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... Letter - Christopher Smith in 1750 -Tavern Drinking - White Port - Teneriffe - Introduction of Sherry - Claret of first Growth , vid Boulogne - Claret in Scotland --Wine - drinking in the Hebrides -Bad Cellars in Modern Houses -Wine ...
... Letter - Christopher Smith in 1750 -Tavern Drinking - White Port - Teneriffe - Introduction of Sherry - Claret of first Growth , vid Boulogne - Claret in Scotland --Wine - drinking in the Hebrides -Bad Cellars in Modern Houses -Wine ...
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... Letter from Lis- bon , 1798 - The Port Trade Artificial - Difficulty of giving just Views - Head of the Wine Trade - Bottle - stink - Dining Hours— Horse Shoe - Gronow's Reminiscences - Old Port in Lancashire- Monopoly - Alto Douro ...
... Letter from Lis- bon , 1798 - The Port Trade Artificial - Difficulty of giving just Views - Head of the Wine Trade - Bottle - stink - Dining Hours— Horse Shoe - Gronow's Reminiscences - Old Port in Lancashire- Monopoly - Alto Douro ...
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... Letter from Professor Michel- Wines used in Scotland- Mr. Ballantyne , curious information - Result of Testing of Different Years - Consumption and Percentages from 1831 to 1863 . CHAPTER VII . CHAMPAGNE , REIMS , EPERNAY , ETC. 248 Vin ...
... Letter from Professor Michel- Wines used in Scotland- Mr. Ballantyne , curious information - Result of Testing of Different Years - Consumption and Percentages from 1831 to 1863 . CHAPTER VII . CHAMPAGNE , REIMS , EPERNAY , ETC. 248 Vin ...
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... Letter from Montpellier , 1805 - List of Prices - Cette - Undeserved bad Character - False Brands - Lunel and Frontignan - The Hérault - Beziers - Narbonne - Rivesaltes- Perpignan - Vintage - No Singing or Dancing - Port Vendres ...
... Letter from Montpellier , 1805 - List of Prices - Cette - Undeserved bad Character - False Brands - Lunel and Frontignan - The Hérault - Beziers - Narbonne - Rivesaltes- Perpignan - Vintage - No Singing or Dancing - Port Vendres ...
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... Letter from a Traveller in Peru - Peruvian Sherry - Doubtful if made in Peru 474 CHAPTER XXIII . CELLARS - DECANTING - FININGS - BOTTLES - BOTTLING . Bad Cellars in Modern Houses - Iron and moveable Bins - Architects ignorant about ...
... Letter from a Traveller in Peru - Peruvian Sherry - Doubtful if made in Peru 474 CHAPTER XXIII . CELLARS - DECANTING - FININGS - BOTTLES - BOTTLING . Bad Cellars in Modern Houses - Iron and moveable Bins - Architects ignorant about ...
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