The Sun.
London, England, 1863-11-17 00:00:00

FRENCH NEW WINES.

New wine is arriving in large quantities at the
market of Bercy, and sales are becoming more fre-
quent, The wines arrived from the south of France
are of excellent quality, and are mach sought for
to mix with lighter wines. The quality of the new
wines arrived from Lower Burgundy is not gene-
rally approved. Their price has fallen to 60f. the
cask of 272 litres from 70f., for which they were
sold a few weeks since. The wines of the
Cher are of unequal quality, and are quoted
at from 75f. to 80t'. the cask of 250 litres. The
light wines of Montagne of the last vintage are
worth from 60`. to 65f. the Bordeaux cask. The
new wine of Roussillon is anxiously expected at
Bercy, in consequence of the high character given
of it. The wines of the Cher are in good demand
at Blere, where large purchases have been made at
65f. the cask of 250 litres. There is likewise a good
demand for new wipe at Pezenas, the quality being;
superior to that of other wine-producing districts ;
17,000 casks of wine grown south of Lyons were
despatched by railway, while during
the same
period there were only 10,000 casks despatched from
all the vineyards between Lyons and Paris, and
14,0e0 casks by the Orleans Railway. This large
export of wine from the vineyards has raised the
price in the country markets, and the demand is
increasing every day. It is said that if the Bor-
deaux merchants should require wine from the
south as they did last year, and as the Burgundy
merchantsrequire this year, the lightest wines in tho
south will be worth from 80f. to 100 f. the cask of
700 litres. As yet the wines of the Cher and of
Touraine are replacing the wines of the south.
Large purchases have already been made at Cette,
Meze, Pezenas, and, Beziers of a considerable
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quantity of Frontignan wine has been sold, at from
57f. to 64f. 50c. the hectolitre. A rise in the price
of wine is likewise remarked in the department of
the Gard, and the demand is increasing. The wine
Of St. Gilles cannot be had at less than 25f. the hec-
tolitre ; La Constiere, 27f. to 28f. ; Vauvert, 24f.
to 95f. ; Beauvoisin, 18f. to 20f. ; Generac, 15f. to
18f. ; and Manduel, 12f. to 15f. At Langlade, where
the stock is nearly exhausted, what remains is sell-
ing at 26f. the hectolitre; at Uchand, 20f,, without
the cask. The wines of La Vaunage, of good colour
and quality, are offered at from 12f. to 15f. ; and
the light wines of the low grounds at from Bf. to 10f.
The price of wine in the neighbourhood of Narbonne
is well maintained. One sale was made at Mon tredon
of 800 hectolitres at 22f. Several sales were made
at Armissau at from 18f. to 20f. and one lot of
3,000 hectolitres of the light wine of Ricardelette
was sold at 10f. the hectolitre. Trade is not as
brisk at Nantes as at other wine-markets, and the
price of new wine is merely nominal. Wine mer-
chants are chiefly occupied in receiving the wine
they purchased during the vintage.
Accounts from Cognac of the 10th inst. state that
the rain, which had fallen in abundance during the
eight days previous, had induced distillers to com-
mence working, and the quantity distilled is esti-
mated at 1,500 tierces a day. The demand from the
interior of France is limited, and appears to have
fallen off considerably since the year 1858. The Ame-
rican market is closed, and it is said that Australia is
overstocked with brandies. It is expected that the
distillers of Cognac will shortly offer 46,000 hogs-
heads of brandy for sale. The prices quoted last week
were for Grand Champagne of the present year, 59
degrees, 120 f. to 130 f. the hectolitre ; Petite Cham-
pagne, 110 f. to 115 f. cash, without the cask; 10f.
is to be added to these prices for every year of age.
Fine beetroot spirit, first quality, 90 degrees, is
quoted in Paris at 72f. the hectolitre.