The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-09-27


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efforts, although successful for some time,
were finally, discontinued twenty Eve years
AGO. In Illinois one hundred and ten. hogs
.-h0sxlv uf winesvuA une5c frunt psGivs grapes
f4J08T Near tnS sd oftlSe Nsst CSs~'srv,
vine was maze at SprinR Mill in Pennsyf-
vanis rbv Peter Legsux. who used the
SohuvlkilI Nuscatel grape. which was the
kind q &c y END joyed II VSyAy. VI
Most offheuecrlv :, attempts at wine-makinG
were unstic cesSf (ik giving chiefly TO the fact
that fbrsirn cranes. which were ill-adapted
to oi,r climate. were principally grown, and
the iudustpv fiilesi 10 assume much import
SnoS uStii n 1928 Major, Adlums Of GEORGE
town ID. c.. introduced the Catswba, vine. a
native Of North Carolina. This grape was
afterwards cultivated ous large scale in the
neiahborhood of Cincinnati BY Nicholas
Lonrworth, Who may be regarded as the
real founder Of American grape culture. In
1853 the VINEYARDS near Cincinnati covered
/. 200 acres of ground, Welding an annual
supply of 100000 gallons Of wine, and at
present Il is saie 10 cav that they. comprise
more than 1900 acres Of cultivated land ~
y The Catawha grape furnishes three varie-
ties Of wine. "A stiA lipht dry Catawba,
somewhat similar to Hook, bnt having diff
ferent flavor: a sparkling Catawba, resemb-
ling Champagne in appearance but not in
taste: and a sweet Oatawba, which is pre-
pared by adding sugar TO the must. and
possesses many OF the characteristics Of, the
lighter sweet wines Of Europe. In 1866 the
pruductiot, of Catawba wine in the State OF
ohio amounted to 4OO, 600 gallons. In the
| States eas,t of the Rock Mountains the largest
| anpoutsf Of vine are made in Ohio. New
! York. Missouri and Illinois, but sextensiye
VINEYARDS are Also cultivated In Pennsylva-
| uiay Iowa. KaDaas and other States. and al
present wine Is produced in nearly every
State in the Union. 9 g i ~ ltsa' 3
} The grapes most extensively employed are
| for white wine and Catawba, Herebroni
Delaware, cassidy, Taylor, Rulander, Cum
ningham, y .ouisiana, Iona and Martha ;-foI
l,lieit red wine the Concord for dark red
wine the Noron's Virginia, Cynthiana
Arkansas !; Deveresp4 and Clinton. The
wiaes of the Atlantic States are somewhat
tsindiiar TO those Of France and Germany
and embrace limitations OF the products loi
these countries, including the sparkling va,
rieties of Moseile and Rhine wine. as well
as yery cood shevry.sa 81
OF the States of the Pacific Coast. and in.
deed Of ali he States Of the Union, Califor
mia now produces the largest quantity q
wine. Vineyards were first cultivated in
that State dining the,middle of the last CEN
turv by missionaries Of the Church of Rome
the frat crane planted being .Los Angeles. 2
Which was he onIy kind grown until 1920
| The grapes now cultivated include the for.
/ eign ReissIing. Tokay, Chasselas and Mus.
catel. and the American Cetawba, Concord
Iver' III sbeu1ont and Isabella. The mos
extensive vineyard in California is that O
| the Bnena Vista Company in Sonoma val
lev. which. has, an extent OF 45O acres and
100000 vines. The California hook! II