The Winery Apel of Mosel

Winery Apel - Auxerrois Trocken
The winery offers 60 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 1481 of the estates of Mosel.
It is located in Mosel

The Winery Apel is one of the best wineries to follow in Mosel.. It offers 60 wines for sale in of Mosel to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Apel wines

Looking for the best Winery Apel wines in Mosel among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Apel wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Apel wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Winery Apel

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Apel

How Winery Apel wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef mironton, leeks with ham and béchamel sauce or duck aiguillettes with basalmic.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Apel

On the nose the white wine of Winery Apel. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Apel. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Apel

  • 2017With an average score of 4.08/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.95/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.85/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.74/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.65/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Apel.

  • Elbling
  • Grauburgunder
  • Riesling
  • Auxerrois
  • Chardonnay
  • Sauvignon Blanc

Discovering the wine region of Mosel

Mosel is the most famous of Germany's 13 official wine regions, and also the third largest in terms of production. As with many German regions, it is most aasociated with a range of wine styles made from the Riesling grape variety, but Müller-Thurgau is also widely planted. The best Mosel Riesling wines are some of the finest whites in the world. Light and low in Alcohol, they can be intensely fragrant with beguiling Floral">floral and Mineral notes, and a wonderful Balance of sweetness and Acidity.

The region follows the path of the Mosel river from its confluence with the Rhine river near Koblenz, upstream and south-west to Germany's border with Luxembourg and France. This region also includes the Saar and Ruwer tributaries, and was formerly known as Mosel-Saar-Ruwer until August 2007, when the name was officially shortened to Mosel. Some of the famous wine villages along the valley include Bernkastel, Brauneberg, Erden, Graach and Piesport, to name but five. Furthermore, the region boasts some of the finest and most picturesque Vineyards in Europe.

The Romans planted the first vineyards along the Mosel river and the city of Trier around the second century. Today, this region is known for its steep slopes overlooking the rivers, on which the vineyards are planted. Bremmer Calmont, located in the town of Bremm, has an incline of up to 68°. It has often been cited as the steepest vineyard site in the world, though the Engelsfelden vineyard in the Bühler Valley (Bühlertal) in the Baden region is documented at 75°.

The top red wines of Winery Apel

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Apel

How Winery Apel wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef bourguignon with tomato, oven-baked veal cutlets or medallions of monkfish with citrus fruits.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Apel

In the mouth the red wine of Winery Apel. is a with a nice freshness.

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Apel.

  • Spätburgunder
  • Dornfelder
  • Regent

Discover the grape variety: Regent

A complex interspecific cross between the diana (sylvaner x Müller-Thurgau) and the chambourcin obtained in Germany in 1967 by Gerhardt Alleweldt. It can be found in Quebec (Canada), Belgium and Switzerland, but is little known in France. It should be noted that Regent, a monogenic variety, which is nevertheless resistant to certain cryptogamic diseases, was "bypassed" in 2010 by a less resistant strain of mildew, which was also the case for bianca.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Apel

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Apel

How Winery Apel wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Apel.

  • Elbling

The word of the wine: Trader-breeder

In the major wine regions, the négociant does not simply buy and resell the wines but, from very young wines, carries out all the maturing operations until bottling.

The top sweet wines of Winery Apel

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Apel

How Winery Apel wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Winery Apel

  • 2019With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.50/5

Discover the grape variety: Riesling

White Riesling is a grape variety that originated in France (Alsace). It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Riesling can be found in many vineyards: Alsace, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Lorraine, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, South West.

The top pink wines of Winery Apel

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Apel

How Winery Apel wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of vegetarian such as recipes of zucchini and goat cheese quiche.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Apel.

  • Spätburgunder
  • Elbling
  • Dornfelder

The word of the wine: Chartreuse

In the Bordeaux region, small castle from the 18th or early 19th century.

Discover the grape variety: Auxerrois

Auxerrois is a white grape variety native to Lorraine, which is also found in Alsace and in the Loire Valley, where it took off in 1950. Its name comes from the nurseries in Auxerre where it found refuge during the Second World War. Often called Pinot Auxerrois, it is part of the Moselle, Alsace and Côtes-de-Toul AOC grape varieties. Auxerrois should not be confused with côt or malbec, which are red grape varieties from the Cahors region and which may bear the same name. The bunches of Auxerrois are of medium size with small berries. It is a semi-late grape variety whose buds only come out when temperatures are well above 10°C. Auxerrois wines are characterized by finesse and acidity and subtle aromas of exotic fruits, fruits and white flowers. In France, it represents 1,600 hectares of production and some small parcels of Auxerrois are also present in Luxembourg, Germany, Canada and South Africa (2,300 hectares in total).

News about Winery Apel and wines from the region

Rhône 2020: best-value wines

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Sussex winery sweeps the board at WineGB Awards

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The word of the wine: Trader-breeder

In the major wine regions, the négociant does not simply buy and resell the wines but, from very young wines, carries out all the maturing operations until bottling.