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Wines.
familiar
designation
with
ns
of
all
Rhenish
wines.
Of
the
growths
of
the
district
of
the
Rheingau,
which
is
1
0
miles
long
by
about
1
4
broad,
the
choicest
is
Schloss
(or
castle
of)
Johannisberg.
This
is
a
rare
“
cabinet
wine/’
and
has
been
famous
for
centuries
;
it
is
produced
close
under
the
walls
of
the
old
abhey
of
J
ohannisberg.
The
old
monks
had
an
especial
regard
for their
vineyard,
and
wex-e
very
chary
of
its
produce.
For
sevei’al
years
past
the
estate
has belonged
to
Prince
Mettemich,
who
showed
that
he
appreciated
his
much-envied
62
acres
of
vineyard,
by
the
care
he
caused
to
be
exei'cised
on
its
yield.
Curiously,
the
vines
which
produce
the
creme
de
la
creme
of
Johannisberger
grow
over
and
near
the
cellars.
A
worthy
rival
of
this
precious
wine
is
Steinberg,
also
a
“
cabinet
wine,”
the
pro-
duction
of
108
acres
of
vine-land
which
belongs
to
the
Duke
of
Nassau.
This
wine
is
the
strongest
of
all
Rhine
wines.
Both
these
wines
are
very
choice
and
costly.
Riidesheimer
is
also
a
choice
wine,
and
the
vineyard producing
it is
said
to
have
been
planted
by
Charlemagne
;
Graftenberg,
Marko-
brunner,
Rothenbei-g,
and
a
few
others,
which
are
all
well
known
and
distinguished
for
their
choice
growths.
These
wines,
which
are
all
white,
are
soft
and
delicate
in
flavour.
The
best
red
Rhine