Mittelmosel

As a means Mosel in Germany is called the 120 -kilometer stretch of the river Mosel, which runs in the state of Rhineland- Palatinate from the city of Trier to Reil above cell. The subsequent section of the river to the mouth of the Mosel into the Rhine is called Untermosel. The Middle Mosel wine-growing region corresponds to the Bernkastel.

The Middle Mosel landscape is characterized by the many meanders of the river that has been found here between the low mountains Hunsrück and Eifel in a deep valley with some steep slopes, where the Moselle wine growing a scenic exceptionally charming way. Downstream backed by a variety of known wine and tourist resorts the Middle Mosel, including Schweich, Longuich, Mehring (Mosel), Klüsserath, running home, Neumagen -Dhron, Piesport, Brown mountain - felting, Bernkastel -Kues, Zeltingen -Rachtig, Urzig, Kinheim, Krov, Traben- Trarbach and Reil. The Moselle is characterized by winegrowing since Roman times. The Romans used the Moselle even then as a transport route for the wine produced here.

Mosel wine -growing region of the Mosel are mainly Riesling white wines. Apart from the Riesling grape is found sporadically rivaner / Müller -Thurgau, Pinot Blanc and Kerner. Although the Mosel is not a classical red wine region, the demand will be correspondingly since the late 1990s increasingly grown red wines such as Pinot Noir.

The wineries in the Mosel valley offer beyond sparkling wine, wine and fruit brandies and liqueurs. They market their products widely, as in all wine regions, even and present it in wine or tasting rooms, taverns and during the warm season at various court festivities.