Weinhaus Bluhm ★ 4.4
22 by the glassMainz (Altstadt)
Old Mainz Altstadt Weinhaus on the Badergasse, pouring Rheinhessen Riesling and Spaetburgunder by the glass in a vaulted ground-floor room alongside Mainz home cooking.
The list: An old Mainz Altstadt Weinhaus on the Badergasse, pouring Rheinhessen Riesling and Spaetburgunder by the glass alongside Mainz home cooking. The vaulted ground-floor room is one of the city's oldest wine houses
Tip: Book the back vault on weekends; Bluhm fills out with Mainz wine trade and visiting Rheinhessen growers from the Wonnegau and Roter Hang.
Weinhaus Michel ★ 4.3
20 by the glassBingen am Rhein (Altstadt)
Bingen Altstadt Weinhaus pouring Rheinhessen Riesling and Spaetburgunder by the glass with a focus on Binger Scharlachberg estates and Wonnegau growers alongside Rhine-bend home cooking.
The list: A Bingen Altstadt Weinhaus pouring Rheinhessen Riesling, Silvaner and Spaetburgunder by the glass alongside Rhine-bend home cooking, with a particular focus on Binger Scharlachberg estates and Wonnegau growers
Tip: Order the Binger Scharlachberg Riesling next to the dry Silvaner; the iron-rich quartzite slope sits just outside Bingen and reads cleanly with the cellar's home cooking.
Favorite Parkhotel Lounge and Restaurant ★ 4.5
30 by the glassMainz (Volkspark)
Michelin-starred restaurant and lounge at the Favorite Parkhotel on the Mainz Volkspark, with a deep Rheinhessen-led cellar pouring vertical flights from Keller, Wittmann and Kuehling-Gillot.
The list: The Michelin-starred Favorite Parkhotel restaurant and lounge on the Mainz Volkspark, with a deep Rheinhessen-led cellar including verticals of Keller, Wittmann, Gunderloch and Kuehling-Gillot
Tip: Book the small lounge table by the wine cabinet to see the Rheinhessen vertical bottles up close; the sommelier programme is Mainz's most ambitious by-the-glass cellar.
Kuehling-Gillot Vinothek ★ 4.5
20 by the glassBodenheim (Roter Hang)
Kuehling-Gillot's estate vinothek in Bodenheim, pouring the biodynamic Roter Hang Riesling range from Pettenthal, Hipping and Oelberg alongside the Qvinterra and Rothenberg Wurzelecht.
The list: Kuehling-Gillot's estate vinothek in Bodenheim, pouring the biodynamic Roter Hang Riesling range from Pettenthal, Hipping and Oelberg alongside the Qvinterra and Rothenberg Wurzelecht bottlings
Tip: Book the Roter Hang Riesling flight with Carolin Spanier-Gillot if she is at the estate; the Pettenthal and Hipping side-by-side tasting is one of Rheinhessen's clearest GG flights.
Weingut Gunderloch Vinothek ★ 4.5
20 by the glassNackenheim (Roter Hang)
Gunderloch's estate vinothek at Carl-Gunderloch-Platz in Nackenheim, pouring the Rothenberg, Pettenthal and Hipping Riesling alongside the Jean-Baptiste Kabinett and dry Drei Sterne.
The list: Gunderloch's estate vinothek at the Carl-Gunderloch-Platz in Nackenheim, pouring the Rothenberg, Pettenthal and Hipping Riesling alongside the Jean-Baptiste Kabinett and the dry Drei Sterne Riesling Trocken
Tip: Walk up to the Rothenberg slope behind the vinothek before tasting; the ungrafted Wurzelecht parcel is one of Rheinhessen's pre-phylloxera survivors.
Weingut Wittmann Vinothek ★ 4.6
24 by the glassWesthofen (Wonnegau)
Wittmann's estate vinothek in Westhofen, pouring the biodynamic dry Riesling range from a respekt-BIODYN estate across the Gutswein, Ortswein and Grosses Gewaechs tiers.
The list: Wittmann's estate vinothek in Westhofen, pouring the biodynamic dry Riesling range across the Gutswein, Ortswein and Erste Lage tiers up to the Morstein, Kirchspiel, Brunnenhaeuschen and Aulerde GG bottlings
Tip: Book the biodynamic vineyard walk before the tasting; Wittmann runs respekt-BIODYN walks across the Morstein and Aulerde parcels and the farming is the point of the visit.