In Germany and Austria many wine estates have a few guest rooms or a small hotel. You sleep among the vines, have breakfast with a view of the river or the lake and taste without having to drive. Below are five addresses.
Mosel
At Weingut Dr. Loosen in Bernkastel-Kues, Ernst Loosen made Mosel Riesling famous worldwide. Next to the winery is a guest house with seven rooms, each named after one of the estate's top vineyards, with views of the vines and the river.
Guest rooms (B&B) · Guest house with seven rooms, each named after a Grosse Lage
In Traben-Trarbach, on the Mosel promenade, Die Mosel is a wine shop, wine bar and restaurant in one. They also rent boutique apartments and rooms in a villa. More about the region is in our article Mosel Riesling.
Apartments · Boutique apartments and a villa with guest rooms
Ahr
What began as a simple village pub in Heppingen, near Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, has grown into a family business with a gourmet restaurant, the Landgasthof Poststuben, a cookery school and a hotel on the same grounds. The wine list has many wines from the Ahr.
Burgenland: Lake Neusiedl
Velich in Apetlon, in the far east of Austria near the Hungarian border, is known for its white wines. It is a long way, but you can eat and stay at the Residenz Velich, with seventeen rooms and a spa.
Southern Styria
Sattlerhof in Gamlitz has a gourmet restaurant, a bistro and an Epicurean Hotel among the vineyards, with a pool looking out over the hills. Tastings take place in the estate's cellar.
Hotel · Four-star Epicurean Hotel with a pool among the vineyards