single vineyard in the municipality of Trittenheim ( Bernkastel area) in the German Moselle wine-growing region. The name has nothing to do with the health-promoting effect of the wine or the pharmaceutical facility. Presumably, the name is derived from "Abtsberg" or "Abteiberg" and refers to a foundation of the Trier Abbey. The vineyards with extreme steepness of up to 70% are located opposite Trittenheim on the right bank of the Moselle towards the southwest and west. Until 1909, the winegrowers had to use a ferry to get to their vineyards, from then on there was a bridge. The core area of the site called Fährfels still reminds us of this, where...
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