The Riesling & More Wine Cruise sails by the banks of the Riesling vineyards. Book your 8 day Rhine and Danube River Cruise early to avoid disappointment.
This exclusive cruise on the Rhine & Danube offers a journey of discovery through the world of good taste! On your 8-day tour, let yourself be enchanted by unmistakable Riesling wines, Franconian "Stein" wines, fruity Danube wines of the Wachau valley, creative craft beers and famous Nuremberg specialties!
Learn all you need to know about winemaking in conversation with experienced winemakers and let floral, aromatic or peachy smells pervade your senses in exclusive tastings. Onboard dinners with wine pairings and discussions led by a Master of Wine round out this special program. Welcome to an atmosphere abundant in natural beauty, decadent treats and finest wine!
Enjoy excellent food in great style and simply relax. You have everything you need on board to guarantee an unforgettable voyage from start to finish.
Embark your Riesling and More Wine Cruise in the afternoon and get acquainted with your luxurious home-from-home before the Welcome Aboard Wine Toast in the evening. This is followed by a delicious Welcome Dinner.
Winery visit: Rheingau Riesling winery
Your vessel arrives in the winemaking town of Rüdesheim in the late morning. This picturesque town with vineyard-covered hills overlooking the Rhine is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Rhine Gorge area, as well as the Rheingau wine region, which is known particularly for its excellent Riesling and Pinot Noir wines. In the afternoon, visit a classic Rheingau Riesling winery and discover why this area is known as the “heartland of Riesling”. In the cooler climate of this region, Riesling wines exhibit a distinctive richness of aroma as well as a cleansing acidity, and, unusually for a white wine, this variety of Riesling also matures magnificently over several decades. In the evening, enjoy dinner on board as your vessel cruises toward Miltenberg.
Winery visit: Inside Franconia
You arrive in Miltenberg after breakfast. This Bavarian town is situated in the historic Franconian wine region, which has been producing wine for over 1,000 years. Miltenberg is the starting point for a winery visit and a vineyard walk in the afternoon. The region’s most famous wines include the Silvaner and the Müller-Thurgau. Typically, they are bottled in distinctive, squat green or brown flagons called “Bocksbeutel”. While you are exploring this fairy tale wine region, your vessel leaves Miltenberg and continues to Wertheim, where you rejoin the ship later in the afternoon. In the evening, enjoy a relaxed dinner on board.
Winery visit: great examples of Riesling wine and regional specialties
Your vessel arrives in Würzburg in the morning, where you can continue your exploration of the Franconian wine region. You can choose to join the optional Würzburg walking tour and wine tasting in the morning, which will take you to the town’s most beautiful sights and give you a chance to savor the region’s excellent wine. The continental climate, with warm, dry summers and cold winters, lends these wines their distinctive “personality”. Fuller-bodied, less aromatic, often drier and earthier than most, the Franconian wines are considered some of Germany’s most “masculine” wines. In the afternoon, visit a winery in the region and taste some of the best Riesling wines, along with regional specialties. In the evening, share your impressions with your fellow travelers over dinner.
Exclusive Highlight Dinner on board with wine pairing
Enjoy a relaxed morning on board as your ship cruises the beautiful Main toward Bamberg. Join the optional afternoon Bamberg walking tour to explore this medieval, UNESCO-protected town. Sights worth seeing include the unique Town Hall, built on a bridge, and the Bamberg Cathedral with its four towers. In the late afternoon, attend the onboard wine lecture and wine tasting. The evening concludes with an exclusive Highlight Dinner on board with wine pairings while your ship transits the Main-Danube Canal.
Visit to local craft beer brewery
Early in the morning, your ship docks in Nuremberg. You can opt to join the city tour of Nuremberg or explore this Bavarian town on your own. Its attractions include the romantic Old Town, the Palace of Justice (the venue of the Nuremberg trials), the Nuremberg Castle, and a lively farmer’s market. As part of your Nuremberg experience you will also visit a local craft beer brewery and taste culinary specialties. The vessel departs at midday. Back on board your floating hotel, your evening culminates with a rousing Oktoberfest celebration.
Captain’s Gala Dinner with wine pairing
After breakfast, start your day with the optional walking tour of Regensburg and see its quaint Old Town, rightly declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The highlights of the city include the magnificent Gothic Regensburg Cathedral, the stone bridge dating back to the year 1135, and the Thurn and Taxis Palace. In the afternoon you can choose to relax on board or join the optional excursion to Weltenburg Abbey, the oldest monastery in Bavaria. Enjoy an onboard wine lecture and tasting in the late afternoon, with some of the most famous wines of the Danube region. The evening culminates with the Captain’s Gala Dinner with wine pairings from the Wachau region.
Farewell to your Riesling and More Wine Cruise. The vessel arrives in Passau in the morning. After a leisurely breakfast, the crew bids your adieu and wishes you a safe trip home.
This cruise is no longer running. Contact us to find an alternate:
Or choose for these other French River Cruises:
Treasures of Burgundy & Provence BD219
Beautiful France: Paris and Normandy on the Seine BD220
Taste of Bordeaux – Cruise BD114
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Wine & Gastronomy Land Tours:
This cruise is no longer running. Contact us to find an alternate:
Or choose for these other French River Cruises:
Treasures of Burgundy & Provence BD219
Beautiful France: Paris and Normandy on the Seine BD220
Taste of Bordeaux – Cruise BD114
Other Wine Cruises
Wine & Gastronomy Land Tours:
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