The 3 Best Cheese Tours in Germany

1.Harbor Cruise with Wine and Cheese

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 795 reviews · 1h 30m · from $49Our pick

You’ll spend 90 minutes aboard a Hamburg harbor boat with three glasses of red or white wine, 150 grams of cheese and crackers, and live German commentary. Expect close views of working ships, the Elbphilharmonie, HafenCity, St. Michael’s Church, and possibly Speicherstadt, depending on the tide. The salon is heated in winter.

“Extremely friendly staff! Cheese and crackers were very tasty. Option of red, white and rose wine, each one was very good quality. Would recommend”

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2.Nippes: Gourmet wine tasting with cheese platter

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 26 reviews · 4 hours · from $76

Meet at Le Caveau wine shop in Cologne-Nippes for a four-hour French tasting led in German by a sommelier. You’ll sample Crémant, white, rosé, and red wines with French cheeses, bread, olives, water, and small bites. The candlelit shop suits adults who enjoy a relaxed, social evening rather than a quick tasting.

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3.Nippes: Cheese and wine with champagne and Grand Cru

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 8 reviews · 4 hours - 270 minutes · from $93

Spend about four hours at Le Caveau in Cologne-Nippes, starting with champagne and Rivesaltes Ambré before tasting French wines and cheeses with sommelier Karl. Bread, water, olives, salami, and seminar notes are included. The evening is conducted in German and ends with an exclusive Grand Cru.

“We were very lucky with the good weather, so the tasting could take place in the courtyard. Excellent wines and nice stories/anecdotes by the owner of the shop. We were served 9 almost full glasses of wine, not smaller measurements for tasting, so be prepared ;) Also, be aware it is all in German, not a tasting catered to foreign tourists. We managed because we can understand German, far better than we can speak it. Would not advise this experience if you're not comfortable with at least some conversational German/intermediate understanding of the language.”

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