The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-05-19
spEBR,s WINE IN pHlLADBIpHIA.


A Wine Winter Like Prophet-Not with
out Honor Save in His Own Country.
The following is clipped from the Phila-
delphia Herald of Monday, April 18th;
"Counoisscurs on wines i'm fashionable club
houses aud restaurants i'm Philadelphia are
all talking about a great brand of old Bun
guudy which has sprung into favor with
suddcnnCss that is unusual in a city noted
for its set notions and staid ways The Bur
Sundy in question is from the vaults Of the
Spcer n. J. Wine company, at Passaic, twelve
miles from New York city. The Speer
vineyards have long been noted for the
quality of its wines its port sherries aud
bmndics being sold in many of the capitals
of Europe. The company has had such
great demand for its wines it has never at
/ tempted to sell them in Philadelphia, or. in
fact, in any section Of the country west Of
/ New York city.
incidentally. however a sw II Philadel-
/ phia club got hold of some of its Burgundy,
and once sampled, there was q tremendous
demand for it, Members would drink no
other kind, and very soon the quantity was
exhausted Then more was ordered, to
gcther with some brands Of Spoers port
which were said to be famous The Bur
gundy and port arrived i'm due time. but were
soon exhausted. The fame Of the wines
| spread to other clubs aud to some of the
/ leading city hotels It is said the demand on
| the Speer company from Philadelphia ha-
been so great it has been kept busy during
| the Iast few weeks filling orders for this
/ city alone.
/ IT, Old Climax brandy and its Socialite
/ clarct are among its famous brands. The
vineyard of the Speer company is perhaps
the oldest and most famous in this country.
81. I go, rs.s
producer. The soil on which the grapes are
grown has enough iron in it to give a tone
and quality to the wines which make Them
especially the port prime medicinal wine.
DR.. J ines of the New York board of health
has given his testimonial to the merits Of the
Speer port wine:
" / take great pleasure in testifying to the
superior qualities of the port wine produced
by Alfred Speer of New Jersey. After pro-
] longed trial, I recommend it as a superior
wine for the sick and debilitated.'
''The company win allow no wine tC
/ leave its vaults that is not of prime quality
Consequently there is no such thing as poor
I wine to be had, so far as the Speer product
is concerned. The wine is kept in casks to a
great age before it is bottled. The vineyard
itself is a great sight. There are over three
hundred miles of vines. There are grape
arbors two miles long. In the grape season
it is a wonderful and beautiful sight one be-
holds in driving out to the vineyards. Hun
dreds Of New Workers drive to the place to
feast their eyes ON the spectacle. Great
clusters of grapes greet the eye as far as the
sight extends, purple prairie kissed by the
summer sun. In the vaults of the company
are the very oldest wines produced in this
country. The company sells so much Of its
product every year, and no fancy prices
would induce it to break in on a wine which
it did not believe had the right age to give il
the proper flavor There is no wine like it t,
be had in the United States.