ELTVILLE, Germany -- The Rhine River flows north, right? Well, yes -- when it is not flowing in some other direction, such as west. Rhine region offers days of wine, roses and fests: Travel Weekly ...

The Rheingau vineyards rose up from the river on rolling hills and steep terraces as our tour boat motored generally northwest on the meandering Rhine River. The picturesque rows of Riesling vines ...

But viable alternatives exist in a few European wine regions. Three such regions include Alsace, Alto Adige, and Pfalz, each crafting high quality Pinot Noirs at value prices.

This region is called the Rheingau, the bend in the river where the Rhine slows a bit, grows both turbulent and shallow, and makes its way through steep hillsides until it can resume its course.

For nature lovers, the most unmissable stretch of the Rhine Valley is the Rhine Gorge, a stunning 40-mile stretch of rolling vineyards, dramatic cliffs and picturesque villages between Bingen am Rhein ...

by Jeannine Williamson, The Telegraph, October 17, 2018 | If you love wine, then you’ll love a cruise on the Rhine, which is part of the area that produces 70 percent of German wines. Here are ...

Rhine and Moselle meet. After transferring from Frankfurt airport, we boarded the ship in Mainz, Germany. Cruise director Alex Thurein filled us in on Scenic Freechoice shore excursions, a broad ...

Rhine cruise offers castles, cathedrals, region's beers and wines. ... The major rivers — Danube, Rhine, Main, Moselle, Neckar, Elbe, Seine, Saone and Rhone — draw most of the traffic.