Alf, Mosel, Rhine Province, Germany
"Alf is a local community in the Cochem-Zell district in Rhineland-Palatinate. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Zell (Mosel).
At Alf, the Alf, which is over 50 km long, flows into the Moselle on the left, coming from the districts of Höllenthal and Fabrik. Other districts include the older commercial site Alf-Fabrik and Arras Castle to the west. Neighboring towns include St. Aldegund further downstream, Bullay on the opposite bank and Pünderich, also on the right bank of the Moselle, which is less than 2 km south of Alf as the crow flies, but because of the Zell valley loop through which the Moselle flows almost 12 km further up the river. The area of the local community covers 6.33 km², of which 0.67 km² is vineyards and 3.79 km² is forest.
Inhabited by Celts in pre-Roman times, the name goes back to the Roman settlement of Albis (first mentioned around 50 BC). In the Middle Ages, Alf belonged to the rule of the nearby Arras Castle, which in turn was a fief of Electorate. From 1794 Alf was under French rule and belonged to the Mairie Eller in the canton of Cochem until 1814. In 1815 the place was assigned to the Kingdom of Prussia at the Congress of Vienna.
Since 1946 the place has been part of the then newly formed state of Rhineland-Palatinate.
Mosel (German: [ˈmoːzl̩]) is one of 13 German wine regions (Weinbaugebiete) for quality wines (Qualitätswein, formerly QbA and Prädikatswein), and takes its name from the Mosel River (French: Moselle; Luxembourgish: Musel). Before 1 August 2007 the region was called Mosel-Saar-Ruwer, but changed to a name that was considered more consumer-friendly. The wine region is Germany's third largest in terms of production but some consider it the leading region in terms of international prestige.
The region covers the valleys of the rivers Mosel, Saar, and Ruwer from near the mouth of the Mosel at Koblenz and upstream to the vicinity of Trier in the federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate. The area is known for the steep slopes of the region's vineyards overlooking the river. At 65° degrees incline, the steepest recorded vineyard in the world is the Calmont vineyard located on the Mosel and belonging to the village of Bremm, and therefore referred to as Bremmer Calmont. The Mosel is mainly famous for its wines made from the Riesling grape, but Elbling and Müller-Thurgau also contribute to the production, among others.
In the past two decades red wine production, especially from the Spätburgunder (Pinot noir), has increased in the Mosel and throughout the German vignoble and has become of increasing interest to the international wine community. Because of the northerly location of the Mosel, the Riesling wines are often light, tending to lower alcohol, crisp and high in acidity, and often exhibit "flowery" rather than or in addition to "fruity" aromas. Its most common vineyard soil is derived in the main from various kinds of slate deposits, which tend to give the wines a transparent, mineralic aspect, that often exhibit great depth of flavor. In the current era of climate change much work has been done to improve and gain acceptance for completely dry ("Trocken") Rieslings in this region, so that most of the more famous makers have found acceptance for such wines, particularly in Europe." - info from Wikipedia.
Summer 2019 I did a solo cycling tour across Europe through 12 countries over the course of 3 months. I began my adventure in Edinburgh, Scotland and finished in Florence, Italy cycling 8,816 km. During my trip I took 47,000 photos.
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Alf, Mosel, Rhine Province, Germany
"Alf is a local community in the Cochem-Zell district in Rhineland-Palatinate. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Zell (Mosel).
At Alf, the Alf, which is over 50 km long, flows into the Moselle on the left, coming from the districts of Höllenthal and Fabrik. Other districts include the older commercial site Alf-Fabrik and Arras Castle to the west. Neighboring towns include St. Aldegund further downstream, Bullay on the opposite bank and Pünderich, also on the right bank of the Moselle, which is less than 2 km south of Alf as the crow flies, but because of the Zell valley loop through which the Moselle flows almost 12 km further up the river. The area of the local community covers 6.33 km², of which 0.67 km² is vineyards and 3.79 km² is forest.
Inhabited by Celts in pre-Roman times, the name goes back to the Roman settlement of Albis (first mentioned around 50 BC). In the Middle Ages, Alf belonged to the rule of the nearby Arras Castle, which in turn was a fief of Electorate. From 1794 Alf was under French rule and belonged to the Mairie Eller in the canton of Cochem until 1814. In 1815 the place was assigned to the Kingdom of Prussia at the Congress of Vienna.
Since 1946 the place has been part of the then newly formed state of Rhineland-Palatinate.
Mosel (German: [ˈmoːzl̩]) is one of 13 German wine regions (Weinbaugebiete) for quality wines (Qualitätswein, formerly QbA and Prädikatswein), and takes its name from the Mosel River (French: Moselle; Luxembourgish: Musel). Before 1 August 2007 the region was called Mosel-Saar-Ruwer, but changed to a name that was considered more consumer-friendly. The wine region is Germany's third largest in terms of production but some consider it the leading region in terms of international prestige.
The region covers the valleys of the rivers Mosel, Saar, and Ruwer from near the mouth of the Mosel at Koblenz and upstream to the vicinity of Trier in the federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate. The area is known for the steep slopes of the region's vineyards overlooking the river. At 65° degrees incline, the steepest recorded vineyard in the world is the Calmont vineyard located on the Mosel and belonging to the village of Bremm, and therefore referred to as Bremmer Calmont. The Mosel is mainly famous for its wines made from the Riesling grape, but Elbling and Müller-Thurgau also contribute to the production, among others.
In the past two decades red wine production, especially from the Spätburgunder (Pinot noir), has increased in the Mosel and throughout the German vignoble and has become of increasing interest to the international wine community. Because of the northerly location of the Mosel, the Riesling wines are often light, tending to lower alcohol, crisp and high in acidity, and often exhibit "flowery" rather than or in addition to "fruity" aromas. Its most common vineyard soil is derived in the main from various kinds of slate deposits, which tend to give the wines a transparent, mineralic aspect, that often exhibit great depth of flavor. In the current era of climate change much work has been done to improve and gain acceptance for completely dry ("Trocken") Rieslings in this region, so that most of the more famous makers have found acceptance for such wines, particularly in Europe." - info from Wikipedia.
Summer 2019 I did a solo cycling tour across Europe through 12 countries over the course of 3 months. I began my adventure in Edinburgh, Scotland and finished in Florence, Italy cycling 8,816 km. During my trip I took 47,000 photos.
Now on Instagram.