Your first wine day on the Moselle

Pick a day and book

Most wineries on the Moselle are small family businesses. Many are closed on Sundays, some on Mondays, and several only open for tastings by appointment. So decide on a day first, then call or email the one or two places you want to visit. Two wineries in a day is plenty.

Winter is quieter. Some cellars close for a few weeks around the new year, and the guided vineyard walks are shorter. The winery pages here give each place’s own hours, but check with them before you go.

Getting there without a car

Buses, trains and trams are free in Luxembourg, in second class. You don’t need a ticket. Free travel stops at the border, so you need a ticket if your bus carries on into Germany.

Buses run along the river and out to Luxembourg City every day, with fewer on Sundays. Lines worth knowing:

• 413 Luxembourg Gare Centrale to Remich, through Wellenstein.
• 412 Luxembourg Gare Centrale to Remich.
• 421 Bonnevoie (Luxembourg City) to Wormeldange, Ehnen and Ahn.
• 311 and 326 Kirchberg to Grevenmacher.
• 402 Luxembourg, Gare Rocade to Schengen and on to Nennig in Germany.
• 341 and 342 along the river between Grevenmacher and Remich.
• 432 Remich to Remerschen and Schengen.

Plan the trip on mobiliteit.lu or its app, and check the last bus home before your first glass. See timetable

A guided walk, if you’d rather not plan

The regional tourist office, Visit Moselle, runs walks through the vineyards that end with a tasting at a winery. Some run on fixed dates for anyone who books. For example, “Winter in the cellar” on 8 November 2026 is about two hours of walking plus an hour of tasting, from €29, in German. Groups can book a private guide on request, from €110 or €145 depending on the walk, with the tasting added separately. If you don’t drink, you can ask for grape juice or alcohol-free wine instead.

You can also walk the wine trails on your own, as long as you book a tasting at the winery.

Drinking and driving

If you do drive, know the limits.

• The general limit is 0.5 g of alcohol per litre of blood (0.25 mg per litre of breath).
• It’s 0.2 g/l for new drivers in their probation period, learner drivers, anyone under 18, and professional drivers such as taxi, bus and lorry drivers.
• Above the limit, fines start at €145 and go up to €10,000, with points taken off your licence. From 0.8 g/l the police file a report for the courts. From 1.2 g/l your licence is taken away on the spot, and the sentence can include 8 days to 3 years in prison. Refusing the breath test also means losing your licence there and then.

The simplest plan is a driver who doesn’t taste, or the bus.

Age rules

It’s against the law in Luxembourg to sell or give alcohol to anyone under 16. Some wineries set their own limit higher: the Vinsmoselle cooperative’s visit page says 18. Some cellars, such as Caves St Martin and Bernard-Massard, welcome children on tours and give them grape juice.

Small courtesies

Book, and turn up on time: these are small teams. Say when you book if someone in your group isn’t drinking. If you like a wine, most wineries have a shop, so you can take some home.

Wine events coming up

• Fête des Vins & Crémants, 27 to 29 November 2026, at the Glacis in Luxembourg City, with more than 40 winegrowers.
• Wine Cheese Enjoy, January and February 2027, along the Moselle.
• Wine Taste Enjoy, over the Pentecost weekend. Wineries open their doors, there’s no entrance fee, and free shuttle buses link the villages. Booking your tastings ahead is recommended.

Where to look for more

• Vins & Crémants Luxembourg has the official list of winegrowers, with tags for tastings and guided tours. The tags aren’t filled in for every winery.
• Visit Moselle lists winegrowers with opening hours. The tourist office is at 52, route du Vin, Bech-Kleinmacher, +352 26 74 78 74.
• Visit Luxembourg has a national list of wineries.
• Privatwënzer groups the independent winegrowers, village by village.