8 wine bars worth the trip across Germany, editor-ranked by Cork & Curve. All Germany guides.
Weinstube Spitzhaeuschen ★ 4.4 · Mosel
Bernkastel old town · Karlstrasse 13, 54470 Bernkastel-Kues, Germany
Wine tavern inside a leaning 1416 half-timbered landmark off the Marktplatz, run as a Weinstube by the Schmitz-Herges family since 1970. Over 50 regional Rieslings and reds in cramped, characterful rooms.
Weinstube Kesselstatt ★ 4.4 · Mosel
Trier cathedral quarter · Liebfrauenstrasse 10, 54290 Trier, Germany
Wine tavern of the 675-year-old Kesselstatt estate beside Trier's Dom and Liebfrauen cathedral. Historic vaulted rooms and a garden terrace pour the estate's Mosel and Saar Rieslings.
Weinsinnig ★ 4.3 · Mosel
Trier city centre · Palaststrasse 12, 54290 Trier, Germany
Central Trier wine bar focused on regional Mosel growers, especially young, experimental vintners. A relaxed by-the-glass programme with flammkuchen, steps from the Dom St. Peter.
Doctor Weinstube ★ 4.3 · Mosel
Bernkastel old town · Hebegasse 5, 54470 Bernkastel-Kues, Germany
Wine tavern in a 1668 former tithe house at the foot of the Bernkasteler Doctor vineyard, expanded into a Weinstube in 1830. Mosel Rieslings by the glass with regional plates and tasting menus.
Tresor Wine & Bar ★ 4.2 · Mosel
Bernkastel old town · Gestade 3b, 54470 Bernkastel-Kues, Germany
Contemporary wine and cocktail bar on the Bernkastel river promenade, pairing a curated Mosel by-the-glass list with mixed drinks in an unusual safe-vault ambience.
Weingut und Weinstube Deutschherrenhof ★ 4.2 · Mosel
Olewig, Trier · Olewiger Strasse 181, 54295 Trier, Germany
Family estate Weinstube in Trier-Olewig, three kilometres from the centre, pouring its own Mosel wines by the glass and offering grower-commented tastings along a wine education path.
Weinwirtschaft Friedrich-Wilhelm ★ 4.2 · Mosel
Trier city centre · Weberbach 75, 54290 Trier, Germany
Wine bar and shop in central Trier with one of the city's prettiest terraces, pouring a large Mosel-led list from local estates alongside regional and Mediterranean tapas.
dieMOSEL Winebar ★ 4.2 · Mosel
Traben, Traben-Trarbach · Am Bahnhof 5, 56841 Traben-Trarbach, Germany
Wine bar attached to the dieMOSEL Vinothek in art-nouveau Traben-Trarbach, set in an 1890 merchant villa cellar. Mosel pours by the glass with a relaxed soulfood menu.