Eating out & wine
A few suggestions from the neighbourhood for your evening: wine taverns, seasonal wine growers’ taverns and traditional inns – and the Fellbach wineries whose wines we take turns serving. All within walking distance or a few minutes’ drive.
Swabian wine tavern · since 1849
Fellbach’s oldest inn: three cosy dining rooms dating from the 19th century, with the Ellinger family cooking and serving. Swabian meat patties, tripe in Trollinger wine, roast beef with onions – and wines from Fellbach’s leading wine estates. Open Monday to Saturday from 18:00, closed on Sundays.
From the Weinberghaus: 15 min walk
Swabian, with a Rhineland touch
Stephanie Hofmeister cooks fresh, homely food – roast beef, little Swabian ravioli, and potato bake and creamy cheese dip from her native Rhineland. In summer, you can sit under the old pear tree, and there are wine and spirit tastings in the vaulted cellar. Monday to Friday, 17 to 22.30.
From the Weinberghaus: 15 min walk
Rienth winery’s seasonal wine tavern
The Rienth family’s wine tavern on the edge of town, with 500 years of wine-growing tradition. Everything is local: fruit and vegetables from Fellbach farmers, served alongside the family’s own wines. Open seasonally – Wednesday to Friday and Sunday from 11 am, Saturday from 2 pm. Booking is recommended.
From the Weinberghaus: 20 min walk
Swabian-Bavarian · Beer garden
A Fellbach institution since 1977, by the park behind the Schwabenlandhalle: Swabian filled pasta alongside pork knuckle, hand-scraped spätzle alongside bread dumplings. In summer, a beer garden under old trees, with freshly draught beer.
From the Weinberghaus: 20 min walk
Fine Swabian cooking on the Kappelberg
Among the vineyards, up on the Kappelberg: Annika und Manuel Braun bring together regional recipes and modern cooking. Produce from the Remstal, a personal welcome, and a midweek menu on Wednesdays. A lovely way to round off a walk through the vineyards.
From the Weinberghaus: 25 min walk through the vineyards
VDP wine estate · Organic · just round the corner
Rainer Schnaitmann founded his winery in 1997 and joined the VDP just nine years later. Pinot varieties, Riesling and Lemberger are grown organically in vineyards on the edge of the Stuttgart basin and in the Remstal. Wine sales Monday to Friday 14 to 18, Saturday 9 to 13.
From the Weinberghaus: 10 min walk, on our street
VDP wine estate · since 1492
Over 500 years of winegrowing in Fellbach, now in its 16th generation with Hansjörg and Matthias Aldinger. One of Württemberg’s leading wine estates, known for its dry wines and the exclusively owned Untertürkheimer Gips vineyard. Wine sales Monday to Friday 9 to 12 and 14 to 18, Saturday 9 to 13.
From the Weinberghaus: 15 min walk
Family wine estate with a seasonal wine tavern
On the edge of town, Markus Rienth keeps old Fellbach traditions alive, making wines that balance tradition with a fresh approach. There is also the estate’s wine tavern, “zom Hasatanz” (see Eating out). Wine sales Wednesday to Friday from 16 to 19, Saturday from 9 to 13, or by arrangement over the phone.
From the Weinberghaus: 20 min walk
Cooperative · Neue Kelter at Kappelberg
The Fellbacher Wengerter winegrowers’ cooperative, with a wine shop and tastings in the Neue Kelter at the foot of the Kappelberg. A wide selection of Trollinger, Lemberger and Riesling from Fellbach’s vineyards. Wine sales and tastings Monday to Saturday, 9 to 18.30.
From the Weinberghaus: 10 min walk
VDP wine estate · A focus on red wine
Markus Heid focuses on Lemberger and Pinot Noir from the Fellbacher Lämmler vineyard. The tasting rooms above the 17th-century vaulted cellar have won an architecture award. Tasting and sales Monday to Friday from 17 to 19, Saturday from 9 to 13, or by appointment.
From the Weinberghaus: 15 min walk