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Even though Germany is better-known for beer than for wine, the Moselle valley is nonetheless deserving of mention. The Romans and the Celts were already cultivating vines there 2,000 years ago. Thanks to the steep hillsides and the concomitantly sun-kissed soil, the grapes grown here are of superlative quality. And so the wine is excellent as well. The approximately 9,000 hectares of vines under cultivation produce primarily white wines. You could actually say almost exclusively, since about 90 % of the wines are white. Besides the Riesling, the vintners there produce Elbling, Rivaner (Müller-Thurgau), plus Weisser and Grauer Burgunder. The region’s red wines include Dornfelder, Blauer Spätburgunder and Regent.
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