New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-12-05

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the m",uluu ann, II 10 prlnni anl 4" hn treated as
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and therefore mo,o uspn i,aw ans "nt ~ ~ ~
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gince hoInc nnd pieiisposoa tho nni ~ Tho fnlluuss
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Onm, descent down tho Wide aud winding itlnn."
stepped nj Tho Chateau ~ JohannsbpfH. tho proper
" At Tho crlelrniei Metrrnch with s"mn lfonbla
gained admission a. Tho collars aud tasted thnif rich
conicnin Tho major domo what ha Uorman dnsig'
nation was cant tfAnscfibo) ghvn mn much niorma.
tion regarding tho character Of hs wines Tho boat,
ho told me, from tho vino ho had caused 10 bs
transplanicd from Madeira. aud which produced in
that leland wine called Sercial lie had sold II ha
high ma ri ~ The bottle upward Of So Al his
earnest solicitation, aud knowing IL would crafty him,
tasted the wine, and pronounced IL we'll worth that
tcomingly cxrayagnnt price l'y this and other I'm,
pro, cmcnta Of his native grape Prince Mctternich VIII
he cndcarcd 10 the present aud future ages when inc
part he took in the formation OF " the Holy Alliance
will be forgotten, remembered only to bcexccraed!
The Malmscy IL luscious wine--too much so for the
refined taste II can be given to children aud conVa-
le,cent women Nevertheless II is one OF the rarest
and most costly wines Little OF il is grown, and none
without great care. The slightest fog or moisture
bghts it, and years often pass without vint-
nee The old monks cultivated this wine; cher
isLcd il, and delighted in it, Its rich mayor
saddoned their cl0isters, and warmed their de-
votions. In the solitude of their cells, weary of
world that had given them little, or wholly devoted
TO another that promised them 40 much they doubtless
passed their hours in prayers, IN ygls ana iecupera-
tive neutrality-suspicious. which the mini and SOU
rather enjoyed than the bodily appetite What wanted
they of Paradise save Eve, with whom, however,
ike eur first progenor they perhaps would have been
unable to retain it Indeed it was their introduction
of Ewes into the monaseres that caused, in great
degree, the expulsion of the monks,
"If ancient ray true, these holy men"
Tie BGal is a delicate and mellow vine The grape
like an Andalusian maiden should be gathered at the
moment of its ripeness They both wither rapidly on
maturity Unlike sercal, which should be kept at
least one Lalf of the time Horace allows to poetry
before it the light the Bal is good when young
Time, however that ,ofteDs everything, adds add-
tionsl meowness TO this The grape is becoming
scarce and the wine consequently dearer. The best
raised ON the island is from the vineyards OF Padre
JOaO in the district OF San Martinho-an excellent
priest and cultiyatOr of the vine
The Tinta, sometimes called Burgundy Madeira, be-
cause it has all the sunset glow of that famous wine,
boasts flavor of peculiar excellence. 1t gains Its rich
deep color from the husks OF the grape which are al.
lowed to remain in the cask during fermentation, and
which give to the wine Of the astrngent proper
ties of Port Its peculiar excellence is ephcmeral
Unlike the other wines of the island, il gathers ad
dtonal value from time Two or three years are It's
grand climacterc. Thence it gradually loses its deli
cate aroma and copious avor-becOmes sour, morose,
inch 10 lafiO snfss n aOn
Grated when without other cOmpsnionship.
But in its prime, Claude's colorng Is not more
warm, nor MOore's verse more suggestive. burning
"Seppho" might have taken her I'LL of it, before the
Leucsdian leap-fOr wine unless perhaps lts lnme-
date parent Burgundy is more likely to excite the
phrenzy OF love
The Tinto is dark red wine, from grape larger,
POTTER and ucier than the Tilta It's known as the
pure juice OF the grape being naturally less potent
than the others Mixed with water, it is very palatabe
and fit accompaniment 10 meats. but should leave the
table with the cloth.
Then there is also the YerdeilhO, a wine pro-
duced from the white grape. 1t strongboded wine,
too potent indeed for general consumption and there
fore but seldom used
Such are the best of the normal wines of the island
Others are made from their cOmmxture, among which
that exported " Madeira wine" whose compliments
are principally the Verdeho the Unto and Bdal and
wines of various kinds, differing in color and quality,
are mingled together from the mother butts oil
spring of many parents-and exported, cheap for cash
" or approved credit.
Instead of keeping their wines in cellars, as we most
" do the Madeira propreors store them above ground
The interior of their bodegas (storehouses) is kept
decously cool and subdued the heat and glare of the
sun being seduously excluded. 1t is delightful walk
through them hedges of butts either side dhusng
fragrance grateful to the sense than Wild flowers
bouquet of countless perfumes. Some visitors have
been known to scent their fingers or hanikerchles with
the delicious fragrance others, their breath.
bountful season gives Cor has given) from 2oDJD
to 80 000 pipes Of wine of which however 1t is safe to
say rot more than 5000 is good wine. 1t behooves,
therefore, those who purchase to acquaint themselves
with the character for proby and good taste OF the e1
pOrters.
Intoxication is rarely or never the vice OF yinegrow
ing countries. In Madeira, with the peasantry.
a drunkard is less reputable than a thef-necessity
may make the one nothing but inherent deprasity the
other They drink wine always, and never to excess
"No nation is drunken, says Jefferson in his letters,
where wine is cheap; and none sober where the
"dearness of wine substitutes ardent spirits as the
common beverage" tits the discovery OF the process
of dstillaton that ike the civil feuds OF Rome) has
filed the world with widows and with orphans The
prohibition of dstilson and the abolition % duties on
wines would be OF vast more benefit to the morals OF
our country than all Maine Laws even If they could
be enforced.
THE EMIGRANT SYSTEH.... No. ".