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... sent to America - Consumption fallen off- Sometimes called Bronte - Great care of the Vines - Strong Wine wanted - Unsaleable if imported Light - Remarks about Gauges --Wine production of Sicily - Shipments to Cette and Marseilles ...
... sent to America - Consumption fallen off- Sometimes called Bronte - Great care of the Vines - Strong Wine wanted - Unsaleable if imported Light - Remarks about Gauges --Wine production of Sicily - Shipments to Cette and Marseilles ...
Page xiv
... sent to Adelaide - Better to apply her Capital and Labour to her natural Productions - Vineyards at Beechworth and Albury - Newspaper Extracts 457 CHAPTER XXI . AMERICA CALIFORNIA . Longfellow's Song in praise of Catawba - Different ...
... sent to Adelaide - Better to apply her Capital and Labour to her natural Productions - Vineyards at Beechworth and Albury - Newspaper Extracts 457 CHAPTER XXI . AMERICA CALIFORNIA . Longfellow's Song in praise of Catawba - Different ...
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... sent out without a permit , causing much trouble and loss of time . But as there was no prohibition against sending out eleven bottles ( less than 2 gallons ) , cellars might be thus legally emptied ; and as permits were often not drawn ...
... sent out without a permit , causing much trouble and loss of time . But as there was no prohibition against sending out eleven bottles ( less than 2 gallons ) , cellars might be thus legally emptied ; and as permits were often not drawn ...
Page 7
... sent from the quay would be actually placed in the slings , lowered into the vaults till it touched the ground , and then hoisted up into the wagon waiting for it . Without this ceremony it was feared that there would be an infringement ...
... sent from the quay would be actually placed in the slings , lowered into the vaults till it touched the ground , and then hoisted up into the wagon waiting for it . Without this ceremony it was feared that there would be an infringement ...
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... sent off quite new , mixed with various compounds , either in the country where it was grown or was going to . I am much confirmed in this opinion by the letter of Mr. Ballantyne , which may be seen in the Ap- pendix . With the ...
... sent off quite new , mixed with various compounds , either in the country where it was grown or was going to . I am much confirmed in this opinion by the letter of Mr. Ballantyne , which may be seen in the Ap- pendix . With the ...
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