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DRINKS
A good many Sautemoa arc bottled at the
chateau, and, to be authentic, should be properly
marked on cork and label. The best vintages
in recent years are: 1864,1805, 1809, 1874, 1884,
1887, 1893, 1899, 1904.
Rhine Wines
Rhine and Moselle wines have in late years
greatly gained in favor, and when the qualities
and fineness of these wines are taken into con
sideration, their increased popularity is well de
served.
Rhine wines have great fragrance and vinosity
and are pre-eminently the wines most suitable
for intellectual enjoyment, as they are particu
larly exhilarating and increase the appetite.
Being of light alcoholic strength, but rich in
volatile ethers, they are exceedingly eflOcacious,
and do not (like clarets) so quickly spoil after
opening.
The finer qualities widely differ in flavor, and
being rich in ethers are much valued as a stimu
lant in sustaining the nervous force of the heart
while its enfeebled muscular tissue recuperates.
For serious nervous prostration their value as
a remedy can hardly be overestimated, their
beneficial effects being strikingly exhibited in
bringing back a stronger and steadier heart beat,
thus calming any attendant irritability which
is of the utmost importance to the patient.
Moselle Wines
Moselle wines are of a quite distinct char
acter, fine, of a grape flavor, very light and deli
cate, decidedly fruity and known to be a most
wholesome and refreshing beverage.
The finest growth of the Moselle and its
tributary, the River Saar, are Scharzhofberger,
Seharzberger,Berncasteler Doctor, Brauneberger,
Josephshofer, etc., all widely known for their
most delicate bouquet.
Moselle as a highly etheral wine is also very
useful in cases of cerebral and cardiac exhaus-