New-York tribune., 1880-04-04
uv n11rv TRIBUNE SUNDAY APRIL Io80-TEIPIE LI

order until the Revolution, when It was con"sesou M
soId. It now belongs to the heirs Of NJ Onward
Tho hest French white wine rs tho Chateau 1quetn'
tlc product OF vineyard near Puiols' IN 'ue D
OF LIT ct 9 YGEe cned by
"nin of fhe GrOnde the king of wines anu no ~ n
KINGS s not be cose Of the last century aud is SAID
10 owe its excellcnc0 TO particular processes Mor"uis
ing introduced by an ancestor W '9 no estate in 1855
soon after he into poSsessi1n Oh NV % o We
KItbogn e vineyards 474 acres they ntto
nroJneei more than 100 casks OF wine IN Il shls e
So IL is probable that most OF the nVrs their ,ves
Youen never tasted the genuine arlcle l i tei o,,
The price OF the new Wine ~ " ST. os sold IN 1859 to
the Grand Duke Constantine OF RUSSIA ior @ th
Chamnagne az everyone knows ~ the ptoouc. ~
VINEYARDS OF n small district OF country VA ho th fe
ern part OF France principally cOmpIlssu wi WILL dscrin
Department of Msrne de a"T cnIebrated of the cham
pagne establishments at Rheims tne ouSo connt OF the
Ht the ates of Rheims on the road that leads TO hy
and orieinal architecture in style Renaissance "Sp
and byzantine. This structure. partH VI VI hnt of
nv and GaVe OF serious and OF joyous. Elegant towers
of rose color toward the Sky VIII no nstrncted
cafhedral spires It s In fact catnedraI
in honor of the most Ovial OF gods the goa aech ~
for Of the faithful w0rsnlpperS o u ~ Maame
Pommery and Is known under the nnne Oh OIL nLuvo snr
POmmery GrenO. lie. us make III PlSspS, P 20 an men call
the weaker: H. Is that the prosrerity OF nc
Industry due chiefly 10 the efforts ana 1 busbnnds
hnt FOR rhpm would never have been nearu ol-Sno
Widow C0uot and the Widow POnlmery." ,a
The hottea destined to hold the wine are nrsI rsru
nv girls who sing their work, accompany Ine tned -
s1nrs with tle riinking sound OF the small pieces
class which are put in the bottles TO all inc VIII
fake ont every particle of lmpury Tnen Tue uoua1o
gO TO the nnircuSss. other girls who examine tntin h,
fully, to make that no speck remains Mno IL
ninre te flavor Of the wine. The nice prO e's VI
ing the crude wine contained in huge Vab % !" pu n
dnce thc exact favor desired Is next descrlpeu. nu
then the Operation OF bOttlng. Afterwards FHit 10
made TO the vast caverns cut In the chalk rock Weo
tho bottled VINE undergOes tho process OF !Ca
ton The visitors stop In gloomy gallery 10 Io,S
some mo perched upon sort Of pulpit, VINO ucl "s
thev were printers at work at thelr cHses, Q VI
organiss silently studying the tOuch nL tnelI d
instruments. the pulpits nre OottleIIeAS' IL
the worluncn busy giving eheh Dotio
slight Jerk and twist 10 accelerate the depoHt OF
mcnt upon the cork. Every day for two months Ine
bottles are put through this course OF gymnastics 1ncn
they are taken out and submitted to the operation
called dfGorOdDe Tho cork Is released and Mes OUT
with great force, carving with II the sediment dt-
posted IN the neck OF the bottle. The workman must
he exprrt the wine will follow the cork neighbor
OF the dfgOrOcur srZcs the bottle and performs the
dosage, dosing. which consists In hlllng IL WIN
syrup made of white wine, brandy and loaf sugar Inc
percentage OF this syrup added 10 the wine varies ac
cOTding 10 the maikct tO which II Is 10 he sent For
Russia. whore SWEET champagne preferred, the dosage
amounts to 10 or II per cent for GormnIy 10 OF
England aud America where dry winch the fayorite
A is barely .. There remains nothing but TO cork
the and seul and label, wrap IL IN
blue or red paper. aud give The straw envelope which
IA to protect IL from The ehOcks and Jars OF travel