Wine in Forst an der Weinstrasse, Pfalz

Weingut Acham-Magin ★ 4.7

A 10.9 ha Forst estate under Anna-Barbara Acham, VDP founding member from 1908 and certified organic; four Forster Grosse Lage parcels Kirchenstuck, Jesuitengarten, Pechstein and Ungeheuer and an on-site Gutsausschank wine-tavern.

Tasting: Vinothek and Gutsausschank restaurant at Weinstrasse 67; daily seasonal opening hours and a wine list of Forster Grosse Lage GGs poured by the glass.

Weingut Lucashof Tasting Room ★ 4.3

Tasting room and country hotel of the Lucashof family estate in Forst, working parcels in Forst Kirchenstueck, Jesuitengarten, Ungeheuer and Pechstein. Annual Hoffest celebration on the first weekend in July.

Zum Schockelgaul Weinstube ★ 4.2

Forst Weinstube on the Weinstrasse run by Nana and Frank Forell, pouring an extensive list of Forst Riesling growers including the Kirchenstueck, Jesuitengarten, Ungeheuer and Pechstein Grosse Lagen.

The list: Forst Weinstube pouring an extensive list of Forst growers including the four Grosse Lagen sites, by the glass and bottle, alongside Pfalz home cooking

Pours: Forst Kirchenstueck Riesling, Forst Jesuitengarten Riesling, Forst Ungeheuer Riesling

Weingut Georg Mosbacher Weinbar ★ 4.3

Estate weinbar of the family Mosbacher VDP estate in central Forst, working parcels in the four Forst Grosse Lagen Kirchenstueck, Pechstein, Jesuitengarten and Ungeheuer. Estate Rieslings poured beside light plates in the courtyard.

The list: Estate weinbar of the family Mosbacher estate in central Forst, pouring estate Rieslings from the four Forst Grosse Lagen by the glass and bottle

Pours: Forst Kirchenstueck Riesling, Forst Pechstein Riesling, Forst Ungeheuer Riesling

Hotel Restaurant Marktschaenke Forst ★ 4.0

Family-run Pfalz hotel restaurant in central Forst opposite the parish church. Pfaelzer Saumagen, Leberknoedel and seasonal local plates served alongside Forst Riesling growers including Kirchenstueck, Jesuitengarten and Ungeheuer producers.

Forster Winzerfest ★ 4.4

A first-weekend-in-August village wine festival in Forst, the basalt-soil home of Jesuitengarten, Pechstein, Ungeheuer and Kirchenstueck, with stands from Mosbacher, Acham-Magin, Eugen Mueller and other Forster growers.

Tip: Time the Saturday afternoon for a side-by-side tasting at adjacent grower stands; Forst is the basalt benchmark of the Pfalz and the village wines share the same volcanic spine.

Weingut und Landhotel Lucashof ★ 4.2

Estate guesthouse of Weingut Lucashof in central Forst, with seven double rooms named after famous Forst vineyard sites including Kirchenstueck, Pechstein, Jesuitengarten and Ungeheuer. Six rooms have vineyard-view balconies.

The list: Estate Riesling from Forst Kirchenstueck, Jesuitengarten, Ungeheuer and Pechstein sites; Hoffest festival the first weekend in July

Zum Schockelgaul Guesthouse Forst ★ 4.0

Guesthouse rooms at the Zum Schockelgaul Weinstube on the Forst Weinstrasse, run by Nana and Frank Forell. Four rooms attached to the kitchen and wine bar known for Pfaelzer Cordon Bleu, Bratkartoffeln and Forst Riesling.

The list: Forst grower-focused wine list including the four Forst Grosse Lagen; Pfalz Riesling and Pinot wines by the glass and bottle

Weingut Acham-Magin ★ 4.3

Small Forster VDP family estate run by Bettina Sauer, working basalt-soil parcels in Pechstein, Jesuitengarten, Ungeheuer and Kirchenstueck for dry Riesling.

Tip: Visit Acham-Magin for a side-by-side of Forster Pechstein and Ungeheuer; the estate's basalt-soil reading sits a step below the prices of Mosbacher or von Buhl.

Weingut Eugen Mueller ★ 4.2

Forster family estate working historic basalt-soil sites including Pechstein, Jesuitengarten, Ungeheuer and Kirchenstueck for classical dry Riesling and Pinot.

Tip: Eugen Mueller's village vinothek is the cheapest way to taste basalt-soil Forster Riesling next to the more famous estates a few houses away on the same Weinstrasse.