The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-04-22
Grapes and Wine.

The suggestions Of our correspondent
are worthy the motto, of our wine rails
ers. From the specimens we have test
cd, we are persuaded, we have wine here
equal to any native wine in the country.
Some Of it has been sent over the noun
tains and been pronounced excellent by
the best judges Of wine in the Eastern
cities. Our soil and climate are pecu>
liarly adapted to the grape, and the
time is not distant when the vintages on
the Ohio will be more celebrated in the
world than those of the Rhine. A few
years hence and we shall see the amphi-
theatre of beautiful hills to the Northwest
our city, clothed with vineyards, whose
harvests will add an important item to
the commerce of the city.
The profits of wine-growing are al
most incredible. A late California paper
says Mr.. Emerson near Los Angeles, in
that State, has vineyard Of six acres,
with 6, 400 stalks in it, from which he
made last year 600 gallons of wine,
and sold it for $S,125. Another vine
yard of 60 acres in the same vicinity
produced 10000 bottles Of sparkling
California" which, at the market price,
was worth 2,OOO-allowing one half
for the expenses, interest, and SO forth,
and profit of 100000, or S1,666 per
acre remains. Our vines are not as pro-
ductive as the California grape, but SOC
10 800 gallons per acre have frequently
been produced on the Ohio.
The few experiments that have been made
in the culture Of grapes and the making o
wine, in this vicinity, have satisfied me tina
no portion of the Ohio Valley presents great
or attractions for the raising of grapes anC
the manufacture Of wine, than the countr,
about Evansville; especially on the range o
hills in the rear OF the city. 1 have in tn
past few years, drank Of the different kind
Of Catawba, and other domestic wines, mad
at Cincinnati, at Hermann, above st. Loui'
and here; and L am satisfied, that hav
here as fine and fruity and delicious nativ
wines, q. is made in the West. The gres
difficulty with our wine is, that it is brougf
into market too soon. 1t has not ag
enough. There is too great demand fC
II, and not enough manufactured to suppl
the wants here. Some time since, frien
OF mine desired to procure about twent
gallons Of our ndtire tCine. 1t was purchai
ed for him and sent East. He bottled it, an
informed me that no Rhenish wine
evsr drank could compare with it; and sue
was almost universally, the opinion of ger
tleman who drank it, and who were in Il
constant habit Of drinking the wines fro
the Rhine in preference to any other. sta
this an opinion OF good judge in sue
matters. have also heard the opinion
highly intelligent Germans from off Il
the Rhine, who speak of it as equal (whel
it has ags) 20 any they ever drank in Il
"Fader Land" But did not set down
write an essay on the subject-though VI
~ interesting one might be written--but
call the attention of our wine manufactr
-srs to the following, which cut from Il
Commercial at Cincinnati. Will not som
VI our German friends, who are wine m,
isrs, enter the list of competitors for Il
premiums to be awarded at st. Louis, c
Wednesday, the 18th Of May next' II
first premium awarded by such men
Nicholas Longworth, NJ. Werk, r. Bucha
an, and DIR. Warder Of Cincinnati, to t
vineyards of Vandcrburgh, would be ma
ter to be proud of. L.
WINE FAIR OF THE MISSOURI WINE coMPAS
'The Missouri Wine Company offers t
following premiums for the best pure natl
wines, of the growth of 1857, to be offered
competition in the city of st. Louis, on We
nesday, the 18th Of May next:
fusl PREMIUM. v
SECOND fremlum...... ..-.........
Inlrd fremium....
fOurtn Premlum.....
flfth Premium.
Shth premium
"The object being to encourage the cultr
OF the vine, tho wines offered must be I
product of the competitors, from quantit
of not less than forty gallons, and Of /
vintage of 1857.
"Each sample TO consist Of three bottl
to be forwarded previously to the address
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