1953 The U K B G Guide to Drinks

WINES OF GERMANY

Hock and Sparkling Moselleand aremarketedinthetownsof Coblenz, Mainz and Elfeld. The wines are produced from the Riesling, Sylvaner, Traminer and Muller-Thurgau varieties of grape. Hocks The area from which the Hocks are derived can be divided into (1) Rheingau, (2) Rheinhessen and (3) Rheinpfalz or Palatinate as it is sometimes called. The Rheingau area stretches for a distance of about 20 mUes and lies along the right-hand bank of the River Rhine from Hochheim to Torch. In this area the river runs in a east-westerly direction, due to the position of Taunus Mountains to the North, which shelters the vine yards lying to the southern slopes, thus gaining the maximum amount of sunshine possible. This area produces the best of the Hocks known all over the world, famous for their flavour, bouquet and keeping qualities. Of the villages from which these \vines are produced there are:— Hallgarten Rauenthal In the Rheinhessen area are produced the more robust medium wines, while sometimes one rnay find some really good wines equal to those of the Rheingau. This area extends from the town of Bingen opposite the Rheingau area to the town of Worms. The whole area lying on the left hand bank of the River Rhine. The best known wines of this area are:— Nackenheim Nierstein Bodenheim Oppenheim A more popular and widely known name is that wine 193 G Rudesheim Geisenheim Steinberg Eltville Erbach Hochheim Johannisberg Hattenheim Oestrich Marcobrunn