Location and landscape
Tawern lies between the Moselle and the Saar in a wide basin that opens out towards the north-east, in the direction of Trier and the Moselle valley. In the built-up area, the Mannebach and Mausbach streams meet and flow on as the Albach, which empties into the Moselle at Wasserliesch.
The village is at around 200 metres above sea level; the church in Fellerich stands at 275 metres. The municipality is bordered by Hardwald, Pflauberg, Metzenberg, Röhlert, Orschenberg, Lück and Rosenberg. Fellerich is located on the slope of the Röhlert.
History
Tawern was formed around the beginning of the Christian era as a road station on the Roman road from Trier to Metz. On the Metzenberg, a Roman temple complex was built in the early first century. Tawern and Fellerich are first documented in writing in the year 1000.
Vineyards on the Upper Moselle
The Schleidberg is an officially recorded single vineyard in the Tawern cadastral district of Fellerich. The 2024 vineyards directory lists 16.4 hectares of planted vineyard area there. The site belongs to the Mosel growing area, Upper Moselle, Großlage Gipfel, with vineyard site number 420102.
The Fellerich Schleidberg is a Muschelkalk (shell limestone) formation on the Upper Moselle. Elbling is a traditional grape variety of the Upper Moselle and preserves a particular freshness on Muschelkalk soils. The wines of the growing area are generally characterised by a balanced relationship between sweetness and acidity; their body ranges from delicate to full, while the acidity ranges from pronounced to moderate.
Cultivation
A form of cultivation without herbicides is described for the vineyards on the Fellerich Schleidberg. Green manuring and mechanical tillage are used; in addition, trellis frame systems are employed.
