Rheingau

Rheingau, a district, 14 miles long, stretching along the right bank of the Rhine, from opposite Mainz to the village of Lorch, 8 miles below Bingen, formerly belonged to the archbishopric of Mainz, and now forms part of the administrative district of Wiesbaden in Prussia. Protected by mountains from the north and east winds, and exposed to the mid-day sun, the Rheingau produces wines of the best quality, as Johannisberger, Rüdesheimer, Marcobrunner, Assmanshäuser, &c.