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Description to Bernkastel
Area (also Mittelmosel) of the German Moselle wine-growing region (see details there). Bernkastel-Kues, the municipality that gives the town its name, has a population of around 8,000 and is located on the Middle Moselle in the district of Bernkastel-Wittrich , about 50 kilometres from Trier in the federal state of Rhine Valley Palatinate. It is divided into the four districts of Andel and Bernkastel on the right bank of the Moselle, and Kues and Wehlen on the left bank. Bernkastel-Kues is a state-recognised spa. The single vineyards Alte Badstube am Doctorberg, Bratenhöfchen, Doctor, Graben, Johannisbrünnchen, Kardinalsberg, Lay, Matheisbildchen, Rosenberg, Schlossberg, Stephanus-Rosengärtchen and Weisenstein belong to the municipality. Well-known wineries in Bernkastel-Kues or Wehlen are Dr. Loosen, Dr. Pauly-Bergweiler, Molitor, Peter Mertes, S. A. Prüm, Wwe. Dr. H. Thanisch Erben Müller-Burggraef and Wwe. Dr. H. Thanisch Erben Müller-Burggraef. The municipality is also home to a branch of the Julius Kühn Institute and the office of the Bernkasteler Ring winegrowers' association.
Classified wine producers in Bernkastel 47
Sources of Purchase for Bernkastel 55
Recent wines 10165
Weingut Fritz Haag - Dusemonder Hof
— Mosel
2020 Brauneberg Juffer Riesling VDP.Grosse Lage feinherb
90 WP
excellent
21.00 €
Weingut Fritz Haag - Dusemonder Hof
— Mosel
2020 Brauneberg Riesling VDP.Aus Ersten Lagen feinherb "Tradition"
89 WP
very good
13.50 €
Weingut Heribert Kerpen
— Mosel
2020 Graach Himmelreich Riesling Kabinett feinherb "Kollektion Kerpen"
86 WP
very good
10.50 €
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