Germany · g.U. (PDO)
Mosel
Wine region
Mosel is a wine region in Germany across 131 communes. Regional bedrock: siliciclastic sedimentary rocks.
Riesling on steep slate slopes along the Mosel, Saar and Ruwer. Some of the steepest vineyards in Europe. The light, low-alcohol style of Kabinett and Spätlese is world-famous.
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Key facts Type g.U. (PDO) Category Quality Sparkling Wine/Semi-Sparkling Wine/Wine Protected since 1973-09-18 Area 169,773 ha registered outline Extent N–S × E–W 105.85 × 95.99 km Centre 49.9323° N, 7.0347° E Grapes Accent, Acolon, Arnsburger, Auxerrois, Bacchus, Blauer Frühburgunder, Blauer Limberger, Blauer Portugieser, Blauer Spätburgunder, Bolero, Bronner, Cabernet Blanc, Cabernet Cortis, Cabernet Cubin, Cabernet Dorio, Cabernet Dorsa, Cabernet Mitos, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Dakapo, Domina, Dornfelder, Dunkelfelder, Ehrenbreitsteiner, Ehrenfelser, Faberrebe, Findling, Gelber Muskateller, Goldriesling, Grüner Veltliner, Huxelrebe, Johanniter, Juwel, Kerner, Kernling, Merlot, Merzling, Morio Muskat, Muskat Ottonel, Müller Thurgau, Müllerrebe, Ortega, Perle, Phoenix, Prinzipal, Prior, Regent, Regner, Reichensteiner, Rieslaner, Rondo, Roter Elbling, Roter Muskateller, Roter Traminer, Rubinet, Ruländer, Saint Laurent, Saphira, Sauvignon Blanc, Scheurebe, Schönburger, Solaris, Syrah, Weißer Burgunder, Weißer Elbling, Weißer Riesling Other grapes Optima Max yield 125 hl/ha Where it is Nearest town 3.5 km north-west of Bernkastel-Kues Nearest city 34 km north-east of Trier 100,129 people To the sea 244 km Rivers nearby Mosel (0.9 km) Same latitude Okanagan Valley (Canada)Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.
Terrain Elevation 60–656 m Mean elevation 254 m Measured over the whole outline on 44,865 elevation cells of about 197 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles). The outline is made of whole communes or districts, so it includes land that is not vineyard.
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Atlas editorial scores: a consensus of widely published vintage reports, not one critic's view. Scores for 2023 and 2024 are early and can change as the wines develop. Scale 1 to 5.
Bedrock Siliciclastic sedimentary rocks (sandstone, shale)44% Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)35% Unconsolidated sediments14% Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.
Communes · 131 Show all 131 Alf Alken Ayl Bausendorf Beilstein Bekond Bengel Bernkastel-Kues Brauneberg Bremm Briedel Briedern Brodenbach Bruttig-Fankel Bullay Burg (Mosel) Burgen Cochem Detzem Dieblich Dreis Ediger-Eller Ellenz-Poltersdorf Enkirch Ensch Erden Ernst Esch Fell Fisch Flußbach Franzenheim Föhren Graach An Der Mosel Hatzenport Hetzerath Hockweiler Hupperath Igel Irsch Kanzem Kasel Kastel-Staadt Kenn Kesten Kinderbeuern Kinheim Kirf Klausen Klotten Klüsserath Kobern-Gondorf Koblenz Konz Korlingen Kröv Köwerich Langsur Lehmen Leiwen Lieser Longen Longuich Löf Lösnich Maring-Noviand Mehring Mertesdorf Merzkirchen Mesenich Minheim Morscheid Moselkern Müden (Mosel) Mülheim An Der Mosel Neef Nehren Neumagen-Dhron Niederfell Nittel Oberbillig Oberfell Ockfen Ollmuth Onsdorf Osann-Monzel Palzem Pellingen Perl Piesport Platten Pluwig Pommern Pölich Pünderich Ralingen Reil Riol Rivenich Riveris Saarburg Sankt Aldegund Schleich Schoden Schweich Sehlem Senheim Serrig Sommerau Starkenburg Tawern Temmels Thörnich Traben-Trarbach Treis-Karden Trier Trittenheim Valwig Veldenz Waldrach Wasserliesch Wawern Wellen Wiltingen Wincheringen Winningen Wintrich Wittlich Zell (Mosel) Zeltingen-Rachtig Ürzig Inside Mosel · 486
Sources EU register of geographical indications
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