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How to Say ‘A Riesling from the Moselle’ in German

Ein Riesling von der Mosel

ine REES-ling fohn dair MOH-zel

[ine REES-ling fohn dair MOH-zel]

🇩🇪 In Germany: A good bottle of regional German wine is a classic, safe gift for hosts. Naming where it's from shows you put some thought into it.

Phrase Breakdown

Ein Riesling

ine REES-ling

A Riesling

Riesling is a white grape variety and wine. Say 'REES-ling' with a soft 's'.

Example

Ich nehme einen Riesling.

I'll have a Riesling.

Words in this phrase

Ein

[ine]

a; an

The article used before the masculine noun "Schuss."

Example

In „Wow, was für ein Schuss!“ steht „ein“ vor „Schuss“.

In "Wow, what a shot!", "ein" comes before "Schuss."

Riesling

[REES-ling]

Riesling

A famous white grape variety and wine from Germany.

Example

Ein Glas Riesling, bitte.

A glass of Riesling, please.

von der Mosel

fohn dair MOH-zel

from the Moselle

'Mosel' is feminine, so 'von' takes 'der' in the dative.

Example

Wir kommen von der Mosel.

We come from the Moselle.

Words in this phrase

von

[fohn]

from

Used to indicate the source, origin, or starting point of something.

Example

Er kommt von Berlin.

He comes from Berlin.

der

[dair]

the

Feminine article in the dative case, used after 'in' for location.

Example

Das steht in der Zeitung.

That's in the newspaper.

Mosel

[MOH-zel]

Moselle

A river in western Germany known for its wine region.

Example

Wir machen Urlaub an der Mosel.

We're vacationing on the Moselle.

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