42 THE VINEYARDS OF THE WORLD. 



Mayence, and those of Liebfraumilch, 

 near Worms, on the southern frontier of 

 Hessen. 



As regards the tributaries of the Rhine 

 other than the Moselle, the Ahr and the 

 Nahe, on the left, the Lahn, the Main and 

 the Neckar, on the right, are the most im- 

 portant ones. Extensive vineyards are 

 cultivated in the valleys of all these rivers, 

 and they produce both red and white wines 

 in large quantity and of very good quality. 

 Walporzheim, on the Ahr, and Hockheim, 

 on the Main, are the two most celebrated 

 growths of these tributaries of the Rhine, 

 the first being famous for its red wines, and 

 the second for its white wines. It is said 

 that Hock, the name so generally given in 

 England to all Rhine wines, and sometimes 

 to all German wines, is derived from Hock- 

 heim, the wines of which have been justly 

 popular among us for many centuries. 



