Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-12-05
THE GAZETTE.
.oNnAY MukNlNG. DECEMEEk ). 1889
WINES OF GERMANY.

IN Ed UT .tN
tn these famous wines which We generally
cnni"und under the popular name 81 Hooks
IA corruption Of the name OF one celebrated
y,mc, add }. T. CnzEens. the p"rt, hGmorist,
and WINE merchant, thus learnrdiy drSrants
IN his Wine Press:
There Is At presen. great rivalry between
the two vineyards IT Johannesburg and
SirinneIg and IN sonie years. Stelhherg has
fetched il much higher l'ricc than J"hannes-
l.rc Ia 1896, a stuckia-S at Nteinherg, Of
lS22, Inch, on account Of its great delcacy
and excellence. was named die Braut"
l"the Bride was sold hy auction, and
bought is several crowned heads and three
London wine merchants, nj about twenty
shi!iings the bottle, taken nj the cellars ut
tberlnch. The great care and energy DIS,
played by Mr.. koepp, kelerme'Ster Of the
Duke Of Nassau, in the management "i the
Nlueyard, will no doubt much increase lis
present popularity.
Kudesheim and its Hnterllnusen, pro.
dace wines Of the first gr"wths; the ahm OF
isl brings fifty pounds and upwards The
highest quality is called RudeSheimerburg.
The Stelnberger, belonging I" the Duke OF
Nassau, takes rank after the Schlnss Jnhan,
nessberger among these wines. |, has the
greatest strength, and yet Is one oi the most
delicate, aud even sweetly favored. That
called the Cabinet" from the vintage OF
ISL, brought seventy pounds sterling The
ahm In 1871. it was sold the spot Tor
tive and half forms, or half u guinea the
bottle. The quantity Of the first growth
made is small. Graeienherg, which wa-
once the property Of the Church, produces
a. A.
u the Rudesheimer.
Marcobrunner is an excellent wine OF Il fine
flavor, especially when the vintage has tax
en- place in warm year The vineyards oil
Roth and konigsbach grow excellent wines.
The wine of Bacharach was formerly cele-
brated, a. before mentioned. but time pro
duces revolutions in the history OF wines
as well rs in that of empires. Notwithstand-
ing the quality Of endurance many OF
The second rate growths possess. and free,
dom from acidity equal to those which hold
the first place, they are, by no means, rs
well known AS they ought to be. The ol-
dest wine which is commonly offered to the
purchaser is that Of l748, year when the
season was exceedingly propitious to the
vintage Older wines may be met with,
but less frequently.
The wines of 1888 bear very high char
acter-the highest OF any during the last
century. There is something unaccountabe
in the extraordinary durability OF wines 80
far to the north, where the slightest increase
of warmth in u season causes such differ
ence III the quality of the wine. While
strong southern wines suffer from age, after
u certain period Of years, in bottle, and be-
KIN To detcrior:lte sensibly, the Rhine wines
seem possessed Of inextinguishable vitality,
aud show the greatest part Of rivalry IN keep
ing it at defiance. 1t is generally found that
wines, with the smaller proportion Of alco-
hnl, change sooner than those which are
strong; yet the Rhenish wines, averaging so
little spirit, will endure longer and continue
to improve 10y aye as much as the more po-
tent wines Of the south, having double the
alcoholic strength. The hest vintnses were
las, l7GG, 1889. 100, 1902, 1911, 1892,
and 1884 The Rhine wines are diuretic in
quality, and the Germans say, keep OF the
doctor" They are remarkable for promot-
ing cheerfulness in the native constitution.
ca the whole the wines Of Bischeim, Ass
manshauser, and Laubenheim, are very plea
SAINT Wines those Of rather more strength are
Marcobrunner, RudeSheimer, and NierStei-
ner; those OF Johannesburg and Geissenhelm
belonging to Count Ingelheim. and li"ch-
helm, give the most perfect deicacy and
aroma. and freedom from acidity"
a DEFENCE or THE Crow. The crow in
many parts of the world. is considered u
marauder on the farm, and the gun Is per
s"veringly used for his extermination. The
most able writer's on ornithology. and others
who have studied mis- habits, agree that III
stead of being robber and a pest 10 the far
mer, he is one Of his most faithful friends
and greatest benefactors lie consumes, IN
the course Of the year. vast quantities
Of grubs, worms. and nuvious ,ermln: he Is
"A valuable Scavenger, and clears the land Of
offensive masses OF decaying animal sui
stances; he hunts the grass fields, and pulls
cut and devours the underground catrrpillars
wherever he perceives the sign Of their oper
ations, as evinced by the w,ted stalks; he
DESTROYS mice, young rats, lizards and ser
penis; lastly, he is volunteer sentinel about
the farm, and drives the hawk from its en-
closures, thus preventing greater mischief
than that of which he is himself guilty. Ii
Is chiefly during seed time aud harvest that
the depredations Of the crow are committed;
during the remainder OF the year we witness
only his services, and 80 highly are those
services appreciated by those who have
written of birds. that we cannot name an
"rni,hologist who does not plead in his
behalf
NEW STOVE AND TIN STORE.
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A GARD. -ENOtH GRIMES respectfully in
Z farms friends nj the nm ypurrili