Vineyard Tour with Castles and Abbeys 30/03/2024 - We booked Jerome's tour based on his outstanding reviews; we have traveled extensively before with wine tastings in mind. The reviews are correct, it's absolutely a fantastic tour. The communication was excellent and easy. The directions to meet clear. The tour started in a medieval abbey with a great introduction to the history of Reisling wine in the area. We tasted there and that part of the tour was about an hour and half. We then drove to a wine tasting bar (multiple producers), ate a great lunch and enjoyed a variety of wines. We finished with a family-owned producer tasting. In total, the tour lasted about five and half hours. The tour was particularly enjoyable as there was an historical component plus the wine component. As someone who knows a lot about wine, Jerome is exceptionally educated, and exceptionally entertaining. Book the trip, you won't regret it.

Excellent tour combining wine, history, and culture - What an excellent tour! Jerome is so friendly and knowledgeable. The tour combines history and culture with wine tastings. We saw beautiful sites while trying exceptional wines. It was so much fun. Jerome did an amazing job making sure everyone was having a good time and keeping everyone engaged. Cannot recommend this tour enough. It was definitely the highlight of my trip.

Wine tasting in a historic Abbey surrounded by beautiful nature. - I took the Castles, Abbeys and Wine tour with Jérôme and had a great time learning about the culture and history behind the region while tasting some delicious wines. Jérôme was very knowledgeable, happy to answer any questions, and genuinely enjoyed showing you the areas we toured. For the wine lovers out there you will get to try various wines, over the course of the day we tasted roughly 20 wines and Jérôme was happy to provide recommendations of which to try if you were unsure which wine to choose. If I find myself back in Mainz I will definitely be back for another tour!

Great wine experience - A great trip to experience local wines! Jerome is a well informed and entertaining guide. He picked us up at our hotel which made the experience very easy for us to join.

Fabulous Wine Tour - A group of family and friends went with us to Germany to see the Christmas Markets to celebrate my wife's birthday and one of our stops was in Mainz. She wanted to do a wine tour while we were there and Bottle Stops seemed like the best match for what we were looking for. Jerome was fabulous and was right where he said he would be for pickup (some of our other tours were not very clear on where to meet). The vehicle was nice and clean and the pretzel-style croissants that greeted us were amazing. Then we got to the first winery which was beautiful and gave an excellent presentation along with some very nice wines. Next was a lunch stop at a small tavern with some very good authentic German food. It was much more than I was expecting. Then we went to winery tasting two which was also beautiful and had excellent wines. This tasting also included a complete tour of the facility which was very informative and interesting. Again, Jerome was fantastic the entire time and made sure that language was never an issue. Our whole group felt like the tour was the highlight of the entire trip and would highly recommend Bottle Stop to anyone visiting the area who enjoys drinking wine.

Wonderful Wine Tour - We had an amazing time on this wine tour! Jérôme was very informative and made the experience fun and interesting. All the tastings were delicious and we learned so much about Reislings that we didn’t know about prior. Definitely a must do experience when visiting Mainz. And we now fully support sparkling wine Fridays! Thanks Jérôme!

Shades of Reisling - Our group decided to take a day trip to Mainz from Koln for some wine tasting. Jerome greeted us on time and as described from the train station parking lot. I appreciated the water and croissants he provided that morning since we needed some sustainance for a whole day of wine tasting! Jerome is the greatest safest driver in all of Mainz (or so he says 😀). His vehicle was clean and spacious which suited our group of 4. He's a plethora of knowledge. We enjoyed learning about the history of the monastery and a nice 6 wine tasting! Our next stop was a place with 50 wines (we only sampled 5) I wished I'd bought a bottle of the Queen Victoria 😕 the place had nifty machines that dispensed the wine with a token. We also ate a delicious lunch of onion soup and meat/cheese platter at the 2nd stop. The last stop was a family ran winery where we enjoyed and bought a €55 bottle of Riesling. We highly recommend Bottlestops if you're in the area!

Good Company, Amazing Views, Delicious Wine - Our guide Jerome was wonderful, making sure we were comfortable and providing us with a lot of new knowledge of the region and wine. We thoroughly enjoyed the tour of the monastery and the history followed by a wine tasting. Back to the van with a snack provided, and off to our next stop. Jerome's recommendations for which of the 80 wines I might like to try were spot on, and we enjoyed a delicious lunch (the smoked trout is divine) and did I mention some great wine. After a short ferry ride, the final stop gave us a view of some different scenery and the chance to taste some different wines. It was a great day, highly recommend this tour!

A great day with Jerome and BottleStops. - Our wine tour with Jerome was excellent. Jerome was knowledgeable about the local wines and history. He was very personable and easy to talk with. He made us feel extremely comfortable. The tour included a nice mix of wine tasting experiences and a fun place for lunch.

Fantastic Experience! - Perfect way to explore the Rheingau wine region near Mainz! Excellent tour guide and diverse wine tasting experience. Plenty of time at each stop and we never felt rushed. Enjoyed getting to know the others in our small tour group as we sampled fantastic German Rieslings! Highly recommend!