38 THE VINEYARDS OF THE WORLD. 



From there to Coblenz, on either bank of 

 the Moselle, are grown the finest wines of the 

 Moselle proper. To name but a few : there 

 are Piesport and the range of the Brauneberg 

 hills, on the left bank of the river ; a little 

 further down, and on the opposite bank, 

 we come to the celebrated Berncastel vine- 

 yards, where the vines grow on distinctly 

 slaty soil. 



From Berncastel northwards, the vine- 

 yards of Graach, Josephshof, Wehlen, Zel- 

 tingen and Trarbach, on the right, and 

 those of Erden, Machern and Uerzig, on the 

 left, are among those which produce the 

 most delicate Moselle wines, light without 

 being thin, and possessing that very distinc- 

 tive bouquet which is their greatest charm. 

 The peculiar aroma of the Moselle wines is 

 due to the silicious soil on which they 

 are grown, which is more or less hard 

 according to each district, but which often 



