Downhill to Breakfast (DHTB) announces...
Berg Ab Zum Frühstück
The Mosel River Trail from Trier to
Moselkern, Germany
3 - 13 May 2013
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Downhill to Breakfast (DHTB) announces...Berg Ab Zum Frühstück
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With more than four
million vines cultivated over an area of roughly four
million hectares Zell is one of the largest wine-growing
communities in the Mosel. While Riesling is the
dominant grape, other varieties are cultivated including
Müller-Thurgau, Bacchus, and Kerner.
The Legend of "Zeller Schwarze Katz"
(from the Zell
town web page)
The best known wine slope is "Zeller Schwarze Katz" and
the wines cultivated here are famous world-wide for their
excellence and balance. The legend of "Zeller Schwarze
Katz" starts back in 1863, when wine merchants were
visiting Zell. After an intensive wine-tasting session at
the Mayntzer winery they had shortlisted three barrels,
but could not agree which wine was the best. Frau
Mayntzer, so the story goes, then came into the cellar
with her black cat.
Suddenly the cat jumped onto one of the barrels, arched
its back and snarled at anyone who dared approach this
barrel. Thereupon the merchants quickly reached agreement
and opted for the barrel so tenaciously guarded by the
black cat. Some days late the same merchants returned to
Zell and bought up all the wines grown on this slope, for
the wine from the fiercely protected barrel had sold so
well. Thus the wines from this slope came to be known as
"Zeller Schwarze Katz" .
Getting There
It's a straightforward ride along the Mosel from
Bernkastel-Kues to Zell [42 km / 26.2 mi].
Unfortunately accommodations seem to already be
booked! So we will continue along the Mosel
to the village of Bruttig-Fankel, another 28 km / 16 mi or
so.
Sights
Hotel 
Hotel Rebstock
Moselstraße 12
56814 Bruttig-Fankel / Mosel
Tel. +49 (0) 2671/4451
rebstock@christiani-ostermann.de / http://www.christiani-ostermann.de
arrive 9 May, depart 11 May