, 1880-04-10
FRENCH VINES AND WINES.
Tho Famous French Vineyards he.
scrtbed with Pen and Penctl-1zosv
and Where tlae Hest Wines Arc aIadcs

abd where tl,e Hest Wines Arc Made.
Asunpt,sotts volume has recently been Issued
from tho Paris publishing house Of +. Plon &
Co.. entitled La ViRno: Voyage nutour de1
Wins do rrance." The nuthor ID II. Dertall. and
the book Ia we'll described In a subtitle NJ
" physiological. auccdota1, Historical, humorous,
and son,cwhat scientific Study"
The wines Of Ffnnce arc ctasslncd In three
chief catcgorics,-ahl wtncs. blue winea, red
eE,-whtte, red and bluc,-tho French M
tionRl co!oss. The white wines, says n. Bertnli,
are wjncs of luxury and Of exceptional Use Il, Or
binary life; from tho Chnbfrs And tho Sau1nur,
which moiston the 1yhter7 md enivcn choice
dinners, 10 tho Rrand Champagne. which
sparklcs In tho Hlaasea ut dincrn do fGtc, and tho
grand sautcrnc, which tlEnuscs It's golden au,bcr
sRt1Innce IN festival occnslone. White vino Ia
tho wine Of tho rich. He'd Wines arc the French
wines pHr excc'lcnce-tho WINS Of custom and
Of Rood tnste; those which especially rc]olcethc
heart and tho brnin, enlarge the mind. and give
everything Il roscntc hue. To tho,n hclong tho
warm and trnnspnrent color, md tho dc'chtc,
elegant ,.and delicious lmuq,tet. ftuc Wane:: arc
tho Wines Of the ponr. ut tho mccbnnic, and tho
inlorer. They 1rr warm III tue stomach hit
sha.p n the throat; thsy rcviyc @ tt!e oay a.1
tho pIay 1T thought.
IT, M ths s 70 % ss fea tho
first rank ts IN Ojd one, nn Il NJ, nenrer set-
Element than 1t Wis 100 yrhrs ago. " Your wines
xunIians. "Yours arr ,iead.spllttinR buvcr:.
wlth impanityi'', SOY .ihe iirst, 'Gusn impravs
nIuryclnlikly with ARc. dCtiafe fho eec1nu.
Most consumers arc like the President ut
Paris tribunal. 2 nne ep!cura after the n,a.,ner
party By tic Indy of tho house whether tc pre-.
ferresl flnrslenux or burgundy. "Stndasne." re-
piled tho maRstFs1tc, IN hts 9rnvcat tonca. "thls
and which nm tac9lFOlts Of Deciding, but Cx-
percnce 20 MUCH plossur,. IL cxasninll,g to Gsi.
dc1,ce on !x.th stiss that postpone my decision
Tho finest Of tho llordenMx wines ts tho
Chateau Lafltte, and close inter It runk tho
These aons Se csaea d. ot i tho HIT qay
Tho second quality includes 1.ar.}se. ftltzan.
I<covfile, and dtscn othcr hranaa less knawn @ r.
grades In tho bordeaux classification Include few
t,n,nes TINT would Hr recognized In this country.
ptnln6'yt wines u thesS Kr;es ar, s,t Ese.y %
they have 10 right to. I}e1ow nll these KrMtles
Mro three .<thcr classes cnllcl. rcspecttyGty.
Chateau Ehtlttc csiate wns 1muxht BY tho
narons AIphnnsc. Gnstave and Eamond is'ths.
child n isss ta q II 5ho death IT sho csne Ut
profits on tho wine 1t produced returned tho e.
lire purchase money to tho new owncrs. The
crty ikefe was an auction tn tho cellars II I'LL
tho accumulated stoek. Tho highest price WIS
VIII vine. 80 saic;t frosn tbo iaet th.t Il W. pF1..
bT,,aght III fr.ncs Dottlc; Tho great vurtatlo!,
Nn!es Of tho prsxIuct at recent yenrB. 1854 wine
bringing ID francs bottle while that of lssi
Chiltenu Iu!.tte yield nnly 1sO Of wing. The
whole prtxluct, save whit tho ltothschtlds re-
serve fnr themselves, Is sold In hulk to
{, single wine inercbant, who .disposcs Of
must of it to tho English nobility. Very
few bottles find tholr way across tho Atlantic.
Most Of tho hJ~cuEIptl Chateau LatittG eDlu In
Eut7,tte and America IA l}or4lcnux OF tho second
or third quality fulscly labeled. The King. oe
all burgundy wines IL tho CIus- Vougcat. A lit
ia Ioforu Fcnch,ux Uljon. says H. l}nrtall, tho
trniil from Hen,ino l,usses IN the right long
hll-sjde bnthcd tn sunlight, NJ mountainous u.s.
pcct, but carefully cultivated. Upon It's slope
star,tte a h,ro bnro looking structure Dominated
Dy two massive stiuarc Iowers.
:" All ut once tho co1liteuance ut my travelling
compu,iuft. usually 20 xuy ilsstl1est 1T, Ippcar-
tlnco OF cxceptjonal gravity. He respectfully
rHr1,nyni his ina.
".uncovoe,' said he.
~ hnster,esi to initiate him.
~ I}ut YhRt fOry' tsked,
".salutc tho Clts-vouyeot.' he replied with
earnest ncss tho most prCcios 0ift heaven has
mHtj,s IL o1Ir oolIltry'