Mosel, a wine region in Germany, is home to an unusual Riesling that is the result of the terroir – a combination of slate, sun and water attributes.

If  the proposed roadway and bridge are built, there are concerns that the water system will change and that the vines will be blocked of the essential sunshine currently available to them. This wine region has been growing grapes for more than 2,000 years.

Renowned wine critics Jancis Robinson and Hugh Johnson have already made statements  regarding the possible detrimental affect of building this road and bridge.

For more information, read the article “British wine critics turn their noses up at new autobahn” by Kate Connolly in the online  paper, guardian.co.uk.

Should the terroir of vineyards take precedence over construction of any kind? Should politicians listen to wine critics? What do you think?

Cheers! Kathy