170 THE CULTURE OF THE GEAPE, 



The soil of Leistenwein and Steinwein vineyards, on 

 the Main, is similar, being argillaceous with calcareous 

 portions, especially fragments of lime. The Leistenwein 

 is regarded as the second finest wine of southern Germa- 

 ny ; but, as the quantity made is very small, it is seldom 

 to be purchased. The grapes grown here are mostly the 

 White Rissling and the Traminer. 



The soil of the hill of the Hermitage, where is made 

 the celebrated wine of this name, is variable. Dr. Bush- 

 by says the hill is of considerable height, but not of 

 great extent; the whole front, which looks to the south, 

 may contain three hundred acres, and of this, even the 

 middle region does not produce the finest wines. '"The 

 gentleman, whose property we were traversing, pointed 

 out to me the direction in which a belt of calcareous soil 

 crossed the ordinary granitic soil of the mountain, and 

 lie said it I'equires the grapes of these soils to be mixed, 

 in order to produce the finest quality of Hermitage." — 

 James BiosJiby, London. 



" Between Chagny and Beaune, in France, the plain 

 lying to the southeast of the range of hills, which, from 

 the value of their produce, give the name of Cote d'Or 

 to the department, is extremely rich, and, to all appear- 

 ance, capable of yielding golden harvests of corn, as the 

 hills do of wine. The greater portion of it, however, 

 was planted with vines on both sides of the road. Ifear 

 Ohagny, it appeared lighter, with a larger admixture of 

 stones, and, on approaching Beaune, it was a rich brown 

 loam." — Ihid. 



" At the vineyard of Ohambertin, the soil varies ex 

 tremely, even in the distance of one hundred yards ; that 



