The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1868-07-24
Farm an& Gar&tn.
WINE GR0wING.

NJ. Edmond About in recent arti-
ele on the wines of France, gives III the
Moniteor some interesting figures and
facts. From his authorities il is shown
that the vine yields more than one
fourth of the revenue of France derived
from agriculture. In 1866, wine to the
amount of 3OS millions was exported
from France-the value of the whole
production being estimated at 900 mill
ions of francs. The average cost OF the
wine crop is one franc the litre, "a lit
tie more than a quartz whilst the flnesS
wines cost from II to 15 francs q, htre.
The Haute BoGrgogne and Medoc are
tie two brands which Nj. about. affirms
DEFY criticism as to the purity OF their
kind. owing to the corners of france
where these vineyards are.. The king
of red wines he declares to be the Clos
Vougeot, but that vineyard yields an av-
erage of 450 hogsheads only. The king
of white wines is The Chateau Yquem'
and that estate is even smaller than
the Clos vougeot. The growers OF
these wines NJ. A bout states, restrain
ed bv iaudible pride, as we'll as hon-
esty never falsify or dilute them. None
know better than the farmers, howevS
err, how fffucff the public Pike to be de-
6eited-tnat public which buys Clos
Vongeot at three, and Chaeau Yquem at
8 francs the bottle. The farmers sell
their pure wine dear, and leave to the
unscrupulous Intermediates the shame
and profits of the fraud. NJ. About
deems the great obstacle to q wider
planting of the wine in the Glronde,
and other countries exceedingly favor.
able to vineyards, to be the want OF
well-trained labor. Vine growing and
ba I'd nor foot, | regarded this advice as
entirely thrown awayt But it did not
take me long to find out that, first, there
was an uncomfortable 'air-hoie' IN thc
back of my head; second, the sight en-
tirely gone from my left optic, ana tne
skin peeled Off my face and ears; third,
that had been steamed or ratner
cooked, from head to heels, includihS
both arms: and lastly, that the doctors
had iust pulled me through a severe at
tack of pneumonia. Remained IN the
hospital twenty-nlne days, and then
concluded to 20 home. Had not been
able to leave my bed, but, accompanied
by nv brother-in- q. II. Rullson,
ESQ. who had nursed me from the third
Wine-makitig are delicate and constant
troubles, and farmers have great dltii-
Guilty in supplying themselves with
hands, and in some districts the vine
laborer can't be had at any price. In
old times counterfeits were in point OF
hy giene. harmless, for champagnes
made from gooseberries and rhubarb
did not destroy the cOatings OF tho
stomach. But the uin ordinaire that any
country chemist can get UP lrow, days
is excellent and Il poison, and has the
advantage OF unvarying quality /; and
sparkling champagne is concocted from
petroleum and coal, and sold as clio
quot or montebello. The RGderer
champagne is as oftcned Ciounteffeitcd
as any other, and quantities of "grceli
seal" are swallowed in England and
America which it costs just one shill-
ling to manufacture. NJ. About thinks
italian wines the least adulterated
as a class, owing to the small eXporta-
tion of them, and sees little hope of any
J change for the better in France, as long
as the young men of the country are
absorbed in the army. With the nec-
essary number of hands the production
of Burgundy wine might be tripled
and'the coarser brands so.improved and
: cheapened as to leave little margin IoI
the counterteiter's profit. Think Of
| Chambertin, and Sauterne cheaper by
hall than beer and cider, if Napoleon
l III. would only disarm, reduce his ar
/ my, and encourage the work of peace
5 Paris correspondence ofthe Boston Post