Wine, the Vine, and the Cellar |
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... course entirely ignorant of their duties . Even their superiors both at the Excise and Customs boards , at that time consisted , with few exceptions , of men whose lives had been passed in occupations unfitted to qualify them for such ...
... course entirely ignorant of their duties . Even their superiors both at the Excise and Customs boards , at that time consisted , with few exceptions , of men whose lives had been passed in occupations unfitted to qualify them for such ...
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... course , impossible to prevent frauds occasionally in these and other es- tablishments , but great care is used to check their occurrence . I leave this as it appeared in the first edition , as a specimen of the rules and regulations in ...
... course , impossible to prevent frauds occasionally in these and other es- tablishments , but great care is used to check their occurrence . I leave this as it appeared in the first edition , as a specimen of the rules and regulations in ...
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... course , not correct generally , but it is easy to prove , by facts and by reasoning , that it is quite true as regards the wine trade . No trade can be healthy , if , while others are increasing in a wonderful degree , it remains ...
... course , not correct generally , but it is easy to prove , by facts and by reasoning , that it is quite true as regards the wine trade . No trade can be healthy , if , while others are increasing in a wonderful degree , it remains ...
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... others . The shipping and large bottling houses , also being naturally opposed to any change which would derange their course of trade , used their powerful ' NOLI ME TANGERE . ' 21 influence to prevent 20 WINE , THE VINE , AND THE CELLAR .
... others . The shipping and large bottling houses , also being naturally opposed to any change which would derange their course of trade , used their powerful ' NOLI ME TANGERE . ' 21 influence to prevent 20 WINE , THE VINE , AND THE CELLAR .
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... names are sup- posed to possess in this country . The Ebro ' may , of course , be the cheap coarse wine from that quar- ter ; but , as 5s . of the quotation is duty , perhaps it is softened in price , colour , and strength.
... names are sup- posed to possess in this country . The Ebro ' may , of course , be the cheap coarse wine from that quar- ter ; but , as 5s . of the quotation is duty , perhaps it is softened in price , colour , and strength.
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