1880 Facts about Port and Madeira by Henry Vizetelly

GATHEBINO GRAPES AT SANTA OBTJZ.

PART III.

THE VESTETAIiDS AND WINES OF MADEIEA

AND TENEBIPE.

I.—The Voyage to Madeiea—The Vintage at Santa Cbuz and Sao Joao.

Early Renown of the Wine of Madeira—Voyage to the Island on hoard the African—Leave-takings at Southampton—The Steamer touches at Ply mouth—Our Pellow-Passengers—Cape Town Snooks and Crawfish— Story of Chief Engineer Jones's Remarkable Find—Wesight Porto Santo and then Madeira—^Appearance of the latter from the Sea—Amphibious Madeirense—Ox Sledges and Cars—Boat Excursion to Santa Crnz— Messrs. Krohn's Vineyard there—System of Training the Vines— Gathering and Treading the Grapes—The Pleasant Proximity of a Shark —Ride to the Quinta do Monte—The Vintage in Mr. Leacock's Vineyard at Sao Joao—Treatment of Vines attacked by the Phylloxera and the O'idium—Treading and Pressing the Grapes—A Treader Flung Across the Vara. In visiting Madeira to witness and describe the vintage and make myself acquainted witb tbe wines tbe island produces,it