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U. K. B. G. GUIDE TO DRINKS
Both the areas mentioned produce white wines, although
some red wines are produced and drunk locally. The best
of these red wines are Assmannshausen, Ingelheim,
Walporzheim and Duerkheim.
Of the white wines produced, they are mainly of the
dry variety, but some sweet wines are known.
Sparkling wines are produced and known as Sekt(mean
ing sparkling) and are known under the names of Sparkling
Hock and Sparkling Moselle and are marketed in the towns
of 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 (I) Rheingau, (2) Rheinhessen and (3)
Rheinpfalz or Palatinate as it is sometimes called.
The Rheingau area stretches for a distance of about 20
miles 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 wines are
produced there are:—
Rudesheim
Steinberg
Geisenheim
Eltville
Erbach
Hochheim
Johannisberg
Oestrich
Hattenheim
Marcobrunn
Hailgarten
Rauenthal
In the Rheinhessen area are produced the more robust
medium wines, while sometimes one may find some really
good wines equal to those of the Rheingau.
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