What land costs in Mosel

The dearest land here is Mosel, top steep sites: ≈$167,895–≈$447,720 a hectare (2024). The cheapest is Mosel, average, at ≈$16,790–≈$67,158 a hectare.

1. Mosel, top steep sites
   ≈$167,895–≈$447,720a hectare · 2024

   Slate slopes so steep they can only be worked by hand, facing the sun above the river, with the famous vineyard names.

2. Mosel, average
   ≈$16,790–≈$67,158a hectare · 2024

   Flatter, less famous land along the river: some of the cheapest vineyard in any classic region.

Bars are drawn against the dearest zone here, on a rough rate of one dollar to 0.9 euros and 2.47 acres to the hectare.

If the vineyard were sold and the money put in the bank, this is what it would earn each year, spread over the bottles the land produces. It is the biggest line in the cost of a famous wine.

• Mosel steep-slope Riesling (Prädikat)$1–$6 of $14–$47

The bar is the land’s share of the whole cost of making the bottle, at the high end of each estimate.

The regionMoselFeatherlight Riesling from dizzyingly steep slopes.About the region

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