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grandeur. From Bonn to Coblenz and 

 from Coblenz to Bingen many vineyards 

 are to be seen on either bank of the river, 

 and much wine is made, most of which, how- 

 ever, is consumed in Germany. Abroad, 

 the most celebrated Rhine wines are those 

 of a limited district known as the Rhinegau 

 and those of Rhenish Hessen. 



The Rheingau vineyards proper are on 

 the right bank of the Rhine and may be said 

 to begin opposite Bingen, with the exten- 

 sive vineyards of Rudesheim, and to end 

 with the hills of RauenthaL It is within 

 that comparatively small area that are to be 

 found the most famous Rheingau vineyards 

 which yield wines second to none in the 

 world in point of excellence and which are 

 eagerly bought, at the vintage, at prices far 

 higher than those given for new wines in 

 any other vine-growing country. 



After leaving Rudesheim, one comes to 



