| Wine is an alcoholic drink that is made from the | | | | are produced in three districts known as the |
| fermentation of untouched grape juice. Red and | | | | Rheingau, Rheinhessen and Rheinpfalz. Perfect Riesling |
| white wine are the most popular types. Dry white | | | | wine is of a slightly greenish color with a smooth acid |
| wine has only a small amount of remaining sugar in it, | | | | bitterness and a scent of the best German white |
| yet sometimes has a habit of tasting sweet when in | | | | wines. It is again best served cold. The dry white |
| fact it is not. The most popular white wines | | | | German wines are usually called Rhine wine. California |
| originated in France and Germany, the French types | | | | Rieslings are also beautiful wines. Chablis This is a dry |
| being 'Sauterne' and 'Chablis' and the German types | | | | white wine with a straw color. Not a lot is made each |
| being 'Reisling' (also known as Hock or Rhine) and | | | | year because the area In France where it is created |
| 'Moselle'. They are all characterized by their lightness, | | | | is quite small, therefore only a limited amount reaches |
| delicacy of flavor and by their light straw color. As | | | | countries who order it and it is very expensive. It is |
| well as being produced in Europe, these white wines | | | | best served cold. California Chablis is made primarily |
| are also produced in the United States in the coast | | | | with Golden Chasselas and Burger grapes grown in |
| counties of California. In the eastern US, dry white | | | | the coast counties. Sauterne This is a French wine |
| wines are made from several varieties of grapes | | | | that is claimed by many wine drinkers to be the |
| developed in the Finger Lakes District of New York | | | | finest produced anywhere in the world. The vineyard |
| State, and Ohio and New Jersey also make them. | | | | where this wine is made is only two hundred acres, |
| Moselle This is the most delicate of the German dry | | | | therefore the output is very small every year. Its |
| white wine, and the most famous brand of this kind | | | | popularity is very large and only small quantities reach |
| is the 'Bernkasteler Doctor'. These wines are pale and | | | | America. Some Sauternes are quite sweet while |
| flower scented, and because of their fresh acid and | | | | others are completely dry. Sweet Sauterne is one of |
| low alcoholic content, they are easily digested and | | | | the most popular table wines and has a full and |
| they are usually served cold. Riesling Most dry white | | | | intense syrupy flavor. Some great Sauternes are |
| wines of Germany are known as Hock wines, and | | | | produced in California in the Livermore Valley. |