Area (also known as Middle Moselle) of the German Moselle wine-growing region (see details there). The eponymous municipality of Bernkastel-Kues with around 8,000 inhabitants is located on the Middle Moselle in the district of Bernkastel-Wittrich around 50 kilometres from Trier in the federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It is divided into the four districts of Andel and Bernkastel on the right bank of the Moselle, and Kues and Wehlen on the left bank. Bernkastel-Kues is a state-recognised spa town.

Well-known wineries include Dr Loosen, Dr Pauly-Bergweiler, Molitor, Peter Mertes, S. A. Prüm, Wwe. Dr H. Thanisch Erben Müller-Burggraef and Wwe. Dr H. Thanisch Erben Müller-Burggraef. The municipality is home to a branch of the Julius Kühn Institute and the office of the WV Bernkasteler Ring.
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