Historically, the most important branch of industry has been winegrowing.
Within the Bernkastel area, vines are worked overwhelmingly in steep-slope vineyards in an area of 5,844 ha.
There are still many wineries in Bernkastel-Kues today.
Riesling is the customary grape variety, although smaller quantities of other varieties, such as Burgunder, Rivaner, Kerner and Dornfelder, are also grown.

Within town limits, the winemaking appellations – Großlagen – Münzlay (Wehlen), Badstube (Bernkastel) and Kurfürstlay (Bernkastel, Kues and Andel) are represented by the following vineyards:
Andeler Goldschatz
Bernkasteler Alte Badstube am Doctorberg
Bernkasteler Bratenhöfchen
Bernkasteler Doctor
Bernkasteler Johannisbrünnchen
Bernkasteler Lay
Bernkasteler Matheisbildchen
Bernkasteler Graben
Bernkastel-Kueser Kardinalsberg
Bernkastel-Kueser Rosenberg
Bernkastel-Kueser Schlossberg
Bernkastel-Kueser Stephanus Rosengärtchen
Bernkastel-Kueser Weisenstein
Wehlener Abtei
Wehlener Hofberg
Wehlener Klosterberg
Wehlener Nonnenberg
Wehlener Sonnenuhr
Historically, the most important branch of industry has been winegrowing. Within the Bernkastel area, vines are worked overwhelmingly in steep-slope vineyards in an area of 5,844 ha. There are still many wineries in Bernkastel-Kues today. Riesling is the customary grape variety, although smaller quantities of other varieties, such as Burgunder, Rivaner, Kerner and Dornfelder, are also grown.
Within town limits, the winemaking appellations – Großlagen – Münzlay (Wehlen), Badstube (Bernkastel) and Kurfürstlay (Bernkastel, Kues and Andel) are represented by the following vineyards:
Andeler Goldschatz
Bernkasteler Alte Badstube am Doctorberg
Bernkasteler Bratenhöfchen
Bernkasteler Doctor
Bernkasteler Johannisbrünnchen
Bernkasteler Lay
Bernkasteler Matheisbildchen
Bernkasteler Graben
Bernkastel-Kueser Kardinalsberg
Bernkastel-Kueser Rosenberg
Bernkastel-Kueser Schlossberg
Bernkastel-Kueser Stephanus Rosengärtchen
Bernkastel-Kueser Weisenstein
Wehlener Abtei
Wehlener Hofberg
Wehlener Klosterberg
Wehlener Nonnenberg
Wehlener Sonnenuhr
Bernkastel-Kues