The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-01-19

A letter from Boston describing the
famous foreign wine shown at the ex.
hiblhon, says: The wines here shown
consist largely OF varieties OF the re-
nowned Tosay. This commands higher
price than any other VINE In the world.
They show the vlntages OF last year aud
that OF hundred years ago. This last
sells at the rate Of twenty-five dollars a
bottle. And this. it must be remem-
bered, is not of the first quality, that
being bought up for the imperial cellars,
but only of the second or third. The
highest grade Is obtained with difficulty
even In Vienna
To what Is due the peculiarly of this
wonderfully fine, sweet and aromatic
wine Is not known. 1t is the product OF
vineyards which embrace a country OF
twenty five or thirty miles IN extent,
and the roots are said to strike into a
stratum OF volcanic origin. Perhaps it Is
thence the fiery sweetness OF the juice ID
drawn. Out of the strong comes forth
sweetness; and no, where long ago flowed
the hot stream Of lava, now grow the ten
der vines.
1t was not till the year 1850 that this
wine attained its great celebrity. Then,
for the first time. the grapes being gath
cred IN a half-drled state, the juice was
found to have attained Its perfect flavor.
When the grapes are first gathered they
arc placed in cask, the bottom Of which
Is perforated. The juice which exudes
from the mass without further pressure
constitutes the Tokay essence. This is 80
precious that a little Of it is made to go q
long way, being mingled with common
wines. Then the hrst pressure on the
grapes brings out the juice that makes the
ordinary first quality of WINE. This IL
certain seasons attains such value that i
makes the drinking of ii almost like drink
ing ''molten gold"
In addition to this specially of Tokay
are shown samples of the other fine ret
and white wines that Hungary PRODUCES
together with the lighter and cheaper quail
tiles for the mass OF the people.
Sat Bacharach on the Rhine,
At Hockhelm on the Main,
At Wurzburg ON the Stein,
Grow the three best kinds of wine"
And those three best kinds are show
here The Rhine wines constitute dis
tinct order by themselves. They al
uChliJ al WhlLC tuhh VI
French Of the same quality, more del
cately favored, and are distinguished
above all, for their great durability--th
latter quality, 1t is SAID, being due to th
exact balance of the constituent par
which renders the fermentation pertec
and prevents any after effervescence.
The Rhine wines enllven and chez
without lnebriaiiug. There is sh own SON
of the famous SteiRberg and Johann
berger. AprUpos Of these, it is relate
that when the proprietors of these respe
tive vineyards have a guest whom the
delight to honor. they prepare little su
prise. Down IN the great vaulted cellar
where the barrels are stored by the hunt
reds, they have lighted sperm candle p
on each barrel. An illumination qui
worthy of the affairs of Bacchus.
The Steinberg wines, such as are snoy
here, come from the auction held ann
ally at those vineyards. At that til
Wines three and four years old are sol
The old wines are not sold at auction,
nave liked price that is astonishing; a
there are still others which cannot
bought under any circumstances VIII
ever, and are only drank "three drops a
tlme.n The vines in the Steinberg wi
yard grow and bear well for thirty yea
at the end of which time they are I
down, and the grouad allowed to rest
three years, after which they are new
planted.