Wobbling Winos: Day 20 Trier to Nittel

Day 20. Trier to Nittel. 28 km.

Our accommodation wasn't as bad as we thought last night. Comfortable beds not as noisy as we anticipated and a good breakfast. We ended up going to Nittel 28 km an easy cycle upstream from Trier. En route we passed the confluence of the Saar and Mosel rivers at Konz and entered the Elbling wine area.

At Wincheringen we came across a rally of Armstrong Siddeley classic cars setting off on their trip. There were 12 of these British hand-built cars together - great to see. According to an American enthusiast who was there for the occasion, there are two of these cars in SA.

What a special village. We found wonderful accommodation at Weingut Zilliken 2 bedrooms and a shared bathroom, just perfect for us. We had a short cycle around the town and had supper at the restuarant Zilliken. What a wonderful experience. We sat outside in beautiful sunshine and had the most delicious wine and food. As we were about to leave,the winemaker came round to ask us if we had enjoyed ourselves and we said we had and that we were from SA. He was delighted as he had worked at Lindhof winery in Paarl for two harvests. He gave us an overview of the Elbling wine area which was fascinating.

Elbling is a wine varietal that was grown in this area by the Romans. The terroir is similar to that of Champagne in France with Limestone. Which give the wines the special characteristic. Weiss Burgander and Spat Burgander ( Pinot Noir ) is also grown here. He said that the most expensive wine in Germany is grown in the Saar region. He gave us a special tasting of the 2015 Spatburgunder which was excellent WWW 8 and a delicious Zilliken Riesling semi sweet, WWW9, which is grown in the Saar Valley on 1 hectare which belonged to his grandmother. Such a special experience that will remain with us for a long time. Pat and Andrew treated us to this delicious and special evening - thank you.