The Moselle Wine Queen (german: Mosel-Weinkönigin), until 2006 the Moselle-Saar-Ruwer Wine Queen (''Mosel-Saar-Ruwer-Weinkönigin''), is a young woman who is elected for a period of a year to represent the

Moselle wine region Mosel () is one of 13 German wine#Regions, German wine regions (''Weinbaugebiete'') for German wine classification#Quality categories, quality wines (''Qualitätswein'', formerly ''QbA'' and ''Prädikatswein''), and takes its name from the Moselle, ...

. The first one was chosen in 1949. In the year following her 'reign', the Moselle Wine Queen is eligible to run for the position of

German Wine Queen The German Wine Queen (german: Deutsche Weinkönigin) is the representative of the German wine industry. The Wine Queen is supported by two princesses, forming together the German Wine Ambassadors. She is elected, usually in the Palatine town ...

List of Moselle wine queens

The wine queens of Moselle-Saar-Ruwer: * 1949/1950: Marie-Elisabeth Steffen née Pütz, Saarburg,

in 1950/1951 * 1950/1951: Waltraud Jarrold née Krall,

Winningen Winningen is a municipality in the district of Mayen-Koblenz in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in E ...

* 1951/1952: Bernarda Rath née von Nell, Trier * 1952/1953: Gertrud Weimer née Görgen, Zell * 1953/1954: Juliane König née Kohl, Dhron * 1954/1955: Appollonia Clüsserath née Schmitz,

Trittenheim Trittenheim on the Middle Moselle is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Trier-Saarburg district (before January 2012: Bernkastel-Wittlich district) in Rhineland-P ...

* 1955/1956: Ursel Sünner née Schwarzbeck,

* 1956/1957: Helga Steuer née Fuchs, Pommern (Mosel) * (not regional wine queen) Margret Wilmes née Hoffranzen, Mehring, German Wine Queen in 1956/1957 * 1957/1958: Helga Alsbach née Simonis, Kobern-Gondorf * 1958/1959: Gertrude Riepe, Traben-Trarbach * 1959/1961: Doris Knebel née Löwenstein,

* 1961/1963: Irmine Hoffmann née Regnery,

Klüsserath Klüsserath is a commune of the Verbandsgemeinde Schweich in the district Trier-Saarburg in Rhineland-Palatinate in Germany, on the river Moselle between Bernkastel-Kues and Trier. Geography Location Located in a wide, natural amphitheater of th ...

* 1963/1964: Inge Heidenreich née Schwaab, Zeltingen, German Wine Queen in 1963/1964 * 1964/1965: Siegrun Weber-Herges, Kröv * 1965/1966: Hildegard Kochendörfer née Bidinger, Saarburg * 1966/1967: Birgit Höreth née Schaaf,

* 1966/1967: Ruth Kutz née Collet, Reil, German Wine Queen in 1967/1968 * 1967/1968: Hildegard Ziegenhagen née Ketter, Kröv * 1968/1969: Elisabeth Weis née Steffes,

Leiwen Leiwen is a municipality in the Trier-Saarburg district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is within a ten-mile radius of the city of Trier. Leiwen is one of the most significant wine growing municipalities on the Moselle river.Leiwen village w ...

* 1969/1970: Monika McKinstry née Servaty, Mesenich * 1970/1971: Reinhilde Lima née Rothbrust, Kasel * 1971/1972: Marlene Weber née Mai, Mehring * 1972/1973: Hildrud Specht née Zenzen,

Ellenz-Poltersdorf Ellenz-Poltersdorf is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Cochem-Zell district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The winegrowing centre belongs to the ''Verbandsg ...

* 1973/1974: Anneliese Zilliken née Hellers,

Nittel Nittel (Luxembourgisch: ''Nëttel''), on the Upper Moselle, is an ''ortsgemeinde'' ("village municipality") in the ''Landkreis'' ountyof Trier-Saarburg in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' [United M ...

* 1974/1975: Cornelia Kröber née Löwenstein,

* 1975/1976: Jutta Montag née Kieren, Graach * 1975/1976: Rita Hermes,

* 1976/1977: Juliane Weiler née Loskill, Mehring * 1977/1978: Angela Schmidt née Hahn, Koblenz-Güls * 1978/1979: Rita Moog-Fischer, Valwig, German Wine Queen in 1979/1980 * 1979/1980: Giesela Kiefer, Wiltingen * 1980/1981: Susanne Mölich née Körber,

* 1981/1982: Ingrid Scholtes née Welter,

* 1982/1983: Angelika Clüsserath,

* 1983/1984: Christine Lucas née Weis,

* 1984/1985: Mechthild Weis née Meyer,

Waldrach Waldrach is a municipality in the Trier-Saarburg district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, near Trier Trier ( , ; lb, Tréier ), formerly known in English as Trèves ( ;) and Triers (see also names in other languages), is a city on the ban ...

, German Wine Queen in 1985/1986 * 1985/1986: Jutta Schneider née Simon,

Ayl Ayl is a municipality in the Trier-Saarburg district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. History From 18 July 1946 to 6 June 1947 Ayl, in its then municipal boundary, formed part of the Saar Protectorate The Saar Protectorate (german: Saar ...

* 1986/1987: Jutta Fassian-Emmrich, Mehring, previously wine queen of Mehring, German Wine Queen in 1987/1988 * 1987/1988: Sigrid Braun, Ernst * 1988/1989: Stephanie Balthasar née Michels, Klotten * 1989/1990: Annette Kröger,

Neef Neef is an ''Ortsgemeinde''—a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality—in the Cochem-Zell district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Zell, whose seat is in ...

* 1990/1991: Lydia Bollig-Strohm,

, German Wine Queen in 1991/1992 * 1991/1992: Bettina Fischer,

Briedel Briedel is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a Municipalities of Germany, municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Cochem-Zell Districts of Germany, district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs t ...

* 1992/1993: Rita Marmann née Schneider, Schweich * 1993/1994: Judith Bell née Schwarz, Müden * 1994/1995: Sabine Zenz, Ediger-Eller * 1995/1996: Gaby Hoffmann,

Osann-Monzel Osann-Monzel is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – and a winegrowing centre in the Bernkastel-Wittlich district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Geography Locati ...

* 1996/1997: Sandra Berweiler,

* 1997/1998: Tina Hergenröder,

Oberfell Oberfell is a municipality in the district of Mayen-Koblenz in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Eu ...

* 1998/1999: Marion Erbes, Wolf (Traben-Trarbach) * 1999/2000: Carina Dostert,

, German Wine Queen in 2000/2001 * 2000/2001: Anne Oberbillig, Trier * 2001/2002: Janine Rosinski, St. Aldegund * 2002/2003: Kristina Simon, Schweich * 2003/2004: Petra Zimmermann, Temmels, German Wine Queen in 2004/2005 * 2004/2005: Nicole Kochan, Lieser * 2005/2006: Anne Mertes, Konz-Oberemmel * 2006/2007: Katja Fehres,

Brauneberg Brauneberg is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a Municipalities of Germany, municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Bernkastel-Wittlich Districts of Germany, district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. I ...

, previously wine queen of Brauneberg * 2007/2008: Martina Servaty, Mesenich * 2008/2009: Sonja Christ,

, German Wine Queen in 2009/2010 * 2009/2010: Katharina Okfen, Maring-Noviand * 2010/2011: Ramona Sturm, Moselkern * 2011/2012: Andrea Schlechter,

Enkirch Enkirch is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a Municipalities of Germany, municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Bernkastel-Wittlich Districts of Germany, district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Ge ...

* 2012/2013: Maria Steffes,

* 2013/2014: Kathrin Schnitzius, Kröv (66th German Wine Princess in 2014/2015) * 2014/2015: Lisa Dieterichs,

* 2015/2016: Lena Endesfelder, Mehring * 2016/2017: Lisa Schmitt, Leiwen

Saar-Upper Moselle wine queens and princesses

Since the wine region of ''Moselle-Saar-Ruwer'' was renamed in 2006 to the Moselle (''Mosel'') Wine Region and the title of the wine queen was changed to conform with that, there has been an additional election for the wine queen of the Saar-Upper Moselle Region (''Saar-Obermosel-Region''). * 2005/2006 Sabrina Schons,

:: Princess(es): Angela Thurn (Konz-Roscheid) and Claudia Maximini * 2006/2007 Angela Thurn, Konz-Roscheid :: Princess(es): N. N. * 2007/2008 Jessica Willems,

:: Princess(es): Christina Rommelfanger and Tamara Beck (Nittel) * 2008/2009 Judith Schmitt, Oberemmel :: Princess(es): Anne Simon (Ockfen">Oberemmel">nited M ...

List of Moselle wine queens

Saar-Upper Moselle wine queens and princesses

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