, 1874-02-23
AMERICAN CHAMPAGMES,
4 Ycarly Product Of $4,000 Bottles Of
Champngnc"..4llo Process Of
Manufacture.

ciotn oenlJ VI "Hoea hcc!sery lB hntu Dy Europe.
III travellers to resemble TINT Of Tho famous
t Nntno'lni Vallov) to the west, arc tho collars OF
til Pleasant Valley Winc Company md flye
mil - down tho stcop Hhores Of Koutu or
Cros ked Lnfc to tho caBt, nro tho collars Of tic
Urbal "a Vino Compnny,-tlso two principal and
repros. ,ntnttyo nan,1iaotorea Of American wlnos,
n,,tl car. 'clally Of American ohampngncs. have
lust visit cd tho
utnASA t:t'alpASY's cEtLAns;
anl now. hllo tho ,intngo III ill., tllo CORY proas-
nj wo1 aott cd to their wintor's royt, md tho
ynst watts Of fiosl, canao j,lices aro being de-
cnnted to thci pine ts for tho first yoar's quiet
work. It is ,,orh a,s good timo m airy to toll
tk,o of wl1at til esc 'ooplo arc doing for Amori-
cars " limo arsB.'
And, first, tho 20 thing from Hammondsport
IN fir, Urbann cc1l.tra involves ITO everyday ex-
ncrior. 9. II ono IAN a tusto for po1ious OK
r;ton,o,t or bolieves;i t will onbanco tho CHARM
of thn cl,a 1pagun gcrx rous1y awaiting ovory1,ew
ccn,or tl.,a drive to q r,ann will furnish nbttll-
amt ,uutorial,. Tho 70 ad, for tho most part, is
w,nr ENOUGH .FoR ONE TEAM,
with NOW and II ,ol' place to turn out, which
rlaco IL Of no cal th'y 1Ac to you, however,, un-
less you ayo fortu 'ato noagn TO seo tue advanc,
it ,os nt,,nrsuc vi lNBt dslno,tut, mud ],clp
lift tic wagon over tto prccipico; for Oh ono
lido, ;ti wv tho bunk 1ro'pH ' 30 or 100 fcot
almost pcrp9ntcu ny u,Sr 'n'0 ran1ty 'ne laso xo,
ehu sas 40 on ,car norop1 an nary III cured for and
nnna,rrnty , torIni1lutos 7nicwtcro i'll tho clouds
Iho road IL but narrow, irregular shelf, cut III
tho muuntnin's facu lln utoai,a COMPANY % owll
ca'f out tho o,'oia from tho o nos boug Vineyards
IhcSo vines wcro irat plae, NJ on tue msrhetn
1867 It wAs an experiment. ."whns wcsn 'n' tnna M
tempted to push tow bottles senn'ne Arnori-
cnn Champagne ngainst tho ven. arabic European
brands mid the cheap Jersey Hlln III. Hut nerve
did it. And nov they usc 1000 ons Of grapes,
N''>@ ovru 25o, 600 nor41Es EyEny YEAR
OF chempaguo alouc, aud they al 20 do lnrgo
b1siuoss III still wincs and bra', 1,os' no Iner
vaults avo storage cancity Of 500. goo bottloH.
its grcnt fcatnro in this country, ana! it is gon-
orally believed that there IL nil lmmc. 1so profit
somewhere. This ica would beco ne cou-
sidcrally modified, lowoyer, If tho rccu tiaa pro-
cess md expense OF its nlarufactn'e Ttuo gen.
orally known, Tho process hero ie' alMof't c1-
nct}y idoutcnl with that OF tic bcss ft.onch
manufactures The juice stands S2as:tn INC
WITS, after it comes froln tho proBs. nvsore 1t ~
b1tied. Tlicn il is bottled takou to tue s'4uNs.
and Tho huttleH
Thoeo rnola nro wout.on frames, shnpcd like a
gallc-roof. running from uear tho ground up 70
Il. l,igi, az Il man ca,, comfortably reach, md
filled OH cael, aite with rows Of holes to rolit9sn
lilo ,.ccl;s Of tito bottles. ThcHo hocB aro 80
slsa1cd tint tlloy relieve and hold faBt tho bottls
ut my degree "i inclination: When tue bottles
tlloEo liolos ut yory slali ang!o from the horo-
xolta', cork down. They remain hero another
year, aud aro shnkcn and slightly tirpcl toward
Of lilo Year. tloy stn1lil directly upon their cors
This shaking autl tipping iR
PECULIAR MOTION.
Tho Urbana Company haye imported their |
nicnts. atr. Scl,wcot*or, tho gentemanly Super
in.cndent, dcspairng OF giving mo any idca OF !
tho operation otherwise. directed ono Of these
men to el.akc n rncli Of bottles for me- 11o did
It MS pianist would run tho octavos on piano.
It sounded lke tio rumble Of q wagon over |
distant bridge. I lad scarccy timo to get n |
breath, or to get definite track Of his obowH,
and yet ho had given evcry bottle OIL ono side |
ccptble tip towa,d tho perpendicular. This n,an
Hl.ak1B l0.A00 bottles in all hour, put to his
speed, and averages from G,000 to 5000 nh hour |
through tho day: Tho object Of this Immense
labor il simply to -..
from tho vino. Anything short Of this tedious
process. and connoissenr would detect 4 llttlo
wllllo cloud sonling toward tho cork when the
bottle was s,akon, and tho brand would bo eoa-
Az soon M the bottles got 30 they can "stand
alo,,o" they aro takon up Htairs. and The corks,
upon Which every Particle Of iusoubte
matter is o. concentrated are T,, remoTGa rcd,
u peculiar process md is dono BY
experts, who 1nal.o the chnngo with the bottle
inverted, aud without wasting any Of tho wine
Hero also
THE s1nup IL ADDED
ground rocli-candy, tho quantity depending
upon whether tic brand il to bo moro or iesH
''dry," dry chnmpnEno being simply that in
which tloro III bnt little sweotoning or flavor.
After tho recording, comes the wiring, tiu-foil-
i'l.:, labelling, stamping, wrapping, nnd packing
The bottles aro imported, ,--no common Amer
ican bottle Inns yet been made strong enough for
arc also imported directly b.; tho Company.
uro of tho finest quality, and cost
81 pcr gross. Tho bronkagc is cHtn,atcd
Ut 10 per cent Of tho whole cost. Tho incessant
| nluskot-friug Of ekirmthers. When ono con-
Bilcrs, therefore, tho cost Of these itoms and
| give thom only OH snmploB-togcthor with tho
| labor and thu tino md capital employed, it in
| easy to Hee how champagne should bo more OK
ponBiye tlan other WINGS, aud yet tho 1nanuiac-
| turcrs not speedily reallzu colossal fortunes.
Tho Ulbana Company mako
TWO nnASDH Or cHAMrAaSE,
| =" Imperial" md "Gold Seal" The Gold Seal
is made from tive varieties Of grapeH, VIZ: Gu
tnwbu, Isabcllu, Concord, Delaware, and 1cna.
Tho Imperial ID 1nado from tlsreo yarieteH: cn-
tnwbn, Concord. mud Donwaro. Tho princEal
fl1llil ElAIlAcA lHl LuIUFGh!I 10 tAo
| absouco Of soil flavor III Tho grapes, and
consequently in tho vino; aud tho great
objection urged by connoBHours to American
champagne, md especially tho Cafornin and
| Kelly Island champagne has becn tholr grapy
| Md soil tayor. It IL claimed, however, Tint tho
peculiar s'atly formation Of this wine~couutry III
houbcn Co,1'lty,-tl.o Ealno Ms that Of tho bost
European gsapo-lanlH- -proaucos
4 PERFECT GRAPE
for q dry champagne. Perhaps tho greatest
| difficulty theAe wines lave to contelld with IL
tho enormous manufacture mud salo Of
tho cheap "carbo'atcd champagne. Thcao arc
generally wretclct'Iy nlyserlouH mixtures, whose
sparkle ii entirely duo to MI INJECTION of car
honc-acd gan into tic bottles. but they aro
rut u, in packages, just IN apparently is'nocent
and seductive us tl!o rcn1, ald tlloy cont only
hall m much.
BOTH braudB Of TIM Urlnna Company
| TOOK DlrL0atAH
Mt tho lNtc Vienna DISPOSITION. Thtni Of it,
Mntan!o Cliquot and Monsieur lfcitlxcck,-'l
diploma TO Mi American champagne in worlds
contest Of ]surorean Judges In II European Cap
1tal! Alrendy tileEo %IieA nre conspicuous OIL tim
bills Of fnyo OF NIL our largo hotels. When will
they DO exclusively there?
| ANNA IT. WIL1Anu.
| TE{EjiitA r]fiH 16KEt[TtEE.