Mosel (wine region)#Wines

Mosel called a German wine-growing region for quality wines produced in specified regions ( psr) in the valley of the Moselle with the side valleys of the Saar and Ruwer according to § 3 para 1 No. 6 wine law. Until 2006 was the Mosel-Saar -Ruwer. Cities are Saarburg, Konz, Trier, Schweich, Bernkastel -Kues, Traben- Trarbach, Zell, Cochem and Koblenz. The largest wine places by vineyards are Piesport, Zell ( Mosel), Leiwen that Konz valley, Neumagen -Dhron, Mehring, Bernkastel -Kues and kick home.

General

The region is one of the oldest Roman cities in Germany, Trier (Augusta Treverorum ), the oldest wine village in Germany, Neumagen, with the Roman Neumagener wine vessel and the oldest mill north of the Alps, the Karlsmühle Roman origin at Mertes village.

The region is the largest steep vineyards area in the world, with more than 5,300 hectares, the largest Riesling acreage worldwide dar. in the region in 2012 and 669 125 hectoliters of wine produced. The steepest vineyard in the world is the Bremmer Calmont with a slope of about 65 degrees. In many cases, still dominated the well-known since Roman times single pile education or Mosel pile education, but is gradually being replaced by modern wire systems in steep slope. The floors are made in the wine region Mosel slate (Saar, Ruwer, middle and lower Mosel) and limestone ( Upper Moselle ). In 1967 the wine brotherhood Mosel -Saar -Ruwer.

The area labeled " Mosel -Saar- Ruwer " was the first time the wine law of 1909. A wine labeling with " Mosel -Saar- Ruwer " was from 1936. Anyone who buys a wine of the Mosel -Saar- Ruwer region from autumn 2007, is on the label only find " Mosel ." The federal cabinet decided on August 9, 2006 in Berlin a corresponding change of the Wine Law. " This is the wish of the winemakers from the region ," said Vice - government spokesman Thomas Steg in Berlin. The term " Mosel " could prevail in his view better internationally.

In the production area is partly the Bernkasteler Doctor who is among the most expensive agricultural land in Germany. The Bernkasteler ring eV (founded 1899) and the Great Ring VDP Mosel -Saar- Ruwer Association ( founded in 1908 ) regularly hold wine auctions.

Top quality in the category of quality wine can reach prices of several hundred euro per 0.75 liter bottle at auction. Proportionally large, however, are in the category of " quality wine " bottled for consumption in the lower price segments ( 106,300 hl: 705,000 hl). Wines from the Moselle are viewed by the general public rather than fruity, sweet and low alcohol content. From audited in 2010, with " Mosel " declared around 860,000 hectoliters of wine were approximately 580,000 hl in the flavor sweet and sweet expanded ( approximately 160,000 dry, approximately 120,000 semi-dry ).

In 1868, the Saar and Moselle wine- card for the Region of Trier was commissioned by the Royal Government of Trier, under the direction of the royal land Inspectors steuerrath Clotten. In 1897 a Mosel wine- map for the district Coblenz. These maps show a classification of vineyards in three categories, which followed a classification value, taking into account land prices and income revenue in the 19th century. She was to highlight any mapping to quality levels of wine, but was used in the measurement basis for tax assessment. The Association of German VDP used this company's creditworthiness to make call from 2002, its members wines from a position of the first category called Great Growth. Mosel wine bottles with the glass embossed characters " 1L " ( first layer ) are among the highest quality and price level. Precursor of this classification was adopted in 1802 in France Classification des Vignes, which was applied in the left-bank wine regions. With the caveat " ... that the area with the greatest harvest is not automatically the best ", vineyard plots could be classified into one of three categories, with variety growth, processing and revenues were taken as criteria. The financial management of the Prussian Rhine province took over after 1815 largely this tax assessment system. The took place until the mid-19th century land survey with binding land showed all stocked areas and - in different colors - each category of location quality or value of the land.

Vineyards

In the growing area six areas with 20 regional sites and 418 individual layers can be distinguished. Dividing individual layers that lie on multiple districts the respective communities, one comes alone in Rhineland -Palatinate to 541 individual layers, which should be added the six Saarland. 5,258 wineries (as of 2005 ) of the 125 wines in the Mosel, Saar and Ruwer cultivate the vines on 9,096 ha vineyard area where they produce some 850,000 hectoliters of wine (of which about 70,000 hectoliters of red wine ) per year. About 40 % of the vineyard areas are located on waterfronts with 30% to 60 % slope ( steep vineyards ).

Varieties

91% of the vineyards are planted with white varieties.

In the spectrum of varieties of white wines dominate Riesling ( 60.5 %) and Müller -Thurgau (about 14.0%). Furthermore, a significant degree Elfling (6.1%), grown Kerner (4.0 %) and Pinot Noir ( 4.0%).

Source: State Statistical Office of Rhineland-Palatinate

White varieties

  • Goldriesling
  • Pinot Gris
  • Gutedel
  • Hibernal
  • Hölder
  • Huxelrebe
  • St. John
  • Jewel
  • Chancellor
  • Kerner
  • Kernling
  • Marie Steiner
  • Merzling
  • Morio - Muskat
  • Müller- Thurgau ( Rivaner )
  • Schönburger
  • Septimer
  • Siegerrebe
  • Silcherstraße
  • Silvaner
  • Sirius
  • Staufer
  • White Burgundy
  • Würzer

Red varieties

  • Dornfelder
  • Dark fields
  • Frühburgunder
  • Hegel
  • Helfensteiner
  • Heroldrebe
  • Lemberger
  • Merlot
  • Palas
  • Portuguese
  • Regent
  • Rondo
  • Rotberg
  • Meunier
  • Pinot Noir
  • St. Laurent
  • Tauberschwarz
  • Trollinger
  • Zweigelt

Source: Handbook of grape varieties, specialized publishing Fraund

Soils

Grand Cru and Erste Lage VDP

The Grand Cru vineyards according to Hugh Johnson are:

  • Wiltinger Scharzhofberg, Saar
  • Maximin Grünhäuser Abtsberg, Ruwer
  • Karthäuserhofberg, Ruwer
  • Piesporter Goldtröpfchen, Mosel
  • Piesporter canon, Mosel
  • Brown Juffer sundial, Mosel
  • Bernkasteler Doctor, Mosel
  • Wehlener sundial, Mosel
  • Ürziger Würzgarten, Mosel
  • Ediger Elzhofberg, Mosel
  • Earthen prelate, Mosel
  • Earthen podium, Mosel
  • Bremmer Calmont, Mosel
  • Winninger Uhlen, Moselle
  • Winninger Röttgen, Mosel
  • Hatzenporter Kirchberg, Mosel

The VDP has established the following principles of its members as first principles:

  • Winninger Uhlen, Moselle
  • Winninger Röttgen, Mosel
  • Hatzenporter Stolzenberg, Mosel
  • Hatzenporter Kirchberg, Mosel
  • Pündericher Marienburg, Moselle
  • Pündericher Nonnengarten, Mosel
  • Earthen podium, Mosel
  • Ürziger Würzgarten, Mosel
  • Wehlener sundial, Mosel
  • Graacher Josephshöfer, Mosel
  • Graacher Domprobst, Moselle
  • Bernkasteler Lay, Moselle
  • Bernkasteler Doctor, Mosel
  • Brown Juffer, Mosel
  • Brown Juffer sundial, Mosel
  • Wintricher Ohligsberg, Mosel
  • Piesporter Goldtröpfchen, Mosel
  • Piesporter Schubertslay, Mosel
  • Dhroner Hofberg, Mosel
  • Leiwener Laurentiuslay, Mosel
  • Kaseler Nies'chen, Ruwer
  • Eitelsbacher Karthäuserhofberg, Ruwer
  • Wawerner Goldberg, Saar
  • Kanzemer Altenberg, Saar
  • Wiltinger Braunfels, Saar
  • Wiltinger Gottesfuß, Saar
  • Scharzhofberger, Saar

Winemaker of the Year

Winemaker of the Year by Gault Millau in the area Mosel -Saar -Ruwer:

Winemaker of the Year by the DLG in the area Mosel

Wineries (selection)

Numerous villages along the Moselle are still dominated by viticulture. Hundreds of wineries cultivate mostly small to medium sized businesses by hectares of vineyards. The prestigious wineries include:

  • Episcopal wineries (Trier)
  • Your hardware, Koblenz
  • Dominican - Winery C. von Nell- Breuning, Kasel / Ruwer
  • Karthäuserhof, Trier - Eitelsbach, Ruwer
  • Paulinshof, Kesten
  • Weingut Max Ferdinand Richter
  • Of Schubert's vineyard management Castle Green House, Mertes Village Green House
  • State Weinbaudomäne Trier
  • Winery of Othegraven, Kanzem, Saar
  • Weingut Erben von Beulwitz, Mertesdorf
  • Weingut Karl mill village Mertes
  • Winery Count von Kesselstatt Morscheid

Wine Queens

The Mosel wine queen until 2006 Mosel -Saar- Ruwer wine queen, is the chosen annually since 1949 a representative of the wine -growing region.

Tourism

The wine-growing area is touristy marketed partly as a wine region " Moselle ", partly as a wine region " Mosel -Saar ". In the region there are several tourist streets. Located on the Upper Moselle Wine Road leads from Bad Mondorf on Schengen to Wasserbillig. The Elfling route is on the German side of the Upper Moselle. The Saar- Riesling - road runs along the lower Saar Serrig from the Saar river mouth in Conc The Ruwer Riesling wine road leads through the lower Ruwertal. The Moselle Wine Road has a length of 250 km and runs from Perl via Trier to Koblenz at the German Corner.

Bike trails in the region are the Mosel bike path, the Saar- Ruwer the bike path and bike path. Car-free experience days are Happy Mosel between Cochem and Schweich, Saar pedal from Konz to Merzig and Ruwertal active von Trier -Ruwer until Waldrach. Since 1910, there is a walking path along the river heights in Eifel or Hunsrück, the Moselhöhenweg. In the spring of 2014, the extending on both sides of the Mosel valley Mosel riser is to be opened.

States of Germany Table wine Brauneberg Neumagen-Dhron History of Trier Elbling Kerner (grape) Bacchus (grape) Regent (grape) Ortega (grape) Optima (grape) Findling Auxerrois blanc Dunkelfelder Albalonga (grape) Bronner (grape) Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains Juwel (grape) Kanzler (grape) Morio Muscat Orion (grape) Phoenix (grape) Domina (grape) Blauer Portugieser Rondo (grape) Rotberger Cru (wine)#Grand cru Hugh Johnson (wine writer) Winningen Gault-Millau German Agricultural Society Mondorf-les-Bains Deutsches Eck Ruwer-Hochwald-Radweg Operetta Prince Clemens Wenceslaus of Saxony Stuart Pigott Jancis Robinson Baden (wine region) Mittelrhein (wine region) Nahe (wine region) Rheingau wine Rheinhessen (wine region) Saale-Unstrut
583905
de