Wtirteinberg and Baden produce considerable quantities of wine, but as its quality is rarely above the fourth class, none is exported. The area of the vineyards is 51,532, Baden morgen, 45,843 acres; the quantity of wine produced annually exceeds 500,000 ohms; its value is estimated to vary between seven and eleven millions. of florins. Growths of reputation are the white'Markgrafier,. and the Affenthaler; a light, agreeable red wine. The area of.the vineyards of Wurtemberg is 54,600 Morgen-42,528 acres, of which more than half are situated in the valley of the Neckar. The average money value of the annual product is only three and a half millions of florins. Much of the wine has a pale red color, and hence is termed " schiller." Hesse, n. of the Main, pro duces wine in the valley of the Kintzig, from Hanau to Gelnhatiser.
The country between the Taunus mountains on the rt., and the river Rhine on the a is generally known as the Rheingau. Its eastern terminus is near Schierstein and Walluf, a short distance below Mayence; its greatest width from n. to s., amounting to 3 m., is at Steinberg and Hallgarteh, and its western termination is at the Wisper, below Assmannshausen. In conjunction with the Rheingau we consider the district of Hoch beim which has furnished the monosyllabic English term "hock" by which all Rhine wines are confused. Hochheim is situated upon the northern bank of the Main, about 3 in. e. of Mayence. The Riessling is the characteristic and all-pervading vine. The Elbing, Traminer, green Orleans, or Iltidesheim Orleans, and the black Burgundy, or the Piaeau, are also cultivated to a limited extent. The dominant white-graped vine is the Kleinberber, a variety of the Elbing, or Ximenes grape. The best vineyard of Hochheim is the Dechanei or deanery, which is 10 morgen in extent. The Stein is the eastern continuation of the Dechanei, and yields vines Aich are sometimes said to sur pass the best Steinberg and RtIdesheim products. The best vineyards of Ellfeld, or Eltville, are the upper and middle Sonnenberg; then follow the Sterzel, and Narrow Way, which are situated lower and more towards the village. The south-western side_ of the ridge passes into a valley which runs towards Rauenthal, and here are the favored positions of Manclinach, and the Gray Stone. The vineyards of Rauenthal are situated upon the side of a long hill. The e. of the hill is termed Nonenberg and Rothenberg. The best situations have a southerly and south-westerly exposure, such as Gehren and Kesselring, and the Wisshell. The Geierstein is the extreme end of the good positions. The vineyards of Diedrich are situated about 3 in. from the Rhine. The principal
situation is the Graefenberg, and the Mittelberg. The Steinberg is the most famous vineyard of Germany, and is now public property of Prussia. It is a hill about 3 in. distant from the Rhine, and covers a surface of about 80 morgen. There is a farm at the foot of the vineyard, which is kept for the sole object of producing the necessary manure. The Steinberg has various undulations and hollows, by which it is divided into districts yielding a different produce. Of are particularly famous, namely, the Golden Beaker, the Garden of Roses, and the Planzer. The latter yielded the best piece of cabinet wine is the famous year 1819. There are many villages at the foot of the mountains with good vineyards, such as Halgarten and Vollraths. The celebrated Marcobrunner grows close to the Rhine between Erbach and Hattenheim. Stretching for some distance westward of Hattenheim there are some excellent vineyards, and pass ing Oestreich, Mitteiheim and Winkel, the entire country is undulating until it reaches the Johannisberg. This entire flat basin is an enormous vineyard, 6 m. long and 3 tn. broad. The Riessling vine predominates, but considerable Elbing is cultivated in the lower parts.
The Johannisberg is a conical hill projected from the Taunus mountain to within about a mile of the river Rhine. The six morgen of vineyards at the foot of the southern declivity, termed the Klausenberg, have only a feeble inclination, and produce the least valuable wine, while the Laugeberg and especially the Oberberg produce excellent wine. There are 69 morgen of vineyards, Which are manured by the entire produce of a large. farm. It is claimed that a bottle of mature Johannisberg Castle is, by the fullness of its taste and the mass of its bouquet, the finest and most powerful drink on earth. Front the Johannisberg towards Geisenheim extends 'a declivity, the best situations of which are termed Morschberg, Lickerstein, and Holier Rech. Near Geisenheim the Rothe Berg, or red hill, projecta, .which produces some splendid wine. The vineyards of Radesheim begin at Eibina'en and terminate at the Bingerloch. The vineyards nearest to Eibingen are called thjWilste, tokitaus, and Tafel, the higher situation towards the forest in the n., the Oberfeld. The vineyards nearest Radesheim arc termed IIinterhaus. The contiguous Rottland is an undulating territory. The greater part of the Rildesheim vineyards is called the Radesheimer Berg: This has an area of 400 morgen and is the best situation in Riidesheim. The vines cultivated are Riessling, with a sprinkling of Orleans.