New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-05-25

Jouet, 23,ss5; C'icquot . $40: Meet Il Chandon,
I1,$s9; Louis di Roderer. 15i7to; ply M9noPole
| $3.50; George Goulct. 6.O16: Delbccil d Co,
5,2o9; Ernest Troy, 4,s97; De st. Marceaux \
| Co.. 1853: Charles llcdsieck, 1854: Gbeslcr N
| Co.. 2,s35 Bopchc Sec 2.403.
we waste half as much champagne in tins coun-
try as we drink. No servants IN the world get
! as much good wine rs those who serve In the
great cities of the United States. Ncw-Nork in
particular: Go to one of our popular social lunc-
| tiorS. New-iears ball, great dinner. a rcccp-
ton, banquet; and see champagne flow hKe
tired. 10 he finished by the waiter: young men
| about town staggering over the floor with a glaSS
IN one hand and quart bottle in the other, spill
! ing twice as much they drink: see the guy,
zlerS guzzle till, sureited with guzzne. they call
! for more wine simply TO lei it waste It's carhonlc
acid gas on the wine-soaked air. All, the pity
of it,
THE QUALITY OF CHAMPAGNE THAT is DRUNK
HERE
1t has been said that We in this country never
get the best champagncs: that they are reserved
! for the courts of Europe, the millionaire noble
men OF Russia, Germany, Italy, France ana Eng
land This is sheer nonsense. The best cham
| pagncs manufactured come TO the United States.
And why shouldn't they? OF all people in the
world the Americans are the most eager 10 get
| the best of everything and the most willing 10
| pay a fair price for II. Money Will tell Chanl-
| pagnes. like everything else nowadays, are adul
tcrated of course. but there is less of this adult
| teratlOn than one would suppose The agents
of the various brands are usually responsible
men, with an eye TO their own welfare. and they
see to 1t that their respective brands are not
| mlsrcpresented. The champagne trade is entirely
! in their hands. No one can buy bottle from
| the manufacturers except through them. II an
| order for 1000 cases were sent to Pommery *
Greno by a dealer in Ncw-(ork Ponmcry N Grcno
would respectfully refer the purchaser 10 their
agent in this city. the agent must have MS
! commission, which is liberal one II the agent
made only ~ on a case he would have an annual
! income OF $4,000. II Is generally Understood
that he makes more. But there are bad debts, the
bane of the business world. which will OCCASIONAL
| cut down an agents profits. Only few weeks
! ago there was failure in this city winch cost
the agent of a certain champagne some ~ 300.
The person in difficulties owed him $4,000 and
| settled at fifty cents on the dollar. ne cost OF
advertising i considerable. all OF when Is borne
! by the agent.
II is Well-nigh impossible 10 deceive an expert
cnceG agent with an adUltcraled or Fraudulent
| wine. He will decide at single glance, ana
without tasting, whether a champagne IS genuine
! or not. All he requires is a good look al the
| bottle. y few days ago weil-knoWn agent IN
IeaVcr-St who sells over POO. 600 gallons OF WING
| in THIS city annually was asked TO look nj SIN
bottles of champagne. placed IN row, ana To tel
/ whether or not they were genuine. lie instantly
! decided that they were. and ne was Tl-hl. IN
! more bottles were placed before Inn, and he ne
! clDcI Just is quickly that hVc were genuine ami
! the other fraudulent Right again. The winter
! asked how lie knew the difference. Whcicupon hc
| cNplainc that his Judgment WAS governed entirely
los the presence or absence 90 u-lN paste spots on
the bottle. In France the labels are lstcd on tie
| bottles hy women Whose dlhy earnings are S."
small that in order - make decent WAGES tlct are
| obliged 10 wor}, exceedingly fast. Their fingers
soon become covered with pos,c and in handling
/ ne bottles The paste adhcrcN IN H'uns mere ana
,.rIc ID. .nt -l'5s IL.ci
,Lore is mn tr,c f. wash or vim tbe bottles Tie
! paste hardcns and becomes a part Of the bottle "a
/ sort of trademark. as il were. \ bottle without
| a a u
Trcnrb cbounocro manufacturers do not con.
Germ themselves with American wines. They
seem to fear no competition except sIch As cNsis
among th"InSc Ihr ''cIl' AIS 'i AS',G ana
| lne ouolity Of cbarp1snr. bri II seems entirely
/ beyond them t. make light VINE. EscNtnIn1
: German Is heavy The + cnch arr o. hlcnHinT
h nS 10, He' ,,'n .ot i "' d., ''.'' y,
! CaIfornia uuaqc,s - champagne HAT has been
/ pronounced drinSahlc. but il lacks some Of the
/ clement, thrt 20 =, make perfect wine. PERHAPS
! II IS the quality Of tie "doslle used that renders
| /, u,c,pal =. tho product Of inc Dcoartucnf Of
! the N3rrc P0se.blr n is I'm, tb,t the cellar,
! - ,,,o.ii, =, a., ,.i,l tic flavor and otaI
/ !, - ,id tbt ILL.,. ,.,ef DO ca,cs~ e,c.,,-ed i'm 'e
/ chalk roc, rulcrlyiu- tine country around Ecn-.
/ Sillcry Epcruey. Clalous. Cnauu4out and other
! places i'm the Department are the only cellars in
/ The world fit for STORING and manipi lIiuG "lucs
/ This. however. is pr baby sillr supcrstitIou
! The mere oduiteraton Of ch1mFa-uc would h"
harcfaocI fraud tNHf D. could Dot De- pr Used
10 a profitable extent in This country or else
where The only method Of dcccivlng the public
that has proved ~ I'D successful Is o." rc.nh"rg
/ of bottles \ cheap wine being imported. tIc
ORIGINAL labels are ecrapci oN and rrty labels ~
! son 9 fine brand ra,tcd on Not one I'm a thousand
/ champacnc drinhc-, would detect the fraud.
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and restaurant prophet - To- rare lie p.cc oi
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! oto',, i..l ...,.t. .t..,. ,t, go ID, h. OIL. much
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/ increase i'm price. they declared, would cnus" %
falling on in couslIptiol and they were piob. n,
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! 49,
/ Champagne as eNerN'''E KNOWS WIS lhN'"'''
| that j. tie Word 10 use. for tlc vine certainly
/ US rot "a discovery b, Dom I.rtrnou "a Trrc.