The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-11-11
.lHE sunny SLOPE winery
The Leading Vineyards of
Southern California
PRODUCTS OF WORLDWIDE REPUTE
Its Wines Eagerly Sought Upon
- Two Continents
OLDEST VINTAGES OFFERED
Hague, KlrllIaad & Co. Of New York
~ City
Are the Eastern Handlers of the Famous
Product
Present Crop Short, Though OF High
Quality Exhausted Stocks VIII
Result in Advanced
Prices
Are the Eastern Handlers of the Famous
Product
Eighty busy piokers in the vineyards
gathering the harvest of delicious spheres

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YE1 less rows; a valley rich
w as any the sun ever
shone upon, hemmed in by purple
mountains, adorned with every tropi-
cal tree and shrub and Towering
plant known to natures grand coz
servatory; hive of industry and hone
for contentcd and prosperous men-such
arc the conditions which greet the eye
and meet the understanding of the visit
ors at the wrrld famous Sunny Slope
Vineyards OF the San Gabriel valley.
OF itself the ranch is wide territory,
and embraces among its industries nearly
all the profitable occupations known to
this productive cline, while the variety
of les varying aspects-now lofty mount
ain peaks, now gentle undulating foot
hills. now broad and level stretches of
fertile valley, now winding streams, now
pretentious habitations nestled in iuxu-
RANT growths of tropical verdure, now
orange avenues. rose gardens or waving
lines of palms--lends to the place charm
and fascination which, once felt, can
never BIZ forgotten. Upon quitting the
plaue one is constantly reminded of the
fitness of its name, Sunny Slope" ana
sure to find it occupying a sunny nook in
the recesses OF his memory.
If one so desire he may find at Sunny
Slope that peace which passeth all un.
derstanding. 1t Is there IN rare old vim
tages, which have witnessed the rise and
fall of generations, and if he take enough
of it be may rsach any degree OF peace
that he may desire. The spacious cell
lers of tn. winery contain cask upon
tierce of rich old wines, which have felt
the confines OF the SPIDERS web for years
and be ar the evidences of antiquity upon
them. Is is like wandering through the
precincts of the dead to visit those quiet
aisles. Vault after vault. which never
knows the presence of aught but silent
repose. save as at intervals it is visited
by the watchful attendant, is there, all
grim sepulchral cham hers. One emerges
from them with som ething of the dust
of ages upon his sleeve and feels that he
has visited sanctuary of sumo dim for
gotten epoch.
But Sunny Slope is not a creature of
sentiment. 1t is an utilitarian institution
in the highest sense of the term, embrace
ing in its methods the latest and hest in
ventions of the age, while holding fast to
those ideas which have builded its past
fame and rendered its product the peer
OF any the world OF commerce knows. The
winery consists OF an aggregation of i'm
mense buildings, each filling an import
ant link in the chain OF mechanism
whereby grapes are converted from the
raw fruit to the perfect wine. The
structures all bear the unmistakea bic
evidence OF having been built for time.
if not for eternity, and equipped with
endless machinery. tanks and casks. The
storage rooms are immense areas enclosed
and the narrow passages running through
them are so devious and illusory tina, the
stranger dare not venture into them with
out guide. The still house, for the man.
ufacture OF erapebrandy,is one of the inter-
esting places about the premises. There
huge TANKS. some of them stories high,
are silently yielding each crys al
stream which, though small, is endless
and rich in hilarity and mirth provoking
jest. From the winery the ranch is
traversed in all directions by well built
roads and shaded drives. The running
streams are bridged. One OF the unique
features of the ranch is the incompar-
able orange avenue which leads east from
the managers residence. 1t is broad
driveway, hanked upon either side by a
double line OF well grown orange trees.
So large are the trees and SO thick the
overhanging tops that q dense shade per-
vades the place, while the arched canopy
of verdure invites a racing breeze. Upon
the bending boughs the golden spheres
are set like jewels in a crown, the air Is
heavy with their perfume and melody
of bird song greets the ear. A more de-
lightful spot were difficult to find, even in
California.
The residence site of the manager O the
ranch, Mr.. BicEowsky, is made beautiful
by tasteful landscape gardening and by
the rich pIofusion OF tropical foliage.
Palm bofdered drives. rose and chrysan
themum gardens, Gala heuges and climb
ing vines. all com bined with the astrac-
tive architecture OF the dwelling place.
make the spot one of the sunniest and
eosiest places OF habitation in the world.
A RETROSPECTIVE VIEW.
The history of Sunny Slope is the his.
tory of the wine industry of Southern
California. The culture OF the grape and
the production OF wine and brandy date
back TO the earliest settlement of the
Mission fathers. The vines introdu. ed
by those venerable pioneers of civilization
were prolihc of the wine-giving quality
of the best European varieties, and many
are the stories which have survived the
fogetfulness Of time and are vet tola of
the richness OF old wines stored in the
cellars Of the ancient monasteries. The
excellence OF the wines of California
came to be well known fact long before
the present era of viticuture set in. II
was when the first dush of the gold hunt
ing excitement was passed that the Cali |
fornia pioneers began to turn their atten-
ton to other sources of profit. and many
ut once took up the cultivation of the
vine. Large protits were at once realized,
owing to the high prices which obtained
at that time. The methods employed
were as simple and crude as those en-
ooyed by the priests who had preceded
hem, and this fact. together with their
ack of skill and patience, accounts for
The unsatisfactory results which followed.
The poor quality of wines thus furnished
we'll nigh ruined the industry in the en-