Needless to say, you can't quite visit Mosel Valley and not taste some wine. We didn't have time…read moreand our own car to visit the vineyards, so this tasting room is the next best thing, for us to sample a variety of local wines. This tasting room is located near the train station, and a short walk from the town center, so it's easy to work into our day trip.
It's a rather small room, and there's no schedule, so we started the tasting when we walked in. They have several levels of tasting, and given a list of their wines so we can select the ones we want to try.
Now, if you are a traveler, take a little time to find out what the local wines are. Different varietals of grapes grow in different regions in the world, depending on the climate, soil type and more. Mosel, as a relatively cool region, is best known for their riesling. They have a little red, but honestly that's far from the best. Even a Germany won't dispute that. So don't go in asking for Cab or Pinot Noir... which actually was what happened during our tasting when an American walked in.
The wine list has about 20 Riesling, plus wine made with some other grapes, and is arranged from dry to sweet. Naturally, bottle price is a good guide to which are the better ones. If they have Eiswein (ice wine), try that, it's their specialty, wine made from frozen hand-picked grapes and only in small quantity, especially in recent years with global warming.
The gentleman who assisted us in our tasting was very nice, and we left with a few bottles of our favorites.
