The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1866-09-10
The Grape Growing Region Of North
Carolina,


gion. All that IS necessary to develop her
admirable resources In this respect is capital,
energy, and experience in the business. Ifan
investment and application of these elements
were made, superior wine, 10th still ard spark
ling.would be produced equal fnot superior to
the foreign IMP ortations and far preferable the
vastquantity of druggcd and deleterious liquors
which are manufactured in the country, and
sold at the highest rates as the genuine pro-
duct Of the grape, when perhaps they have
not a particle of the genuine juice in their
composition. The coast Of North Carolina is
remarkable for its sand bars which extend
for considerable distance into the interior.
This soil isto be met with in the Albemarle
region, and produces a variety of grape in
Wild and luzuriant growth. From a paper
before US we learn that similar spontaneous
product hourishe5 in the western part of the
State, known az the nluscadine which is also
to be found il Eastern Virginia. though not
SO prolific here as in NorthCarolina. The Yad-
kin, the Catawba the Deep and Haw rivers
are cited, upon whose banks this species is
said to flourish in rich luxuriance, as it
does upon many streams in the higher regions
Of country.
The Scuppernons grape is familiar to all of
us and is brought to our market in abundant
supplies at this season, which s the period
when our markets are profnsely supplied
with this delicious grape The carts from
Carolina are now commencing to supply us
with this favorite fruit. 1t grows in wild
lu1uriance on the Pamlico and Albemarle
Sounds, where it is to be found in its richest
state of perfection
The first vine which Mas discovered hy
Europeans, is now said to be growing on
Roanoke Island, yielding, "a We read. its year
" crop as when first discovered Apart from
popularity and superiority as q table luxury,
which is familiar fact to all Of US, il is i'm
rortant for its capacity Of yielding excellent
wine. The best scupparnong vintage is ST.
perior light wine, most pleasant and palatable,
aud great favorite If IT was a foreign i'm
portation, bottled and labeled with gilt pa
per, the cork covered with tin-foil, and
IN this attractive form the bottle placed
upon the table from wine-cooler, with the
bold assertion it was a late importation from
the banks Of the Rhine, its qualities would no
doubt be enhanced in the estimation OF many
whose Judgment is perhaps based more upon
outward appearances and high price, than
kl,a ;,,<r Of ~ III
whose qualities they are called upon to de-
eide.
II Is said by writer, wao has had some
experience IL ths manufacture Of the Soup
ptrnong, that it Is capable Of yielding a
sparkling wine, retaining tbs flavor ot the
still wine, with al the coveted eGervescence
of the genuine champasne--tbat it loses moth
ing IN character by comparison with the
real article f champagne-aud is far superior
to the spurious compounds, for which CON-
paratively enormous prices are paid. and
which, besides, yield q head ache the next
morning, af or the potations Of the previous
evening, that are said to render free libations
of hook and soda" 80 desirable. When it is
remembered that comparatively littls skill
and experience has been applied to the ulan-
ufaeture Of this grape, whose superior wine
yielding qualities are 50 generally acknowl-
edged and established, even by the specimens
Of the wine which have been produced ia the
ordinary and common process Of manufacture
the conclusion is reasonable one. that very
superior sparkling wine, genuine and una
dulterated, and generally rot inferior to that
which comes to us from abroad could he pro-
duced, if the same capital, enterprise. skill,
and experience were applied to the manu-
saoture which are bestowe ed upon the foreign
article. It was prophesied long ago, that
North Carolina was destined to become the
great grape growing and vi producing re-
gion of tie United States ani there is no
doubt that an investment in this lucrative
branch Of agricultural and commercial enter
prise, managed by French OF German skill
and experience, would result in most remu-
lucrative roturna to those who shall largely
embark in such an undertaking This will
eventually be the case, when The capacity of
this region is more generally known, and
when immigration shall be attracted from the
lovely Rhine-land Then we shalt see the
grapes reel to earth in bacchanal PR fusion,
and money will flow i'll as the wine flows out,
the stream golden in one direction, purple in
the other
Means of Attracting Capital Hint 10