Either drive by car OR take a train. German train service is first rate, you just need to do your research on what trains go where and ensure you have time for any connections, depending on your final destination in the Mosel. Some of the smaller towns don't have rail service after 8pm or so at night and it may be that you have to make several changes. Depends on where exactly you are headed. But researching is all part of the planning fun. Alternative is if you are driving, the freeways are good and I would research the German version of their main motoring organization. If you google International Clubs and look for AAA Exchange, you could get help if you are a member of a reciprocal motoring body in your home country. Most websites I find have provision for English and are most helpful. This way you could find the most direct route from Rothenburg to your destination point on the Mosel. Hope this helps RobinP

Misschien is dit iets: Weingut Rita en Rudolf Trossen. Daar is ook een wijnmuseum bij. Houden jullie van classic cars ga dan naar het Zylinderhaus:

Are you talking about Stromberg near the Autobahn 61? That's not in the Mosel valley, it's in a different wine district, the Rheinland-Pfalz.

I recommend you can download Google 'translate' FOC either on your computer, smartphone or both this would give you all the answers & info you need. From May - October thier are many winefests on the Rhein & Mosel rivers, all of which can be found on the internet. I hope this helps.

Yes. You just have to give them a call as the better wineries only see customers by appointment. It is also customary to buy a couple of bottles at each stop as a thank you.

There's a wide range of restaurants in Cochem, and "good" depends on what you like, what you'll pay and what experience you are looking for. For myself and my wife, we favoured the traditional German style bar with beer and sold home cooking - there's enough choice. One note of caution though - the Germans do tend to eat early - by 6pm many places were already full up. As for must see stops, there is enough in Cochem to occupy your eyes, and the Castle looming over the town is a definite "don't miss". Check out their website for food too

Hallo Kingfull1 We did stay in Trier for 3 days within those days after touring around Trier an interval of moving up and down up to Cochem where there's a nice castle there was okay. We brought along our car so we were able to travel and visit cities in between Trier and Cochem. but we did stay a day in one those cities to visit more like beilstein, bernKastel, up to Cochem. There are a lot of nice villages/cities along the Mosel which you can stop by for wine testing and eventually purchase.

I would like to suggest to rent a car from there. That is the best way to go up and down the Mosel Valley. In our case we stayed longer in Trier and move up and down up to Cochem travelling along the Mosel. Midway there are several nice villages to stop and tour around too.