single vineyard in the municipality of Brauneberg (Bernkastel area) in the German Moselle wine-growing region. The Romans already recognised the exceptionally favourable climatic conditions and cultivated vines here. At the foot, the excavation of a Roman wine press can be visited. The first part of the name refers to the former possession by the Franciscan nuns, who were popularly called "Juffen" (virgins, prayer sisters or pious women) in the Rhineland dialect....
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