Moselle wine

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The Juffer vineyard in the German village of Brauneberg, with river Mosel/Moselle in the background.

Moselle wine is produced in three countries along the river Moselle: France, Luxembourg (the Musel) and Germany (the Mosel). Moselle wines are mainly white and are made in some of the coldest climates used for commercial winemaking.

France

In France, in

Auxerrois Blanc and Müller-Thurgau, and the other allowed varieties are Gamay, Gewürztraminer, Meunier, Pinot noir, Pinot blanc, Pinot gris and Riesling. Previously, the name "Vins de Moselle" was used, between 1995 and 2010 the official name was VDQS Moselle.[3]
As the area under vine is very small, these wines are seldom seen on the export market.

Luxembourg

Main article:
Luxembourg wine

In southeastern Luxembourg, along the country's 42 km river border with Germany, 1 290 hectares of vines are used to produce wine under the designation

Rivaner) at 31.4%, Auxerrois blanc (13.1%), Riesling (12.9%), Pinot gris (12.7%), Elbling (10.9%), Pinot blanc (10.5%), Pinot noir (6.2%), Gewürztraminer (1.1%) and Chardonnay (0.9%).[5] Rivaner and Elbling are on the decline, and while Riesling is usually considered the premier variety wherever it is grown, in Luxembourg Auxerrois tends to be considered as the most successful variety. Luxembourg wines in general have been described as lighter-style Alsace wine but are not very often encountered outside Luxembourg and neighbouring Belgium
as the most of the production tends to be consumed by the Luxembourgers themselves.

Sparkling wine (Crémant de Luxembourg) makes up a significant portion of the production, but is a designation within AC Moselle Luxembourgeoise rather than a separate appellation, which is usually the case with French Crémants.

Germany

Main article: Mosel (wine region)

Mosel is one of 13

Sekt
(sparkling wine).

References

  1. ^ ONIVINS: Nord-Est
  2. ^ "Vin de Moselle: The "Moselle" Country". Archived from the original on 2006-05-18. Retrieved 2007-09-09.
  3. ^ INAO: AOVDQS Moselle, updated until April 13, 1995
  4. ISBN 0-19-860990-6
    , p. 412-413: "Luxembourg"
  5. ^ Wine-Pages: Tom Stevenson on Luxembourg Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine
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