Today’s excursion included a delightful wine tasting at the Weinhaus Schlagkamp in the small village of Senheim.

For more than 400 years, Weinhaus Schlagkamp has proudly embodied the diversity of wine growing in the Mosel region. The steep slate hillside vineyards of the Mosel are renowned the world over for their Reisling wines. These historical vineyards have south/southwest aspects, inclines up to 60 percent, and excellent aeration among the vines providing ideal conditions for the cultivation of premium grape varieties. In addition to their Reisling wines, the winery featured a red peach liqueur and jam.

We also did a walking tour of Cochem, a quaint municipality on the left bank of the Moselle River. The small city is most noted as the location of the Imperial Castle.

The Imperial Castle is the largest castle on the Moselle. The medieval castle, heavily damaged while in the possession of the electoral princes of Trier during a war of succession, was bought and lovingly restored in the neo-gothic style associated with German castle romanticism in the 19th century. Notable are the impressive interiors of rooms such as the Knight’s Hall, the Dining Hall, the Trophy Room and the Bower.