Bernkastelern.
/ˈbəːnkɑːstlə//ˈbəːnkastlə/ Any of a group of Moselle wines produced in the villages of Bernkastel and Cues, of which the best known is Bernkasteler Doctor.
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1875 H. Vizetelly Wines of World 51 Graach, Zeltinger, and the Berncastle wine, known locally as ‘the doctor’, all three of such excellent quality as to secure a couple of medals to their exhibitors.]
1891 in C. Ray Compleat Imbiber (1967) IX. 122 Moselle... Berncastler Doctor.
1920 G. Saintsbury Notes on Cellar-bk. vi. 85 Nor did I ever much affect the loudly-trumpeted Berncastler Doktor.
1967 A. Lichine Encycl. Wines & Spirits 365/1 Some Bernkastelers, and especially Bernkasteler Doctor, have a slight smoky under-taste.
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