single vineyard in the municipality of Bernkastel in the German Moselle wine-growing region. The name is derived from an unverifiable legend. In 1360, Archbishop Boemund II of Trier (1354-1362) was seriously ill with a fever at Landshut Castle. No medicine helped and all medical treatment was in vain. He was finally cured by drinking two bottles of Bernkasteler wine. As a sign that the wine was "the true doctor", the vineyard was granted the privilege of being called the "Bernkasteler Doctor" by the Elector. However, the name was not created until the 17th century, when the clerical councillor Dr Heinrich Linden inherited the vineyard in 1677. However, there is evidence that King Edward VII (1841-1910) of Great Britain drank it as "medicine".
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