Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-06-22

wines and liquors and the market for
your products win be good, with not
sufficient to supply the demand, except
ing the production from Mission grapes.
In about three years it will be different,
and people will drink lightwines Of good
quality in preference to beer and whisky.
In France all drink it, Transportation
and foreign liquor are against us, and
for that reason it is vitality necessary to
make the best wines, which will be sold
throughout the world. 1t is necessary to
know what kind of grape viii produce a
sound, dry wine. which is easily accom-.
plished from certain varieties of grapes.
Some wines are required to be kept in
the cellar for long time to make them
perfect The soil does not make as much
difference as climate, especially in France.
Portugal and Spain have the same ex-
tremes Of climate that California pos
sesses. Germans, fresh from Rhine
land, cannot at .once make good
light wine, either at Anaheim
or elsewhere. They need experience
in this country similar to that in north
ern France and Germany. Raisins are
a large and paying product. But. to
return to wines, no dry wine is found in
Spain OF Portugal, aui no heavy wine
on the Rhine. The speaker did not
believe 1t possible to make sound. dry,
light wine, excepting from proper va.
riety Of grapes. With brandy it is the
same. 1t is better and more profitable
to plaut the foreign than the native
grape. Soon, predict. that the pro
duct Of the Mission grapevine will moi
sell proftably. South America and
the Pacific islands furnish splendid
market for brandy, but not for wine.
Mr.. Wetmore then read an extract trans.
lated from French work, by Andre Pei
licotte. entitled "vigneron Proveneal, y
giving advice concerning the several va
rieties Of grapes from Spain, France.
Portugal and the islands in the Atlantic.
Differences in soil are very marked, and
caused change in the color Of the
grape. II the proper varieties Of
grapes were used, we can rival
Bordeaux in product, but no wine
should be shipped until the second OF
third year. Spain is the country fol
sherry, Portugal for port. France fol
claret. and Germany for hook; and this
should teach our vignsrons to only raise
the grapes Of these countries for the
manufacture Of their respective wines
The speaker read extracts from two
works written by Henry vizetelly, to
support his argument, including factl
about French and Spanish grapes and
wine. The Portuguese Bastardo grape
is the best for port. Sweet, red wine is
not marketable. Our wine makers must
make irst-class light wine, white OF
red, aud pure brandy. Every vine
yard should be planted for single pur-
pose, needs perfect system, and ths
owner should know whence the cuttings
come. There is bad taste and smell to
ordinary California brandy, the ether in
which gives headache. Berger is the
same as Blaue Elben, and, with Riesling,
makes an excellent wine. The verdelo
grape is good to mix with other varie.
ties.
MR.. CHARLES KoHLEH,
OF Los Angeles. Napa and San Fran.
cisco, stated that bad vines should be
cut of and grated, thus making bet.
ter and harder grape vine, and a more
certain crop of fruit. He aiso gave
some plain directions as to proper cult
vation.
The Secretary,
Mr.. JOHN H. WHEELER,
Gave q long dissertation, thorough in
character, upon the phylloxera, its ap.
pearAnce, mode Of operations, and the
way to exterminats it. Mr.. Wheeler
has studied this matter thoroughly, and
showed specimens of this destructive in.
sect. through a powerful microscope.
This fiend looks, when maguified, like q
large yellow craw6sh, with many claws.
DIR. o. H. coxoAR,
OF Pasadena, had discovered an insect
in his vineyard, which he had killed
with sulphur. Thought it was no. the
phylloxera
Secretary Wheeler answered that il
was bad policy to use sulphur for this
insect, a. 1t generally attacked the roots
below ground, although occasionally
above. This insect was different from
the phylloxera, and not as destructive.
1t is . yellow insect. about the size Of q
gnat.
Mr.. HEAVIER asked for information.
Mr.. Wheeler said that fertilization
was necessary when vines were attacked.
Ashes were good. The pest increases in
geometrical. and not arithmetical, pro
gression.
DR.. Cougar stated that there was nc
signs Of the phylloxera at Pasadena, but
that an insect similar to it had beer
found on Mrs. Locke's place, and de.
voured the leaves. Had used sulphur,
and the insects burrowed into the
ground.
Commissioner George West said that
1t was not the fatal pest, but the
"thripp-Ay," and Mr.. Charles Kohlel
explained about its habits.
Mr.. Krug explained that in central
and northern California. and in Europe,
grating Is doing good work in stopping
the ravages Of the phylloxera. Mr.
Krus stated that the CRAFTS were upon
native American vines, and gave some
statistics from Lenoir, to support his
facts. His speech was listened to with
great attention.
Mr.. Wetmore stated that there are
certain resistant vines. notably the
North Carolina Scuppernong, upon
which to graft, as the phylloxera strikes
at the root, and this vine is insect. proof.
Mr.. Rose stated that the different
ways Of grating will be shown to-day,
q well as the powerful microscope again,