Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1859-08-23
The Wine FFaae Of France.

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The Philadelph "a sllaquiref condenses
the following interesting facts from 4 la,e
publication in one of the English Jour-
malls. on The subject of the Wine Culture
and Trade of France. II says thatabou
Eve millions Of acres Of soil Of that empire
are devoted to The cultivation Of the vine !;
and The wine presses Of France produce
annually over eight hundred millions Iof
gallons Of wine at an average cost Of ten
cents per gallon. Il will BE- seen there
fore, that wine in France, IS much cheap
Ier than malt liquor Ia the United States,
and shencs it is .aImostthe universal drink
of the people. i is stated that the pop
liulalion Of Great Britain. instead of3drink-
ling 4 fair proportion Of wine, as produced
hin France, consume, upon the most cor
rect estimate which can be made. nearly
four hundred millions OF gallons Of ale
and beer, over thirty millions pf gallons
of spirits, and six millions Eve hundred
gallons Of wine and ofthis latter, they
take onlyteight hundred and fifty thou
sand gallons from France. Id Paris, it is
computed that each inhabitant consumes
two hundred and sixteen bottles of wine
| In the year Il; 10 the wine districts 81
France, each person takes seven hundred
and thirty bottles in the same period! rs
Each citizen Of Hamburg consumes twehF
tty-nine bottles, but the Englishmah
drinks scarcely half a wine-glsss of
French wine 10 tue year, although, il is
freely admitted, he might indulge him I
self with it at A hess cost than that which
he pays for his ale and beer.
I The average yield Of French vineyards
lis four hundred and fifty gallons per acre
and the total annual value Of Rlhe pro-
duce aboutIeighty -four millions pc dollars.
/ Eleven millions gallons Of brandy are dis,
! titled from lightweight mil topssof gall
Ions Of wine---ahd the quantity exported
Of wine and brandy is only one seventh
\ Of the entire production. Il The total value
fof the brandy produced in France j.
about twelve millions Of dollars, iat an
average cost of fortyteight centsjper gal
1loh. The culture, manufacture, and sell
ing ofFrench wines, employ two millions
tof people. These few results are well
worthy the Iattentionfof American cult
vators--for4 }Iin mo part Of the world are
1.-THE soil and climate more favorable to the
growth Of grapes, than between certain
parallels Of latitude in the United States,
and the day isProbabg not far distant
when the, wine crop will be regarded as
one Of our most important resources. -
Already in Ohio, Missouri. and portions
| Of Pennsylvania. New York, New DER
| sey, Virginia, and Georgia, there are ex-
tensive and profitable vineyards. ZANE
vineyard, near Wheeling. is oaeof the
most successful in the United States, and
I'VE understand that the wines have been
pronounced BY competent judges. spperi-
| Or to the famous I1oNawoRrH wines Of
Ohio. II yssE.: %A0
In addition to the above, we will add
that the cultivation Of the grape is att
tracing much attention in this part of
Virginia. The hills adjacent the Kama
wha Valley are admirably suited to grape
growing and wine-making. The expert
ments~ tried during the last few years
have surpassed expectations both in the
quantity and quality ofthegrapes raised.
And the wine made therefrom ~ pro,
Inounced to beIof excellent quality In
deed the result Of wine making il this
Kanawha region has been highly graft
flying, and shows plainly that ere long
vineyards vii be a source Of great profit
to our people Good Judges pronounce
Iiour soil, climate and hills, as peculiarly
! favorable and suitable 70 the growth Of
the best wine. producing grapes.