Germany
Mosel
MOH-zul
Steep slate, Riesling, and villages you reach on a river road. Sweet and dry both live here.
Map
- When to go
- May–June and September–October. Winter light is beautiful and the rooms are quiet.
- Grapes
- Riesling
Tasting rooms
The great estates are small. Write ahead. A village wine tavern is a fine second plan.
Dr. Loosen
Bernkastel
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Ürziger Würzgarten and Wehlen. A Mosel name you can often actually taste.
Book the tasting in Bernkastel.
Riesling · Dr. Loosen
Joh. Jos. Prüm
Wehlen
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Wehlener Sonnenuhr. The label is a sundial for a reason.
Write ahead. If they are closed, drink a bottle in the village.
Riesling · Joh. Jos. Prüm
Fritz Haag
Brauneberg
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Brauneberger Juffer. Precise Riesling, not a sweet-only story.
Appointment. Ask what is trocken.
Riesling · Fritz Haag
Markus Molitor
Wehlen
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A large range, from dry to very sweet. The capsule color is the code.
Book. Ask them to decode the capsule before you taste.
Riesling · Markus Molitor
Itinerary
Bernkastel and one village
1–2 days
Sleep in Bernkastel. One estate. Walk the bridge.
Morning
Dr. Loosen or Fritz Haag
Riesling. Ask dry or fruity before you start.
Afternoon
Wehlen
Look at the Sonnenuhr. One glass, then stop.
Kabinett is not spatlese, and trocken is not lieblich. The bottle will tell you if you look.
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