Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-10

k@- ~ plShmentS OF one
.5 ctzO man who is one
- Of the most popu,
lar personalitie.
Ia Bremen. namely the cellarer of the
Ea-hshaus keller, the foremost wine tastel
,fGermanv. perhaps, of the world. After
srgent request he had consented to give
,uorher public performance Of his 'infalli
a.e" judgment
However. only q select circle. mostly wine
merchants and connoisseurs in wines spe.
,iallv invited. were allowed-after paying
e admission, consisting of two bottles Of
rine-to enter the ssnctum where the
amous wine of the Rose is lodged. The
sokeE cast ornamented with carved garlands
= roses is OF an immense size though not
luite as gigantic as that of Heidelberg, on
7hicA several couples can comfortably
-al.z. t contains the oldest wine existent;
nizture of Johannisberger and Hoch-
&c .mer made in 1924.
To. Precious fer Commerce.
This wine is not sslable, only now and
men bottle is given away as an honorary
present, for instance Goethe received bot
tie every year on his birthday. The priv
ue-e Of drinking from the Apostles, the u
r-hsr casks stored in the same subterranean
apartments Is granted to none but Bre-
men citizen. In case of sickness well-to-
3a l2r-aar can purchase a small bottle for
l-ol- =. while poor laborer might get
e-T glasses Crsruitouslv If an eminent ply
slcian has certified the necessity.
Ile vaults were gaily illuminated. No
smokiug was allowed In a corner were
.avcr2l 6ozen of glasses, a pyramid of
lender long necked Rhine wine bottles,
md the admission bottles amounting to
800 or 500.
The ceIIarer IS a plain looking, stout and
OVAL fellow of medium height. His
1recious rings, golden watch and chain,
nd the fine material of mis- clothes, indorse
he report that he draws an annual
alarv Of ., 900 marks from the municipal
government. His knowledge of vinology
S well nigh astonishing, as he can imme-
G3.tely tel the history and analysis of any
.1 verage that was ever made.
Telling the Age by Taste.
a the cellarer entered in his unpreten-
;0Jls manner he was cheered and presented
Tir-h a silver bumper, on which the victory
r Bacchns over Gambrinus was nodded in
Eh relief. After seating himself comfort
Ny il an arm chair he was blindfolded.
sveral green glasses of Iohannisberger of
Lsrent dates were handed TO him, at the
ne line the expected answer with chalk
IS written or q blackboard. He raised
s@gh glass slowly to his lips, nipped at its
.onten5s once or twice, made various pecu-
7aI movements with his mouth, applied his
tongue TO his palate, ETC., and then smil-
.nCIv called out the wear of the vintage.
lis Judgment was always correct only often
mes he hesitased for several minutes.
NPlease select some better wine. What
YOU mean by giving me that kind of
no NOu knew the Johannisberger of
is. ~, so and '33 is intolerablel All,
lI's decidedly an improvementr' and he
.Gcked his lips "'Forty-six, if I do not
70. 1886, IL, '65 and '6S were the best
.hannisberg Yintages; the remainder of
ese harvests is now worth its weighs in
il 'Sixtv-eicht 1 remember myself 1t
IS such q beautiful, warm and dry summer,
zeiutely necessary tor 8 yielding of good
-pes"
Judgment of Foreign Wines.
r len his Judgment of foreign wines was
H'm. Clos Vouceot Of 80 It tastes
after the cask; they were naturally
law to purify it with olive oil And
lat is this? All, Chateau Lahtte of '76
q bet the wine has lost its natural color,
med a little black, eh? Who has brought
All. Herr - -, YOU had better
r-E tie remaining bottles as quickly as
ss1-e: the wine stone is decomposing."
The cclisrer's advice is much sought after,
aat has casual gains in purchasing wines for
outside consumers are considerable. /
one bottle after the other was opened; |
ase were any variety OF Tokays, Malagas, |
.rreauE. white Montrachets, magnificent \
atcau d'Iquems etc. Only twice he de- |
ned 10 Judge, saying he knew but little |
CTiuean and Peruvian wines. Now and |
P .sl he rose and rinsed his mouth with luke |
arm water IN order to keep it keen and |
are. Whenever he decided on a particu-
difficult case he wGs greatly applauded, |
ID a1cs there was real paDdemonium.
E-a5snCe of His Remarkable Power
L was when, after long hesitation, he ut
red more cautiously than usual: "No use
testing any longer! 1t must be piquette
an Burgundy, firm Petiot, Chaminy,
ale -Jr the use of his employees Of second
laen-a.lon Of the crashed grape skins of
AJ list came the final test, several mix
re Of Rhine Wines These extremely
-lcuit problems he solved satisfactorily.
uPAmeu.Ing him on his taste after the
r:Ormalce was over, he answered: SIT is
02 Y what / taste, but also what I smell,
. ii 1 an allowed to use my ewes, nv
iguent Is, as my friends say, infallible. -
You didn't taste any of our American
aes, remarked a Yankee visitor. "Please
are me, the ecliarer burst out 81 once
aGk California Sherry. hope it is the
i-st and last time, l would lust as well
ink the Chinese fruit wines But true
ueugh, the California red wine is steadily
N proving though it still tastes after the
Gil Tie Government should employ some
x oert onologist like Robinet, or Pasteur or
n. Neubauer.
On this memorable night the company
ii not disperse before o'clock in the
.orn.gg. OF all, the cellarer was the most
slnperate because he finds nothing more
uEttul to his critical sense of taste than an
-toEIcaulon. S. G. T.