Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-08

land in this country planted to vineyards, of
which $4,000 will be in bearing this year.
This 10 An increase Of 220. 900 acres in vineyard
ares during the past ten years ana an increase
vested. OF the area Of bearing vines in the
country California alone has l5O, 600 acres in
Guiding $4,000 acres of raisin grapes. That
state also has OF the total investment Of capt.
tal nearly S7S,0O0, 900. Between SC, 600, 600 and
40,0OO,00O gallons of wine will be made in the
United States this year, Of which California viii
produce more than half. Seven-eighths of the
grapes Of California 90 to the wine press
Four-hfths OF the grapes grown in all the rest
OF the United States are for table use. Cali
fornis alone grows the raisin grape.
ALL VARIETIES OF GRAPHS IN CALIFORNIA.
II spent three months in California this
season, giving Official attention to it's VIII
cultural interests. Although every county in
the state produces grapes, the principal
Santa Clara, San Diego, San Baruardino and
Los Angeles, although there are many others
OF more or less Importance. The counties of
Fresno, San Barnardino. San Diego and Tulare
comprise the great raisin district, and will
cure 2,000, 900 boxes this fall, product worth
ct least $4,000, 900. The grapes grown for
raisins are the Muscat Of Alexandra and the
Muscat dol Gardo Blanco. These counties
grow large Quantities of wine grapes also, and
the sweet Wines Of California come principally
from that district Fresno county has rs, 900
acres Of vineyards, Sonoma 21,OO0 and Napa
$1,000.
1.-The grapes grown in California today in
clude every variety that have made the vine
yards OF Europe famous. The cultivation of
the grape in California dates back to the days
OF the old Spanish friars, the Franciscan faith
ers, who brought with them from their native
land cuttings OF grape popular there. Just
what the true name Of the grape was nobody
seems to know now, and very few care, for
while there are in bearing today some Of the
vineyards or vines set out by the joliy Fran
ciscsns q century or more ago. the grape is not
IN high esteem nowadays. 1t has always been
known as the mission grape. The old mission
vineyard supplied grapes for the table and the
wine press in California until a comparatively
known as the Zinfandel was introduced. This
newcomer was handsome, proved to be Q gen.
erous producer and took the popular heart
TOO PROLIFIC.
ut proved to be an unfortunate one. for il
seemed SO easy to grow the Zinfandel that
everybody planted vineyards. When they
began to bear they bore with vengeance. The
market became choked with grapes, and
prices went down to disastrous figures. II be-
came apparent that the Zinfandel was an in
ferior grape after all, and to cap the climax
the phylloxera came down on the Hungarian
importation and bore it away, vineyard after
vineyard No new vineyards were replanted
with the Zinfandel, and the vine is being re-
placed with the choicest and hardest varieties
OF wine grapes from the famous districts Of
Europe, including Cabernet Sauvignon, Car
banet Franc, Malbock, Tarnat Merlot and 81,
Laurent grapes from the Bordeaux districts:
Mataros grapes from Palos; Semillons and Sau,
vlgnons from Sauterne; Pinot and Petite
Slrrah grapes from the Burgundy districts;
acknowledgements, Traminers and Franken
Riesiings from the storied Rhine; Chasselos
grapes from Alsace-Lorraine, and the rich
Burgers from M0selle. 1t is from these Rranes
that the wines Of California are pressed. The
famous Challose and Folle Blanche. Cognac
grapes, are also largely grown, the wine from
| them being made into brandy. Then there are
| the rich Spanish Muscats and the fayorite
hungarian table grape, the Flaming Tokay
In no other vine region in the world are all
these splendid grapes found growing. side BY
side, aud they make of California the wonder
land Of the vine.
LARGEST VINEYARD IN THE WORLD
"California has the largest VINEYARD in the
world, and the most extensive wine cellar. The
vineyard is in Tehams county, on Senator LIE.
land Stanford's famous sc. OOO-acre farm. II
contains 900 acres. Senator Stanford also has
wine cellar on his vineyard of notable capa-
city. There are now stored in it 100, 600 GAL
Ions OF wine and SOC, 900 gallons of brandy.
They nave been now in storage four years
The government tax on the brandy alone was
$270 900, which had to be paid before it left the
still. A more remarkable case Of persistent
storage OF brandy is that Of the estate of the
late Gen. Maggie, who was one Of the pioneer
WINE growers OF California. The cellars have
held LOCO gallons Of brandy in store since
1871. This brandy, including cost of making.
tax, shrinking and interest, nov represents
cost OF e14 q gallon. The largest wine cellar
IN the world is owned by Bourne 4 Wise, near
st. Helena, their capacity being 2.5OO, 600 gal
Ions. Thirteen tunnels extend $50 feet into the
side hill from the main building. They are
sixteen feet wide and eleven high. The build-
ing is 400 feet long and eighty wide, built Of
volcanic stone.
MODEL WINE cKLLAn
1.-THE model wine cellar of the world is also
in California 1t il the property of Capt Me
baum, owner Of the IngIenook vineyards in
Naps county. The day will come when the
wines from these Inglenook cellars will be az
1am9us = sOy foreign vine They have
are grown the Challose and Folle Blanche
grapes, direct importations from the Cognsc
district Of France.
what may be called the dry wine belt Of
Calfornis Ii in the counties Of Napa, Sonoma.
santa Clara, Almeda and one or two adjacent
countles, covering an area Of 50 miles north.
east ana south Of San Francisco. Good dry
wines OF . different character are also made in
some OF the Sacramento valley counties. Tho
sweet wines come from the southern counties
OF the VINE region. They make good deal Of
sherry In the latter district. but California will
never DO famous for sherry. Arizona is the
coming sherry making region Of this country.
ana VIII one day be to us in that respect what
Spain Ii to the world today. Neither il Cali
t0tnis goCd champsgne-making region.
when native champagne takes the place Of the
imported 1t will not be to California that ve
must look for It, but to New York state.
cURIosITHs OF THE GRAPE SEASON,
among the curiosities of the Californ{.
grape region is . vineyard that may well be
called the smallest in the world as regards
number Of vines, for it has but one vine. That
10 . most remarkable one, however. for In
Branches extend over Q space Of Il. 900 feet the
cane being foot in diameter. This extraordi-
nary vine 10 over seventy years old and vas
grown from an old mission cutting by a Mexi-
can woman. II has borne grapes every year
SINCE 1t was two years old and ID good nov.
they claim, for six tons Of grapes year. was
told that clusters weighing seven pounds had
been picked from this ancient relic of the mis-
sion days.
''The phyllexers, which during the past few
years played great havoc with California vine
yards. ts being gradually but surely overcome.
The inferior variety Of grapes upon which the
pest feeds are being rooted out and the choice
varieties, which are subject to it. are protected
against 1t BY grating on native wild varieties
known - resistant vines, or vines which the
phyhoxsrs does not affect"
Ancient Dignity Revived.
From TIE Mems Outnttr.
novelty ID the continental collar. This n
. linen standing collar with deep band and
aarins upper part. the ends pointing up and
Ill D.