15 Germany Vineyard Tours Worth Booking

1.Trier: Discovery Tour – Germany’s Oldest Wine Cellar

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 218 reviews · 1 hour · from $20Our pick

You’ll tour a Roman cellar built around 330 AD, once used for storage in Trier’s imperial city, with a live German-speaking guide. The one-hour visit includes two selected house wines in an atmospheric setting. Expect history, wine culture, and some content in its original language.

“Gesamteindruck gut. Ich hätte mir mehr Informationen zum einzigartigen historischen Keller gewünscht. Der Wein und das Weingut standen im Vordergrund.”

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2.Stuttgart: Vineyard Tour by Covered Wagon

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 217 reviews · 2 hours · from $46

You ride from Münster toward Stuttgart-Mühlhausen in a comfortable covered wagon, passing steep Neckar Valley vineyards and Max-Eyth-Lake. Guides such as Werner and Sascha explain local wine growing, then serve five wines, water, and small salty snacks. The tour is conducted only in German.

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3.Stuttgart: Guided Vineyards Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 146 reviews · 3h 30m

You’ll hike Stuttgart’s Steinhalde vineyards with an English- or German-speaking guide in traditional dress. Taste five local wines, including Cannstatter Zuckerle, enjoy water and snacks, and join easygoing wine games with views over Bad Cannstatt, Münster, the Neckar, and Stuttgart.

“It was really fun. The tour guide was so nice and friendly! Games were fun and the wine was tasty. It’s a great way to socialize and see the vineyards.”

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4.Small Group Rheingau Vineyards Tour with Castles and Abbeys

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 100 reviews · 5 to 6 hours (approx.) · from $199Top rated

From Mainz, Jérôme leads a small English-language tour through the Rheingau, with visits to Kloster Eberbach, Rüdesheim’s RheinWeinWelt, and a family-run estate. Expect 15 or more wines, regional history, private transport, and lunch at your own cost.

“This was an awesome wine tour and I've done quite a few. The tour started with a visit to a historic monastery that now operates as a winery. Next was a wine tasting and lunch at a restaurant in a little village along the Rhine. Finally, we took a ferry across the Rhine and visited a really lovely family operated winery.”

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5.From Dresden: Saxon Wine Route Steamer Day Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 95 reviews · 8h 30m · from $37

Spend about 8.5 hours on a historic paddle steamer from Dresden to Meissen, Diesbar, and Seusslitz. You will pass vineyards, see Meissen Cathedral and Albrechtsburg Castle, and return by evening. Food and drinks cost extra, and commentary may be limited to stop announcements.

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6.Heidelberg: Hills and Wine Region Segway Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 89 reviews · from $78

Start at Neckarmünzplatz and learn to handle a Segway before riding along the Neckar, through orchards and vineyards, to Strahlenburg Castle in Schriesheim. Guides such as Herbert and Christina lead the 2.5-hour English or German tour, which returns to Heidelberg by country lanes and includes a helmet, poncho, and goodie-bag.

“Great and for beginners slightly demanding tour. My girlfriend and I had lots of fun. The guides Herbert and Christina did a great job. We can definitely recommend this activity.”

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7.Reil, Mosel: Guided organic wine tasting and cellar tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 84 reviews · 2 hours · from $29

At Weingut Arns in Reil, Alexander or another family winemaker leads you through organic vines and a modern cellar. Taste four to five wines, including still, red, and traditionally made sparkling styles, with bread and water. English and German tours are available.

“The tour operator is the vineyard owner and the time was simply elegant and delightful. Very knowledgeable and friendly and we are very happy. Recommend you Do Not Miss this!”

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8.Bremen: Underworld Tour with the Cellar of the Theatre

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 74 reviews · 2 hours · from $18

Spend two hours with a German-speaking guide beneath Bremen’s streets. Visit a former synagogue cellar, the Ostertorwache prison cells, a bunker art venue, and Theater Bremen’s working stage areas and Kulissenkeller. The theater section is the tour’s most unusual stop.

“Unterwelt weckt falsche Erwartungen, es sind Gewölbe in unterschiedlichen Gebäuden. Dennoch sehr interessant und auf jeden Fall lohnenswert, klare Empfehlung”

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9.Kröv, Mosel: Covered wagon ride through the vineyards with wine tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 46 reviews · 2h 30m · from $47

Spend 150 minutes on a covered wagon through Kröv’s vineyards with a German-speaking guide. You’ll taste a StartSecco, seven wines, bread with dip, and a final sample from the family distillery while stopping for views and wine-making talk. Maximilian is one guide associated with the tour.

“Wat was het leuk en gezellige groep, ook de wijntjes die we konden proeven en er uitleg over kregen waren heel goed. We hadden een goede tour begeleider. Ondanks de regen was het een hele leuke tocht door de wijnvelden.”

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10.Discovery tour – cellar tour with wine tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 26 reviews · 45 min · from $22

Explore the former Felsenkeller mine tunnel beneath Koblenz’s Marienberg with a German-speaking guide, then taste four Schwaab winery wines in the vinotheque. The 45-minute visit covers stainless-steel and barrel cellars, with time to buy bottles afterward. A multimedia wine trail costs extra.

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11.Koblenz: The Living Vineyard, Nature & Wine Enjoyment

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 14 reviews · 3 hours · from $30

Join Bernd Doetsch and his team at Weingut Lunnebach for a three-hour German-language walk through Moselle vineyards. Sip one Secco and three wines while exploring slate soils, dry stone walls, orchards, meadows, wildlife, and views toward Koblenz.

“We werden ontvangen met met een heerlijke secco. Daarna de rondwandeling. Bernd vertelde heel geanimeerd over de wijngaarden, de natuur en de geschiedenis van de omgeving. De wandeling was door iedereen goed te volgen omdat Bernd om de paar meter iets te vertellen had. Onderweg werden we enkele malen verrast met een heerlijke wijn en op het einde de laatste wijn met wat hapjes en een prachtuitzicht. Kortom, de tocht is zeker aan te bevelen.”

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12.Get Pfalzed – wine tour to unique wine region to taste Red wines

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 9 reviews · 6 to 7 hours (approx.) · from $428

Join Carl for a six-to-seven-hour wine tour from Heidelberg into the Pfalz, a German region known for red wine. Expect flexible pickup, vineyard views, 25-plus tastings, local wine tapas, and help shipping bottles home.

“Carl is amazing and so knowledgeable about wine and the area. He will plan the day for whatever you want to see or try, and he knows of many truly hidden gems. I can’t recommend this enough.”

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13.Kröv/Gut Hermes: Wine tour & tasting through vineyard, winery & champagne factory

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 5 reviews · 3 hours · from $28

At Gut Hermes in Kröv, a German-speaking guide leads you from the cypress-lined courtyard into the vineyard, press hall, cellar, and champagne factory. You will see tractors, tanks, bottling equipment, and disgorging machinery, then taste nine wines plus a welcome glass of sparkling wine.

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14.Neustadt: Wine tasting with cellar tour and vineyard visit

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 5 reviews · 1h 30m · from $34

At Weingut Peter Stolleis, a twelfth-generation family winery near Neustadt, you taste one sparkling wine and six Riesling and Burgundy wines. Your guide, including Yanna on some visits, leads you through the historic wooden barrel cellar and house vineyard. Weather permitting, the tasting takes place in the garden.

“Yanna was wonderful in showing us the vineyard and cellar. The tasting was great as well!!”

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15.Meißen: Wine hike in the Proschwitzer vineyards including a 3-part wine tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 4 reviews · 3 hours · from $38

Follow the Proschwitzer Katzensprung with a German-speaking wine guide, learning how vines grow on Meißen’s historic steep slopes. The three-hour walk includes three 0.1-liter wine samples and a scenic refreshment stop. Bring sturdy shoes, water, a snack, and weather-ready clothing.

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