The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-06-27
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sale Of the wines Of oil nations. The Winea
sent from California come out Of the com
petition ahead Of oil rivalry. ~ ri. 9
Itmay be well here 70 point out the
considerations which must DO borne %
mind by those Of our manufacturers who
wish 10 supply the European market.
Great Britain, which has been a grea,
consumer ol the heavy wines Of Spain
and Portugal, has in-the last fifteen yeara
developed o most decided penchant for
the light, exhileratlng and odosous French
and German vmtages. The continental
wine growers have kept the market stead.
ily supplied with enormous quantities oi
Hook, Chablis, Sautefne, Clarets, Bur.
gundles and Champsgnes at exceedingly
low rates, and the consequence isihat tho
demand, thus wisely stimulated, ex-
ceeds the production. This has for some
time been the case with the Spanish and
Portuguese wines, Of which the entire pro.
ductlon 10 inadequate to the consumption
Of New York or London, 70 say nothing
Of that Of other large cltiea. As o matter
offact there 10 scarcely any tluadulterated
Port or Sherry 10 be had anywhere at any
time; and although the ClaTets and Bur-
gundies are only adulteraterated with
much difficulty, that result will probably
follow the excessive demand unless the
wines Of other countries supplement the
supply. 9.
There is necessarily plenty Of competi.
tion for go valuable q trade, but at the
same time there Is practically no COM
petitor whose chance Is equal to that Of
the California grower, for the simple rea.
son that the wines he has to. offer are
similar in kind and frequently superior in
quality to those already In possession Of
the market. Greece, Italy, Hungary,
Austria and Australia are ell wine pro:
ducing countries, and their vintages have
again,and again excited the attention OF
the European trade. Italy, however, Is
Of once put out Of court by her oppressive
duties, which prevent her growers
from, having any chance OF success.
The Austrian supply Is too limited and
the country too distant, and consequently
the list Is narrowed at once. Hungary q
said TO produce nearly two hundred va
rietes Of wine; hut very few Of them
are worth, drinking, and these are made
In such small quantities and withal so
badly osaYed, that there ID. little posi-
bihty Of the trade becoming extensive;
and with the exception ofafHoslauer," a
good red wine OF the Burgundy class,
which is, however, frequently earthly,
the Austrian wines are not In great
repute. Greece is Q far more formida-
Bile competitor, inssmuch as,she pro-
duces at least fifteen thoroughly pleasant
red, and white wines, oi which some are
sweet somedry, and all undenisbly good.
Itappears, however most unfortunately
lor theIn, that they are, to quote Dogberry,
"very tolerable and not 10 be endured"
being so totally dissimilar 70 the iavorite
French and German wines as 10 become
repugnant to the cultivated palate. They
are aromatic rather than odorous, luscious
and glowing, and have little Of the brisk,
exhilerating quality that Is desired by the
practioed Wine.drinker.-Sdn FfGneiGcO
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