36 THE VINEYARDS OF THE WORLD. 



vineyards are in southern and western 

 provinces of the Empire and the German 

 wines shipped to this country come chiefly 

 from three distinct districts, viz., (i) From 

 the valleys of the Moselle and its tribu- 

 taries ; (2) from the valley of the Rhine ; 

 (3) from the Bavarian Palatinate. 



Moselle. 



The wines generally known in this country 

 as Moselle Wines, are the produce of the 

 finest growths of the valley of the Moselle 

 from Treves to Coblenz, as well as of the 

 vineyards which grace the banks of the 

 Saar and of the Ruwer, two tributaries of 

 the Moselle. 



The valley of the Upper Moselle, before 

 the River reaches Treves, produces a large 

 quantity of wine, but none of superior 

 quality, and none which can compare with 

 the wines of the Saar. This river runs 



