Cheese Tours in Germany: 3 Worth the Detour

1.Harbor Cruise with Wine and Cheese

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

Spend 90 minutes cruising Hamburg Harbor with three glasses of red or white wine, 150 grams of cheese, crackers, and live German commentary. You will pass the docks, Elbphilharmonie, HafenCity, St. Michael’s Church, and possibly Speicherstadt, depending on the tide. Open-air seating is available in warm weather, with a heated salon 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 in Cologne-Nippes for a four-hour German-language tasting led by an experienced wine connoisseur. You’ll sample seven French wines, starting with Crémant or aged Rivesaltes Ambré, then pair whites, rosé, and reds with French cheeses, bread, olives, amuse-gueules, and either fennel salami or Jura cheese.

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

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

Meet Karl at the Le Caveau wine shop in Cologne-Nippes for a candlelit French wine and cheese tasting. Begin with champagne and Rivesaltes Ambré, then sample seven wines, seven or possibly eight cheeses, Jura cheese or salami, bread, olives, and a final Grand Cru. The event is held in German.

“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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