History of Wines in Germany and Switzerland

Sections include:

Two theories on the origin of German wine

Along the banks of the Rhine

Old Wines

Cleanliness in wine-making

Some famous casks: Heidelberg – Königstein – The Twelve Apostles – The goblets of St. Goar

German industry and persistence

Germany’s debt to the mediaeval monasteries

The Steinberg

Auctioning Steinberg wines

The Johannisberg vineyard

The vintage season

Adulteration of wine in Germany

Advisory councils

Planting under difficulties

“The blood of the Swiss”

A rare Swiss wine

The valley of the Moselle

A Berncastel wine, “The Doctor.”

Healthful quality of the wine

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