New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-08-28
VISEGROWIEG IN Europe.
VARIETIES OF FRUIT-soH-AGE OF wINE--A
.. POPULAR FALLACY

VARIETIES OF FRUIT-soIL-AGE OF wINE-A
POPULAR FALLACY.
The San Francisco Herald publishes the ioi
lowing facts concerning vnecutuTe in Europe gasheieu
by prac teal American traveller:
II is believed in France that a crop OF any knu
n a vineyard, between the OF tie VINE, LIDS tbis
dsagreeabe taste 10 the wine, ana that or
taste viii slightly resemble the parten"in Itay where
cereal thus grown. This IDEA scouteu ~ - ,e vines
crops are always grown between the rows @ NV the
but the Frenchman would probably py DOOR when By
every they should be go0d i. tha vine press
20 minge the red and white fl eIthe ~ 1n0 Of
or nm The wine I'M various proportions more gehssS he
aboat three OF red OF white Inc luea while
that the red is valuable Tor eolorlng bon1net
tie white gives the decacy OF taste and tne m the
Most growers prefer 10 start new ylhey nat thew
8sin whole year by IT, while they are saved St arc
loss that always occurs ron ~ make wine abroad
Rom one vaTity OF grape Though most growsaS in
favortes many kinds arc an, inns mixed are com
the wine Three and Tour Linds are mingled
mon but sometimes even ten or twelEe onr Country
10 tcb VINO doubtless understand the caI,n n VI
the vine better than any other peops e 70 that soil
Which Is most eongenia It's culture is sim a Srn
fancy. Every aid which osev studed and OBJ
served in France This involves also al the m
@ al ~ same varieties, most extraordinary IN cnar
scter and which perhaps 10 the best eneot ~
Tie The prevailing idea is that these are
a. tbe main TO differences Of soils about whon
world OF study aud investigation rs ana mas DeeH NJ
wears going Preference is always gwen 10 to ,h
ior a Vineyard over a plain warm hlIslde' WIN
wooded summit and southern exposure Is IUn
eidcred the most favorable site Ior - Fi" ~
ward stil there wondeTIu eAcPtlone po ~
ms The splendid wines Of Gironde, near BOZ BOT
grow on the plain. Both sides Of the Rhine ana
Mosele seem equally well adapted TO the Vlne some VI
tbe heat vine OF Rheims is grown on vineyards LOohE
orthward and away 20 the extreme northern Ine
Europe There are some parts Oh flabCo
where western exposure ls found Dy enpeIehCJ &c
swer fhe best As general rule In northern latudes
southern aspect preferred In the south an eastern eA
Dosure ANY soil retaining sagnant water VIII grow
HE vine but those that light and dry and stony or
sandy are considered the best The lighter ana dTer tne
soil the smaller the plant the sweetef the iuJ anu se
better the wine That soil which - so very ght anu oIy
that Is literally for nothing else is abroad often con
sidered especially adapted TO the grape sou shouu
he light aud that t viii not retain wafer 10 DC
hest fitted for the grape; and no matter now poor o
thin IL NAV be- " on hillside with favorable exposure
and a warm sun, 10 is certain TO yield FAIR wine.
IL has become almost universally considered taI eoat
age improves WINE and that the colder the better is
true adage This not at all true 1T Is gross error 70
suupOse that wine which Will keep should only De drank
wien il will keep longer. Wines dlner very much ~
their character respects endurance ana in e SuSt
Of time necessary bring them to the highest excellence
Mere criterion For example, the highest grades
of burgundy will not keep more than twenty years,
while il will improve after ten or twelve years Auu
t is doubtful IL is ever 50 good as when IL Is SIX years
old from the vintage. Champagne may support user
haps Improve for eight ten years, certainly not ate
that and the true bon riUat would not ask TOT more
Than ten years old, aud many would prefer IL much
Younger other hand the German hooks mature ae
They improve every year, well kept till they are 10rty
and will splendidy for century Some OF the nner
fore they are bottled they will keep $50 years MOST
wines which will keep to old age lose some OF theI quh
ties as they grow old Age sOftens the French wines IN
sptuOus aroma but often is fata 10 thei bouquet