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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:—
Rudesheim
Steinberg
Geisenheim
Eltville
Erbach
Hochheim
Johannisberg
Oestrich
Hattenheim
Marcobrunn
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
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