1955 The U K B G Guide to Drinks (2nd edition revised)

U. K. B. G. GUIDE TO DRINKS

known and produced as Liebfraumilch, whicli is a generic name given to wines of a soft, agreeable and good qualit}^ It is a blended wine and must not be confused with a wine called Liebfrauenstift, the name given to the wine produced from the vineyards around the Liebfrauenkirche (The Church of Our Dear Lady) in Worms. Often linked with the Rheinhessen are the wines of the Nahe Valley, a tributary of the River Rhine. These wines are more elegant but not .so full-bodied as the wines of the Rheinhessen. Three of the best are:— Sehloss Boeckelheim (Schloss meaning"Castle "). Niederhausen. The Palatinate or Rheinpfalz area lies to the south of the Rheinhessen still on the left bank of the River Rhine, and lie upon a plateau some hfteen miles from the river at the foot-hills of the Haart Mountains, by which they are sheltered. The wines produced here are good luscious wines in large quantities, but they have not the keeping quahties of those of the Rheingau. Most of the principal vineyards face south and the principal ones are Forst, Deidesheim Wachenheim, Ruppertsberg, Duerkheim. MOSELLES The vines are grown on the steep slopes along the banks of the greatly winding River Moselle and its tributaries, the Saar and the Ruwer. They grow on the terraces on both banks of the rivers, from Treves to Coblenz. These wines are of low alcoholic strength, but delightful light dinner wines. Not particularly of long keeping quality, and best drunk when young. Kreuznach.

Enkirch

Berncastel

Zeltingen

Brauneberg

Wehlen

Piesport

Graach

Dhron

Traben-Trarbach

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