Time for good taste In vino veritas, they say when it comes to wine, and to be sure there's a whole lot of truth revealed in partaking the wines grown in Boppard's large vineyard at Hamm, not least in their subtlety and play of aroma. It is here that some of the finest wines of the middle Rhine region are grown, proving each year how well they 'go down' both for guests and inhabitants of these parts. The winegrower's year is a hard one, but when a gentle climate, good soils and the expertise of winegrower and cellarer com-bine 10 on Boppard's Hamm, then something quite wonderful is the result. Younger generations of winegrowers, too, can demonstrate what a first-class wine tastes like and how very clearly the origin and type of grape is reflected in the delights of its bouquet. Boppard has been associated with winegrowing for centuries, and offers its delectable wines in the local cuisine, at wine-tasting get-togethers in vintner court-yards, at the Boppard Wine Festival in September or even in the middle of a vine-yard as at the Middle Rhine Spring Wine Festival, which takes place at the end of April. The local Riesling grape is the star of wines growing on the Rhine and feels parti-cularly at home here to give rise to a fine, racy wine. There is time to taste them at ease all through the year in the shady lanes and cosy parlour pubs of the town. Time for good taste Bopparder Hamm Boppard Hamm’s Top-Quality Wines