Vinothek Bingen am Rhein ★ 4.3
Glass-and-steel pavilion at Hindenburganlage 2 facing the Rhine and the Niederwald Monument, pouring six Bingen producers in rotation: Bretz, Dreikoenigshof, Gruenewald, Hildegardishof, Huber and Kastell Wein Kunst.
Wormser Winzer consortium vinothek at Neumarkt 14 near the Luther Monument. Whites from Liebfrauenstift-Kirchenstueck plus Wormser Burgunder and Blanc de Noir from the cooperating Worms producers, in a former tourist-office shopfront.
Address: Neumarkt 14, 67547 Worms, Germany, Rheinhessen
Glass-and-steel pavilion at Hindenburganlage 2 facing the Rhine and the Niederwald Monument, pouring six Bingen producers in rotation: Bretz, Dreikoenigshof, Gruenewald, Hildegardishof, Huber and Kastell Wein Kunst.
Vinothek of the Espenhof estate at Hauptstrasse 76 in Flonheim-Uffhofen, integrated with the Landhotel and estate restaurant. Riesling, Burgunder and Dornfelder from the Adelberg slope across calcareous loess.
Living-room style vinothek at Neubrunnenstrasse 14 in Mainz, with a regularly rotating selection from Rheinhessen producers, occasional guest-winemaker pours and a curated retail shelf alongside the bar.
Cellar tasting room of the Keller family estate at Bahnhofstrasse 1, Floersheim-Dalsheim. Klaus-Peter and Felix Keller pour Wonnegau Riesling from the Hubacker, Kirchspiel, Morstein and Frauenberg Grosse Lage sites.
Vinothek of the biodynamic Wittmann estate on Westhofen's main street, opposite Weingut Groebe. Philipp Wittmann pours the Morstein and Kirchspiel Riesling GG range alongside Silvaner and Burgunder from the 1829 barrel cellar.
Vinothek and cellar of H.O. Spanier and Carolin Spanier-Gillot at Bahnhofstrasse 33 in Hohen-Suelzen. Frauenberg, Kirchenstueck and Am schwarzen Herrgott Riesling GG sit alongside Chardonnay and Spaetburgunder from the EU-Bio biodynamic estate.