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Beginning just below Bonn and extending about 100 km/60 miles south along the banks of the
Rhine, the Mittelrhein is a beautiful region of steep, terraced vineyards and some of the
wine world's most splendid scenery — medieval castles and ruins clinging to rocky peaks,
sites of ancient legends where Siegfried, Hagen and the Loreley seem to spring to life.
Nearly three-fourths of the vineyards are planted with the noble Riesling grape. The clayish
slate soil yields lively wines with a pronounced acidity. In years when the wines are
particularly austere, they are sold to the producers of Sekt , Germany's sparkling wine,
where high acidity is an asset.
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