While in Germany in March we met with Johannas Selbach, who gave us an interesting overview of their "wine-growing" family, which they can trace back to the year 1600. 

Their riesling is grown on approximately 50 acres of steep south-facing mountain slopes that face the Mosel River.  The Selbach-Oster vineyards are located on some of the best vineyard land in the heart of the Mosel wine country, called"Mittelmosel."

More than 50% of their vineyards are still planted with very old, ungrafted vines, yeilding very concentrated fruit.

Selbach-Oster is ranked by the German and American press as one of the top 10 in the Mosel.

Their philosophy is to make the elegant, crisp, low-alcohol but full-flavored wine which the Mosel is famous for.

A great selection of these wines can be found at our ABC Fine Wine & Spirits stores and you can see for yourself how wonderfully they fulfill their mission.

Marie Griffin, NW/North Central Wine Supervisor

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