Location and landscape
Hupperath lies on the southern foothills of the Mosel-Eifel. Parts of the municipal area extend into the Wittlich basin. As a local feature, the municipality cites the vineyards on the Pichterberg at the northern edge of the Wittlich basin.
Between Auf der Fecht at 374 metres above sea level and the border with Landscheid-Burg on the Salmbach at 233 metres, there is a height difference of 141 metres.
Viticulture
The officially registered vineyard Klosterweg lies in the cadastral areas of Hupperath and Wittlich. In the vineyard directory for 2024, the Hupperath section is listed as 6.3 hectares and the Wittlich section as 5.9 hectares of planted vineyard area.
The Hupperath section is assigned to the winegrowing region Mosel, Bernkastel area and Großlage Schwarzlay, and is registered under vineyard number 410923.
History of viticulture
Hupperath was first mentioned in a document in 1173 and, according to the local chronicle, from 1225 it belonged to the Stift St. Paulin in Trier. Registers from the years 1276 and 1380 document wine levies: each year, three Fuder of wine were to be paid to the provostry; in addition, every seventh grape from the Huppertsberg vineyard was to be delivered to their distillery house.
Around 1970, about 20 agricultural businesses depended mainly on agriculture and viticulture. At the time the chronicle was written, the vineyards were cultivated by two winegrowers from Wittlich.
