The wines of the Mosel and the Rhine have achieved a well-deserved popularity over the years; yet to the average consumer their confusing multiplicity of names and the elaborate gradations of their classification and quality present a problem. It is not always easy to tell the commonplace from the good or the good from the remarkable.In Wines of Germany, which was first published in 1956 and became recognized as a classic, Frank Schoonmaker's friendly, impartial and comprehensive style provides all the information that the wine-lover needs. District by district, village by village, he leads the reader through "e;this most beautiful of all wine countries...rich in history and anecdote, in legend and salty proverbs, in tradition and, most important to the connoisseur-in good wine."e;This is an expert's book, but written in layman's language: it is readable, authoritative, concise and complete.