5/5 Danielle C. 1 year ago on Google
This
is
a
restored
castle
with
a
lot
of
history
that
is
now
a
winery
and
event
venue,
with
an
on-site
restaurant
and
a
separate
wine
bar
in
the
vineyards.
We
came
here
today
(an
overcast
but
warm
August
2022
Saturday
afternoon)
after
visiting
the
Niederwald
monument,
with
two
other
adults
and
four
combined
children
ages
6,
5,
4,
and
2.
The
parking
lot
is
quite
large,
though
basically
just
spots
along
the
side
of
the
road
leading
to
the
castle.
We
found
a
spot
close
to
the
castle
then
walked
into
the
main
entrance
to
the
courtyard.
We
quickly
found
the
"shop"
and
went
in.
We
asked
the
women
at
the
desk,
who
spoke
wonderful
English
and
were
incredibly
friendly
and
helpful,
if
we
could
do
a
tasting.
They
don't
do
formal
tastings,
but
will
let
you
try
specific
wines
you
are
interested
in
and
give
you
the
background
of
that
wine
and
help
you
choose
and
package
your
purchase.
They
were
incredibly
accomodating
to
the
kids,
and
even
gave
them
bags
of
corks
to
play
with
as
building
blocks
or
make
crafts
with,
and
they
didn't
mind
the
kids
sitting
on
the
floor
playing
quietly
as
we
did
our
tasting.
We
ended
up
choosing
two
white
wines
(rieslings
from
this
vineyard
itself)
and
the
only
two
red
wines
(from
a
sister
vineyard).
We
asked
if
we
could
have
one
of
the
bottles
opened
so
we
could
bring
our
picnic
blanket
out
on
the
property
to
sit
and
enjoy
the
views
for
a
while,
but
this
wasn't
possible.
Instead,
it
was
recommended
we
leave
the
courtyard
and
make
a
right
toward
the
Weinprobierstand
(wine
bar)
that
is
still
on
the
property
but
outside
of
the
castle
itself,
which
we
did,
and
had
a
great
time
(I
will
leave
a
separate
review
for
that
location).
We
walked
by
the
restaurant
that
is
located
inside
of
the
castle,
but
did
not
eat
there,
though
the
atmosphere
looked
great
and
it
didn't
look
overly
crowded
despite
being
such
a
busy
Saturday
afternoon.
The
views
from
the
castle
grounds
are
amazing,
though
it
isn't
possible
to
explore
the
interior
of
the
castle
outside
of
the
shop
itself,
not
even
by
tour,
according
to
the
staff,
though
we
did
see
some
people
going
in
and
out
of
a
door
that
didn't
look
like
staff.
Nevertheless,
this
was
a
great
place
to
visit
with
a
lot
of
history
and
great
wines
and
atmosphere,
and
the
wine
bar
made
the
visit
complete.