delivered to hotels.
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.
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.