We took a little side trip on our journey and cruised for a while on the Mosel River. It's a beautiful area of vineyards and, of course, castles and cathedrals. We toured the old city of Cochem, and were treated to a wine tasting. I was delighted to learn that this area of the Rhine and Mosel specializes in white wines, especially Riesling. I am partial to white wine and the samples we tasted were very good, but I must admit, I've tasted equally good wine from various areas in the US, including Indiana. This may be a reflection of my lack of discrimination or it may simply mean that US wines (often from the same roots) are also very good. In addition to the wine tasting, we were treated to wine with dinner every evening. Since, in my ordinary life, I average one glass of wine every month or so, I've had my quota for 2022 and beyond.
Some of the vineyards were so steep, running up and down on the hillsides, that it was hard to imagine anyone being able to harvest the grapes. In fact one wine's name was "Dangerous" (or the German equivalent) not because it was unsafe to drink, but because the grapes are so difficult to work with. Still, the hillside vineyards were a beautiful sight.
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