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PoMMARD.—A choice wine of the Cote-d'Or. It is
full, rich and delicate in flavor.
Beaune.—An acceptable and strong good wine for
invalids who may be ordered to drink good Burgundy
in preference to any other.
Nuits.—An exceedingly nutritious wine, with great
flavor, and a decided bouquet, smooth and agreeable.
Romanee.—The most delicious and exquisite of red
Burgundies.
Clos De Vougeot.—Paramount among red Burgun
dies as being the perfect, unsurpassable wine of its class.
The vineyard producing it is held in high esteem by all
Frenchmen.
Chambertin.—A famous red Burgundy of the very
highest class, wonderfully soft and delicate, with brilliant
ruby color. The wine is prized as most choice by those
who,in matters of wine, are cognoscenti.
The Portuguese word "Madeira" means "wood,"
and the name was given to the island when first dis
covered, on account of its"being covered with a dense
forest. The culture of the grape commenced in Madeira
early in the fifteenth century. The vines are trailed on
frameworks of cane, and grow in ashy soil, the island
being volcanic. Madeira wine is very rich, full-bodied
and aromatic. A voyage to the East or West Indies
improves its condition in a wondrous degree.
Lawlor