The Saar's Riesling ripens late and rarely; in the years it does, its Auslese and Trockenbeerenauslese are the most expensive white wines sold at auction.

The essentials

Economics in brief

The Saar's Riesling ripens late and rarely; in the years it does, its Auslese and Trockenbeerenauslese are the most expensive white wines sold at auction.

Key facts

Reference site

Scharzhofberg (≈ 28 ha, several owners; Egon Müller ≈ 8 ha)

The numbers, for the curious

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Input	Low	Mid	High	Unit	Source
Riesling must, Mosel, per litre2024	1	1	1	EUR/litre	Moselwein e.V.
Vineyard labour, steep slate slopes2024	20,000	30,000	40,000	EUR/ha/year	Deutsches Weininstitut: steep-slope vi…
Vineyard land, Mosel average2024	15,000	37,500	60,000	EUR/ha	Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfal…
Vineyard land, Mosel top steep sites2024	150,000	275,000	400,000	EUR/ha	Deutsches Weininstitut

Where the inputs come from

Moselwein e.V., autumn press conference, October 2024 (must prices in mid-October)
Deutsches Weininstitut: steep-slope viticulture several times flat-land cost; 1,500+ hours/ha reported
Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz, Kaufwerte für Weinbauland
Deutsches Weininstitut; trade reporting on Bernkastel/Wehlen transactions