Mosel Riesling 101, where to start?

Riesling converted me late and now I want to do the Mosel properly. For anyone who knows it:

- Which villages make the best base for cellar-door visits (Bernkastel? Piesport?)
- How do you read the labels without a PhD, Kabinett vs Spätlese vs GG, dry vs off-dry?
- Is a boat day worth it or is the river better admired from a vineyard terrace?

I'd rather taste across a few small estates than tick famous names. Where would you send a Riesling newcomer who's genuinely obsessed?

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Thomas Berger Connoisseur · 4 hours ago

Update from my notes: Bernkastel makes an easy, pretty base with cellar doors in walking distance, and it's an easy hop to Piesport and Brauneberg. For labels, start by just asking each estate for 'trocken' (dry) if that's your thing; they'll guide you from there.