"Rheinland, Wine Country" a Alt Rhein Travel Page by JJBlondie

We headed out of Oberursal and hit the autobahn outside Weisbaden towards the Rhein River. We headed back down the Rheingau (vineyards) and went to Johannisburg, which is a very famous Riesling wine region. We stopped at this beautiful weingut (winery) to taste, buy, and wander around this beautiful estate established in the late 1800’s.

After we left Johannisburg, we headed around the Rhein River towards other smaller villages, including a stop at Bacharach, a cute village with castle ruins overhead and vineyards all around. The cobblestone streets and flower boxed windows were precious, and after stopping myself from taking hundreds of photos, we wandered around and enjoyed the many wine and tourist shops.

From Bacharach we headed out of the Rhein Valley and over to the Mosel River, traveling through numerous quaint villages and passing many castles and castle ruins. One of the more memorable ones was the castle and village of Cochem. Simply a spectacular little town sitting on the Mosel River.

From Cochem we headed straight to our final destination for the day, Bernkastel-Kues, another quaint village and castle on the Mosel. We arrived into town around 8 pm, with enough time to find a gasthaus with an available room and a great place for dinner with an enclosed patio overlooking the Mosel.