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... hogs- heads requiring daily supervision ; but , even in the bonded cellars at Bercy , near Paris , every merchant has entire control of his stock , and employs his own men , in the management of his stock . This is also the case in ...
... hogs- heads requiring daily supervision ; but , even in the bonded cellars at Bercy , near Paris , every merchant has entire control of his stock , and employs his own men , in the management of his stock . This is also the case in ...
Page 42
... hogsheads ; Clanranald had twelve ; MacLeod of Dunvegan , sixteen . This last is fifteen bottles daily , which seems a liberal allowance . Those who seek personally for business among small hotel - keepers , publicans , and that class ...
... hogsheads ; Clanranald had twelve ; MacLeod of Dunvegan , sixteen . This last is fifteen bottles daily , which seems a liberal allowance . Those who seek personally for business among small hotel - keepers , publicans , and that class ...
Page 252
... hogsheads of the vintage 1862 , of one of the very first Bordeaux houses , sent by it to their agents here for their opinion , and that of the trade . I do not mention the prices , but may state that although the wine is only about ...
... hogsheads of the vintage 1862 , of one of the very first Bordeaux houses , sent by it to their agents here for their opinion , and that of the trade . I do not mention the prices , but may state that although the wine is only about ...
Page 257
... although averaging yearly about 400 hogsheads , it S was extolled as much as the other great growths of. CHÂTEAU PICHON DE LONGUEVILLE . As they purchase probably one or two hundred tuns ,. Château Pichon de Longueville Château Margaux.
... although averaging yearly about 400 hogsheads , it S was extolled as much as the other great growths of. CHÂTEAU PICHON DE LONGUEVILLE . As they purchase probably one or two hundred tuns ,. Château Pichon de Longueville Château Margaux.
Page 258
... hogs- heads were sold throughout the world . Belgian , Hamburg , and Dutch houses carry on a large trade in Bordeaux wines , through a broker , CHÂTEAU MARGAUX . Inclinez votre ... hogsheads , it is. 258 WINE , THE VINE , AND THE CELLAR .
... hogs- heads were sold throughout the world . Belgian , Hamburg , and Dutch houses carry on a large trade in Bordeaux wines , through a broker , CHÂTEAU MARGAUX . Inclinez votre ... hogsheads , it is. 258 WINE , THE VINE , AND THE CELLAR .
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