Wine in Bodensee, Baden

Weingut Markgraf von Baden ★ 4.5

Two-site estate run by the House of Baden, Schloss Salem above the Bodensee and Schloss Staufenberg in the Rhine Valley, majority Burgunder varieties on glacial soils near the lake.

Tasting: Tastings across two sites, Schloss Salem on the Bodensee and Schloss Staufenberg in the Rhine Valley; wines also sold through the Badischer Winzerkeller's shop in Breisach.

Tip: Schloss Salem is a working monastery-turned-palace as well as a winery; the grounds are worth the extra time.

Staatsweingut Meersburg ★ 4.3

State-owned Bodensee domain dating to a 1210 first mention of Meersburg viticulture and under state ownership since 1803, farming 60 hectares across Meersburg, Hohentwiel and Gailingen with Riesling as the lead variety.

Tasting: Tastings at the state-owned domain overlooking Lake Constance, with vineyards split across Meersburg, Hohentwiel and Gailingen.

Tip: Ask for the lake-view terrace tasting; Meersburg's vineyards run down to the Bodensee shoreline.

Staatsweingut Meersburg Vinothek ★ 4.3

A state-owned domain since the 1803 secularisation, farming 60 hectares, pours its Bodensee Riesling and newer disease-resistant Piwi crosses overlooking Lake Constance above Meersburg's old town.

Tip: Combine with the Vineum Bodensee wine museum a few minutes away for a full Meersburg wine afternoon.

Weinhandlung & Weinstube Franz Fritz ★ 3.9

In a vaulted cellar in Konstanz's cobbled Niederburg quarter, this combined wine shop and Weinstube pours its retail selection by the glass and arranges tastings that can be paired with a walking tour of the old town.

The list: A retail wine selection poured by the glass in a vaulted historic cellar in Konstanz's Niederburg quarter, with tastings arranged alongside city walking tours.

Tip: Ask about combining a visit with a Niederburg walking tour; the shop arranges joint wine-and-city-tour bookings.

Weinkeller Im Truben ★ 3.7

Listed by Meersburg's tourism office as a bar and Weinstube, Im Truben occupies a vaulted cellar partway up the steep Steigstrasse, pouring regional Bodensee wines alongside beer and spirits.

The list: A bar and Weinstube list in a vaulted historic cellar on Meersburg's steep Steigstrasse, pairing regional Bodensee wines with a wider beer and spirits selection.

Tip: The cobbled Steigstrasse climbs steeply from the harbor and gets slippery when wet, so wear flat shoes.

Casala ★ 4.3

Markus Philippi cooks modern seasonal menus of three to six courses at the Romantik Hotel Residenz am See, with Lake Constance through the windows and winemaker evenings on the calendar.

The list: Regular winemaker evenings pair a four-course menu with a rotating guest grower's wines.

Tip: The winemaker evenings pair a four-course menu with a rotating guest grower, and those dates book out first.

Ophelia ★ 4.7

Dirk Hoberg holds two MICHELIN stars in a 1909 Art Nouveau villa on the Konstanz lakefront, where the guide praises a wide list that is strongest on regional wine and sparkling.

The list: MICHELIN praises a wide list that is strongest on regional wine and sparkling, with a sommelier on the floor.

Awards: MICHELIN Guide 2026

Tip: The Kuechentisch seats four at the kitchen pass and is booked separately from the main dining room.

Weinfaktorei ★ 3.7

Weinfaktorei in Konstanz's Litzelstetten district curates wines from small producers in Piedmont, Tuscany and South Tyrol as well as Bordeaux, Burgundy and Champagne, open two evenings a week.

Tip: Hours are limited to Thursday and Friday evenings, so plan a Bodensee wine stop around that window.

Weintour Bodensee ★ 4.1

Owner-guide Philip Beck drives small groups from pickup points around Friedrichshafen to around fifteen partner wineries near Meersburg, Salem and Hagnau, mixing lake views with cellar tastings.

Tip: Six to eight riders per minibus, so the Saturday day tour books out weeks ahead in summer.

Vineum Bodensee ★ 4.5

Meersburg's cultural history museum sits in the old town above Lake Constance and reads the town through wine, from the presses of the Bodensee vineyards to their drinking culture.

Tip: The museum is a short walk uphill from the harbour, so it works well before a Staatsweingut tasting.

Weingeschichten im Schloss Salem ★ 4.3

A guide walks small groups through Schloss Salem's wine cellars, former monastery and cloister, pouring three wines from the Markgraf von Baden estate alongside stories about Salem's wine culture.

Tip: Public Sundays run May through October at 4pm; groups of ten or more can request other dates by phone.