History
Roman wine on the Moselle
Wine ship and wine press: traces of almost 2,000 years of winegrowing.
TypeHistory
Reading time1 min read
The Romans brought large-scale winegrowing to the Moselle; Trier was one of the most important cities of the Roman Empire north of the Alps.
Two villages on the loop make this history visible: the wine ship of Neumagen-Dhron and the restored wine press in Piesport.
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