Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1890-07-26
SCHRAMBERGER AND VILE
MIRAVLLE.
Where Some of the Best Wine of
California is Made.

These names represent Two OF
the finest vineyards and of the
leading wines Of California.
The trip to these romatic spots
where these wines are produced,
is one continual round of pleasure
and commenced, for the party of
which your commentator was,
happily for himself, a member, at
the Mark t street pier in San
Francisco, whers the regular ferry
was taken across to Oakland
Here train waited to convey pas
sengers over a portion OF the reg
ulal overland route to a small
! station where the boat waited to
carry them 70 Vallejo.
Very soon after leaving Oak
land the country assumes fanny
aspect that is always so comfort
ing to the mind and restful 20 the
eye after the restless rush and
roar o. the City. Breads fields Of
meadow with horses and cattle
quietly grazing, and further on
fields of corn and then orchards
and vineyards stretching along the
line OF the track for miles. A
vineyard with its bright green hue
and agreeable regularity is about
as refreshing as the face Of nature
ever becomes and here there is no
less than % miles of almost solid
vine acreage. Had it not been
for the presence of an expert in
the party all would have thought
those vineyards very nearly per-
lection, as it was, our minds were
| disabused of that comforting
thought by being informed that
they were in very lamentable
state owing to the pest called phil
loxera, whose special province
seemed to be to eradicate as many
vines as possible and that as rap
idly as is consistent with the YER
minis well being.
The ride continued to st Helena
where a carriage was in waiting to
finish the trip. BY this time the
sun had set and already the hills,
which are most beautifully wooded
with oaks, pines and the native
trees of California, were bathed in
the rich warm purple and the
rosy tints Of evening. The road
led straight for the mountains
and wound along the hill side be-
meath a ceaseless avenue of trees.
Then up a ravin rich with the lux
urience that nature SO generously
bestows. A clear, cold stream
went gurgling and babbling along
down over its rocky bed, through
hedges Of fern and overhanging
boughs, from trees that grow along
it's banks in tropical prodigality.
A young moon showed family
through the branches whenever
they parted sufficiently, and fire.
flies flashed their stars in the long
grass while everywhere the crick-
cts sang in comforting chirups,
Schramberger, so called from
it's genial host, David Schr4m, is
charnlingly situated on quite a
prominence way back next to the
hill where it is nearly lost to sight
in the trees. A sharp turn in the
road brought us nearly to the
door and the next moment wit
messed the most cordial welcc m
ing and extending of hospitality
that the big-hearted, generous old
couple are capable of. The house
is large one and although it
seemed nearly full of other CUES is
its broad wings were opened and
all found rest and shelter within
its spacious apartments. The
evening passed rapidly amid
merry stories and much fine old
wine, so that every person there
carried to bed more or less of the
wholesome grape juice.
In the morning a general in
spection of the vineyards and Gel
lars followed a late breakfast.