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COCKTAIL AND FOOD RECIPES
corruption of man, other than in connection
with excesses. In which it is not likely that
the excessive drinking of wine is as harmful
as overindulgence
in
food.
.Americans
will
eventually become connois–
seurs of wines-and it is my prediction that
American wines will one day be known as the
best
in
the world. We are now making wines
in
this country that rank with the best. Prohi–
bition, so-called, gave us our wine-technique.
In striving to circumvent the law, our wine
makers had to.. approach the problem scien–
tifically. Wine must ferment and mellow
after delivery,
and quickly. To accomplish
this, science broke down the so-called natural
process and discovered what actually takes
place under the old-world method. And
presto! we age and mellow wine to confound
the connoisseur, in five months-ten-year-old
wine in five months.
Wines With Food
As previously stated, a rule-of-thumb with
respect to the drinking of wine is not entirely
practical. There has evolved, however, a
standard formula for wine service with meals
which may be followed with assurance that
it
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