14 by the glassWorms
Wormser Winzer consortium tasting bar at Neumarkt 14 next to the Luther Monument, pouring Liebfrauenstift-Kirchenstueck Riesling, Wormser Burgunder, Rose and Blanc de Noir from the participating Worms producers.
The list: Consortium tasting bar of Worms vintners next to the Luther Monument, pouring Liebfrauenstift-Kirchenstueck Riesling and Wormser Burgunder by the glass plus a small Rose and Blanc de Noir programme
Pours: Liebfrauenstift Kirchenstueck Riesling, Wormser Spaetburgunder, Wormser Rose
12 by the glassBingen
Glass-and-steel pavilion at Hindenburganlage 2 on the Bingen Kulturufer, pouring Bretz, Dreikoenigshof, Gruenewald, Hildegardishof, Huber and Kastell Wein Kunst across a Scharlachberg-led Bingen list.
The list: Bingen Kulturufer consortium tasting bar pouring six Binger producers by the glass plus rotating guest pours from the Rheinhessen, Nahe, Mittelrhein and Rheingau corridors
Pours: Binger Scharlachberg Riesling, Binger Spaetburgunder, Rheinhessen Burgunder
18 by the glassMainz-Laubenheim
Vineyard-hill wine bar and gastronomy at the Hofgut Laubenheimer Hoehe above Mainz-Laubenheim. 50 Mainz wines, 100 Rheinhessen bottles and a curated international shelf with regional dishes from within 50 km.
The list: Vineyard-hill wine bar above Mainz-Laubenheim with 50 selected Mainz wines, 100 Rheinhessen bottles and a Great Wine Capitals international shelf, paired with regional dishes from within 50 km
Pours: Mainz Riesling, Rheinhessen Spaetburgunder, Rheinhessen Silvaner
14 by the glassMainz old town
Vaulted-cellar wine bar in central Mainz on the foundations of the former Jakobsberg monastery. Owner-winemaker Stefan Michel pours his family Weinolsheim wines alongside Rheinhessen and Rheingau bottles.
The list: Vaulted-cellar wine bar on the foundations of the former Jakobsberg monastery pouring Rheinhessen wines from the family Weinolsheim estate and Rheingau guests
Pours: Weinolsheim Riesling, Silvaner, Rheingau Riesling
14 by the glassMainz Altstadt
Historic Mainz Weinstube at Grebenstrasse 3 between the Dom and the Priesterseminar, with first documentation as a wine house in 1791. Rheinhessen producers by the glass alongside regional Mainz cuisine in a small wood-panelled room.
The list: Mainz Altstadt Weinstube with first documentation in 1791, pouring Rheinhessen producers by the glass alongside regional Meenzer Hausmannskost; women-led ownership across multiple generations
Pours: Rheinhessen Riesling, Silvaner, Spaetburgunder
16 by the glassMainz Altstadt
Half-timbered Mainz Altstadt wine house at Badergasse 1, run by Pierre and Murielle Stadelmann with French-Mainz fusion cuisine. Recipient of the Great Wine Capitals Best of Wine Tourism Award 2024 in Art and Culture.
The list: 300-year-old Mainz wine house at Badergasse 1 with a French-Mainz fusion programme, pouring Rheinhessen and Rheingau by the glass alongside coq au vin, moules and Meenzer Handkaes
Pours: Rheinhessen Riesling, Rheinhessen Silvaner, Rheingau Riesling