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... Growths - Vins de Graves -Haut Brion - Rothschild - Vins de Côtes - Blaye - English Wine - Merchants Fermentation - Fining- Dinner at Château Lagrange - Château Margaux , 1834 - Hotel de Margaux - Price of Lafitte , 1858 and 1860 ...
... Growths - Vins de Graves -Haut Brion - Rothschild - Vins de Côtes - Blaye - English Wine - Merchants Fermentation - Fining- Dinner at Château Lagrange - Château Margaux , 1834 - Hotel de Margaux - Price of Lafitte , 1858 and 1860 ...
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... growths by the tun , as the Belgians , Dutch , and Germans do , when it is yet scarcely wine , and attending to it themselves . There are several branches of the trade . There is , for instance , the firm in England which is partner ...
... growths by the tun , as the Belgians , Dutch , and Germans do , when it is yet scarcely wine , and attending to it themselves . There are several branches of the trade . There is , for instance , the firm in England which is partner ...
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... growths . For my own part , if it were a cask to be selected for my own drinking , and not for selling , I would generally prefer having it chosen by a lady , than by many of the oldest and most experienced Mark Lane , Mincing Lane ...
... growths . For my own part , if it were a cask to be selected for my own drinking , and not for selling , I would generally prefer having it chosen by a lady , than by many of the oldest and most experienced Mark Lane , Mincing Lane ...
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... accordingly ; though you and I know that these grand growths are but an in- finitesimal fraction of the produce of French vineyards , A LONDON HOSPITAL SURGEON'S OPINION . 85 and that our 84 WINE , THE VINE , AND THE CELLAR .
... accordingly ; though you and I know that these grand growths are but an in- finitesimal fraction of the produce of French vineyards , A LONDON HOSPITAL SURGEON'S OPINION . 85 and that our 84 WINE , THE VINE , AND THE CELLAR .
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... growths ; and yet our insular neighbours call these mixtures claret . London claret often contains 26 ° of proof spirit , but sherry and port have often as much as 40 ° to 45 ° , and sometimes even more ! Is it then that the natural ...
... growths ; and yet our insular neighbours call these mixtures claret . London claret often contains 26 ° of proof spirit , but sherry and port have often as much as 40 ° to 45 ° , and sometimes even more ! Is it then that the natural ...
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