Wine, the Vine, and the Cellar |
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... seen by the following table : — 1858 1839 1860 1861 1862 Imports of Wine . 5,791,636 gallons . 8.195,513 12.475,001 • 11.052.436 11,960,676 And , to prove the remarkable increase ' they show , in type large enough to be read half - a ...
... seen by the following table : — 1858 1839 1860 1861 1862 Imports of Wine . 5,791,636 gallons . 8.195,513 12.475,001 • 11.052.436 11,960,676 And , to prove the remarkable increase ' they show , in type large enough to be read half - a ...
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... seen in the cellar with their leathern apron and cap . Father and son thus show their good sense , and both will reap their reward . But , be- sides the practical knowledge to be got here , it is desirable that he should go abroad , not ...
... seen in the cellar with their leathern apron and cap . Father and son thus show their good sense , and both will reap their reward . But , be- sides the practical knowledge to be got here , it is desirable that he should go abroad , not ...
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... seen in the Ap- pendix . With the exception of this letter , I have nowhere met with any document , in reference to the wines in use about a century ago , which a wine merchant would not immediately discover to have been written by ...
... seen in the Ap- pendix . With the exception of this letter , I have nowhere met with any document , in reference to the wines in use about a century ago , which a wine merchant would not immediately discover to have been written by ...
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... seen a butt of sherry ; but when I did , I recommended it in preference to white port . A man of quality recommended to me Mr. Duff , our late consul at Cadiz , to whom I sent orders from several friends , and white port soon became ...
... seen a butt of sherry ; but when I did , I recommended it in preference to white port . A man of quality recommended to me Mr. Duff , our late consul at Cadiz , to whom I sent orders from several friends , and white port soon became ...
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... seen the remarks by the late Marquis of Breadalbane , about some of his wines which have just been sold in Edinburgh , and am sure that the same might be written in many other cellar registers . I have had frequent opportunities of ...
... seen the remarks by the late Marquis of Breadalbane , about some of his wines which have just been sold in Edinburgh , and am sure that the same might be written in many other cellar registers . I have had frequent opportunities of ...
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