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Germans Shorten Name of Mosel-Saar-Ruwer to Mosel on Wine Labels
Producers felt consumers were confused as to what the name meant and where the grapes were grown
By Bruce Sanderson  
Posted: Thursday, August 31, 2006

In a move to simplify wine labels, the German state of Rheinland-Palatinate approved a name change of the wine region Mosel-Saar-Ruwer to Mosel. The change comes after lobbying by Weinbauverband, the association of Mosel-Saar-Ruwer grape growers, and will take effect in January 2008, for the release of the 2007 vintage. The growers claimed that the name Mosel-Saar-Ruwer on wine labels was confusing because most consumers could not identify different vineyards of the Mosel, Saar or Ruwer valleys.....

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