The sun., 1907-11-10
EUROPE's WINE CROP SHORT.
Floods and Plant Dlseases Have Cut n In
URlG In Districts.

Advices received in this city hy represen-
tatlvas Of the vine producing countries OF
Europe report that the tremendous damage
done by the recent rains and foods in tre
VINEYARD districts Of France. Portugal and
Spain has been almost paralleled IN the
Auetro- Hungarian empire and IN Italy.
Switzerland and Germany.
Leopold Molnar. the American delegats
Of the Associated Winegrowers Of Hun
gary. Ia informed that the 1907 yield ~ the
vineyards Of that kingdom represents but
50 per cent. OF the total Of average years.
and that prices have advanced to IS per
cent above normal Plant diseases. Mr..
Molnar stated. have been the principal
cause Of the crop shortages. buG while effect
ing iiminution OF the quantity these have
not affected the quality.
The latest returns from the inundated
sections OF France received from Paris by
the local representations Of French wine in
terests estimate the destruction of wine at
about n, ,6O0 600 gallons.
Not more than half the usual crops have
been realized this year by the Swiss vine
and the Italian trade s-e actively composing
with the producers Of Algeria for the capture
of the Geneva market. Consuming more
wine per capita than any other European
nation, Switzerland Is one OF the moeS i'm.
portant factors in the wine expectation OF
me larger producing countries.
While the yield OF the Italian wine dis
tricts has not been ruined by inundation. as
in France. the dreaded mid-hervest rains IN
certain sections OF north Italy and the
southern peninsula and Sicily have by efsc-
tuaI dilution increased the production of
wine. and as a natural consequence inn
paired its strength and quality. The rain
fall has also retarded the maturi. of the
crops and created nildew.
Deficiency Of coOperage and labor short
age. the latter due TO an extraordi narily
heavy tide Of peasant emigration TO- America,
tended 10 disturb the industry In the prov
ince Of Apulia. In fact 80 alarming IL the
cOopersee situation that some proprietcrs
have become discouraged and abandoned
their product on the ground.
According 10 CheVaIer Guido Rossati,
director Of the Italian Royal Enotechnical
station in this city. the importation OF vince
from Italy at the port OF New York during
the three quarters or the present year
reached the record totals Of 7ne. 100 g6llone
Of the barrelled and i03.ls4 dozens Of the
bottled product.
new factor in the local vine trade. and
one which is aroustng considerable interest
petition which shortly will be undertaken
bv the growers Of the South American re-
pIblic OH Chile. Foreseeing possible
shortage Of foreign wines here, - a result
Of the disasters Detailing the crops through;
out Europe, AdolfO Ortuzar. Consul Genera
OF Chile in the United States, recommends
the Introduction Of Chilean wines upon the
American market.
Consiknments Of the choicest specimens
of the Vineyard products OF his country.
which, NJ. Ortuzar declares. rival the best
Bordeaux vintag ges.are soon TO be sent north
ward for the connoisseurs Of New York To
pass upon. Already the wines of Chile have
Qualified in the markets 81 Panama. 0uatc-
maIa Mexico and the south American States
while the e4 portations OF red and white vine
from Chile tO Europe iast year were valued
approximately At I. .OOoOOO francs.