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Whereas in the past, only technical equipment and
information was presented, the visitors will now be
able to visit a virtual world of wine.
The museum combines wine producing traditions with
state-of-the-art media technology, guiding the visitor
visually around the Mosel wine growing region by means
of terminals, numerous LCD and plasma screens and touch-screen
displays. An aroma bar ensures a visit to the museum
is a festival of the senses.
The project was developed and executed by the research
institute as well as the faculty of wine college in
Geisenheim, together with the University of Wiesbaden.
The world-famous research centre at Geisenheim is responsible
for the scientific and factual quality of the almost
1000 pages of information which will be available in
English by the end of the year, in order to provide
foreign visitors information on wine culture in the
Mosel valley.
Twenty stations covering the topics of landscape, wine
and culture take the wine lover through this wonderful
world of wine in a couple of hours.
If you would like to fly above the Mosel a huge 70
inch screen provides a virtual flight over the Mosel
valley, made possible using orthographic and vineyard
maps drawn up by the geologists at the state office
for geology and mining in Mainz.
The themes of the other stations include terroir, history,
landscape and geology, growing wine on steep slopes,
grape varieties, VIPs of the Mosel, vine nurseries,
Mosel impressions, interactive vine pruning, information
on cellar technology, an aroma bar, sensory appreciation,
marketing, presentation and packaging, wine storage
and maturation, wine and health, wine culture including
wine and food, wine and glass, wine etiquette and festivals
in the region.
Movie fans can look forward to interesting wine movies
in home movie format, and a vinotheque is available
if you want to buy a bottle of wine.
The long-term objective is to provide better networking
of wine producers, trade and sales for the Mosel region,
the museum is an excellent way of learning about wine
and the region and is a must for Indian wine lovers
transiting through Frankfurt on business or pleasure-
Mosel is one of the most important regions of Germany
producing excellent white wines-especially Rieslings.
A visit to the museum will be an added attraction.
For more information visit the official website,
http://www.moselweinmuseum.de
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