CHAPTER IX.

SOUTH OF FRANCE - MARSEILLES, ETC.

Marseilles-St. George-M. Gordon-Languedoc-Châteauneuf du

Pape-Nismes—Banyuls-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,

Pyrenees-Magnificent Views-Elne Wine Shop-Collioure-A

Bottle threescore Years old-Stone Rooms with 8,000 Gallons-

Skins for Cattle--Origin of Masdeu-From Port Vendres to

Bordeaux

PAGE 354

CHAPTER X.

PARIS, BERCY.

Great Dépôt for Wines-Large Cellars at Bercy-Entrepôt des Vins

-Octroi and Charges in Paris-Counting-houses at Bercy-Water

-Restaurants-Consumption of Wine in Paris and in England-

Establishment of M. Nicolas-Extension of Octroi - Liberté et

Égalité'—The Marseillaise '—'Ordre Publique'-Wine Adulte-

rations severely punished

.. 371

CHAPTER XI.

RHINE AND MOSELLE.

Im Kühlen Keller-Rheingau Vineyards—The Press- White and Red

Wines-Palatinate-Racking—Prices, Rüdesheim, Johannisberg,

&c.-Schloss Johannisberg-Cabinet Wines-Steinberg - Rüdes-

heimer — Geisenheimer Rothenberg - Hochheimer — Assmanns-

hausen-Rheinhessen—The Pfalz-Rhenish Bavaria-Bocksbeutel

- Moselle—Trêves—The Saar-Sparkling Moselle—Preparation-

Information as to Buying-Old Brown Hock-Gauges in Nassau,

Hesse, Frankfort—Das Gläschen-Consumption, Quantity, and

Percentage, from 1831 to 1863

380

CHAPTER XII.

MARSALA.

Marsala-Soil similar to Xerez-Albariza-Barro-Argil—Excellent

Red Wines— Mostly 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-

Consumption and Percentage from 1831 to 1863

403

Its Wines disappointing-Climate and Soil offer high Expectations

-Vino d'Asti-Montepulciano-Extracts from · Roba di Roma’and

from a French Wine Journal—Progress in Wine-making. PAGE 409

CHAPTER XIV.

GREECE,

Bacchus, the God of Wine-Pan-His conquests by Wine-Homer's

Description of a celebrated Wine-Its Potency-Polyphemus,

Ulysses—The Islands of the Archipelago-Cyprus-Commanderi

-Malmsey-Santorin-Smyrna-Tenedos--Currants

423

CHAPTER XV.

HUNGARY

Lines on the Vintage-Great Varieties— Imperial' Tokay-Erro-

neous Ideas-Peculiar Properties-Natural Phosphor

429

CHAPTER XVI.

CRIMEA.

Prince Woronzow's Vineyards - Massandra - Aïdanil-Aloupka-

Fine, pure Wines, Memorandum of Tasting.

436

CHAPTER XVII.

MADEIRA.

Madeira Thirty Years ago-Now greatly Changed - Importation

Trifling-Replaced by Sherry-Imitations from all Quarters-High

Prices-Replanting necessary-Consumption and Percentage from

1831 to 1862

438

CHAPTER XVIII.

TENERIFFE, VIDONIA, CANARY SACK.

Teneriffe, one of the five Canary Islands—Vidonia, from the Vidogne

Grape-Teneriffe much used Forty Years ago Canary Sack –

Not denoting Dryness—Vine Disease

449
CHAPTER XIX.

CAPE-SOUTH AFRICAN.

Bounties on Cape_Complaints of Cape Merchants-Huskisson-

Poulett Thomson-South African-Fatal Day for Cape-Unfair

Competition-Constantia—Colonial Interests overpower the Go-

vernment-Indulgence granted to Cape-Frauds with Drawback

claimed-Consumption and Percentage from 1831 to 1863. PAGE 452

CHAPTER XX.

AUSTRALIA,

Its Wine generally Bad—Vines 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 Opinion-Hotel

Charges before the time of Greenbacks—Cock-tail-Brandy Smash

-Carolina-Scuppernong--California-Good Wines—Angelico-

Aliso-Large Production-German Vine-Growers

467

CHAPTER XXII.

PERU.

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 Cellars-Mr. Farrow's decanting Machines—All

Wines should be decanted—Articles required in the Cellar—How

to carry a Bottle-Fining-Corks-Bottling-Best to employ a

Wine-cooper-Bottles—Uniform Size impracticable .

477

No Personal Experience-Letter from a Physician-Average Annual

Consumption of Wine in Mayence-Gout almost unknown there-

Produced by too much Azute-Bi-carbonate of Potash-Letter

from Bordeaux-Letters from a Gentleman in London, and from a

Country Gentleman-Haggis-Hotch-potch

PAGE 495

APPENDIX.

503

I. Letter of Mr. Ballantyne in 1807

II. Letter of the Author to The Times'

509

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

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The Vintage

Frontispiece Douro Wine District.

To face page 128 Wine Lodge at Villa Nova

174 Cadiz, Xerez, and Neighbourhood

. 202 Residence and Bodega at Port St. Mary

208 Vintage in the Médoc

249 Château Lafitte

251 Château Latour

253 Château de Lagrange

255 Château Pichon de Longueville

257 Château Margaux

258 Château Yquem

261 Operations in Champagne

318 Corking Machine

322 Bottle Holder

325 Château at Vôsne

346 The Wine-Shop at Elne

364 Chateau de Masdeu

368 Bercy

372 Interior of Cellar at Bercy

373 Boy Treading Grapes

382 Discharging the Trodden Grapes

383 Das Gläschen Wine Establishment at Marsala

407 Wrought-Iron Wine Bin, No. 1.

478 Registered Cellular Wine Bins; Rest for each Bottle, No. 2. 480 Movable Iron Bin, with Lock, No. 3.

480 Wooden Packing-Cases, suited also for Bins

481 Machine for Decanting, No. 1.

486 Machine for Decanting, No. 2.

487 Air-Conductor for Decanting

489 Metal Bottle-Carrier

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