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In Mosel, the smallest wine harvest in 50 years was gathered in 2024. This was announced by the Mosel Wine Association. With 510,000 hectoliters, the yield is 30 percent below the average of the past ten years. Particularly large losses were caused by the frost in April, which destroyed the entire harvest in some locations, especially along the Saar and Ruwer rivers and in the Trier area. In some vineyards on the Upper and Terraced Mosel, the damage amounted to up to 50 percent. 94 percent of the harvest quantity is accounted for by white wines, of which 316,000 hectoliters or 62 percent are Riesling, corresponding to its share of the total vineyard area. Only half of the usual yield could be harvested from the red wine varieties.
Exports developed positively in the first half of the year. The quantity was one percent lower than in the same period of the previous year, but the value increased by three percent. 25 to 30 percent of the annual wine production from Mosel is exported to 100 countries. The most important foreign markets are the USA, China, and the United Kingdom. Recently, the Mosel growing area was awarded as the "Best International Wine Region of the Year" by a major online trading platform based on sales data and market research.
(al / Source: Press Release)