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hock
[HOHKH]

A term used by the British to refer to wine from the Rhine regions of Germany. The term’s a derivation of HOCKHEIM, a town in the RHEINGAU region. Hocks and Moselles still appear as headings on some English wine merchant lists.
Related Links: bottle sickness, Rheingau
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1995 based on THE WINE LOVER'S COMPANION,
by Ron Herbst and Sharon Tyler Herbst.

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