Luxembourg · AOP (PDO)
Moselle Luxembourgeoise
Appellation
Moselle Luxembourgeoise is an appellation in Luxembourg across 12 communes. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks.
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Key facts Type AOP (PDO) Category Quality Sparkling Wine/Wine Protected since 1973-09-18 Area 24,526 ha registered outline Extent N–S × E–W 40.12 × 20.96 km Centre 49.6427° N, 6.3698° E Grapes Auxerrois, Chardonnay, Dakapo, Elbling, Gamay, Gewürztraminer, Muscat Ottonel, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir, Pinot Noir Precoce, Riesling, Rivaner, Saint Laurent, Sylvaner Max yield 140 hl/ha Where it is Nearest town 6.4 km south-west of Grevenmacher Nearest city 17 km east of Luxembourg 76,684 people To the sea 233 km Rivers nearby Mosel (2.8 km) · Sauer (11 km) · Saar (14 km) Same latitude Okanagan Valley (Canada)Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.
Terrain Elevation 130–398 m Mean elevation 252 m Measured over the whole outline on 101,158 elevation cells of about 50 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles). The outline is made of whole communes or districts, so it includes land that is not vineyard.
Bedrock Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)78% Mixed sedimentary rocks13% Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.
Communes · 12 Bous Flaxweiler Grevenmacher Lenningen Mertert Mondorf-Les-Bains Remich Rosport-Mompach Schengen Stadtbredimus Waldbredimus Wormeldange Sources EU register of geographical indications
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