1960 The U K B G Guide to Drinks (3 rd edition revised)

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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