Zeppelin wine

Name for the Riesling wines from the famous single vineyard Mülheimer Sonnenlay in the German wine-growing region of Mosel. At the time of the great German airship flight, these were served in the on-board restaurant on the airship LZ 127 "Graf Zeppelin", which went into service in 1928, and enjoyed great popularity. The wine-growing community of Mülheim still advertises this fact on the labels with the text "The wine most drunk on the voyages of Count Zeppelin". The "Zeppelin wine" is still a bestseller. According to other sources, the 1920 vintage of the Kiedricher Gräfenberg Trockenbeerenauslese from the Robert Weil winery in the Rheingau is also called Zeppelin wine. This wine was on board the LZ 127 "Graf Zeppelin" on its legendary first voyage around the world (circumnavigation of the globe) in 1929. See also under special wines.

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