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"They
are
perfect
as
dessert
wines
and
one
or
two
glasses
at
the
end
of
a
meal
facilitate
digestion
and
provoke
gaiety."
BURGUNDIES
The
wines
produced
in
the
Province
of
Burgundy,
situated
in
eastern
France,
viz.,
in
the
Cote
d'Or,
between
Macon,
Beaune
and
Dijon,
rank
among
the
best
burgundies.
They
contain
more
tartrates
and
tannin
than
clarets,
and
are
alto-
gether
heavier
in
body
and
aroma.
The
best
known
cheaper
qualities
are
Macon,
Beaune
and
Beaujolais,.
and
their
names
indicate
generally
the
district
of
their
growth.
The
better
wines
are
Romanee,
Canti,
Porri-
mard,
Chambertin,
Nuits
and
Clos
De
Vougot,
and
the
best
known
white
wines
are the
Chablis.
The
red
burgundies
are
recommended
as
blood-making
wines,
especially
in
cases
of
general
or
local
anaemia.
This
ancient
province,
one
of
the
largest
and
finest
of
France,
embraced
before
the
revolution
of
1789
territory
which
has
since
formed
the
Ain,
Cote
d'Or,
Saone
et
Loire
and
part
of
the
Yonne
departments.
The
Dukes
of
Burgundy
were
powerful
and
played
an
im-
portant
part
in
French
history;
by
marriage
they
had
become
masters
of
most
of
the
Dutch
provinces.
The
wealthy
Neth-
erland
cities
contributed
to
the
embellishment
of
those
of
Burgundy
and
the
influence
of
Dutch
art
is
to
be
detected
in
many
of
the
architectural
beauties
of
the
province.
On
the
other hand,
the
inhabitants
of
Burgundy
introduced
their
wines
into
Holland and
it
may
be
said
that
from
that
time
their
great
reputation
outside
France
dates.
Even
nowadays
Belgium
and
Holland
are
amongst
the
most
fervent
admirers
and
largest
consumers
of
Burgundies.
Taken
as
a
wine
growing
country
Burgundy
extends
along
the
railway
line
from
Sens
to
Villefranche
and
includes
Beau-
jolais
which,
although
part
of
the
Rhone
Department,
pro-
duces
wines
of
the
same
character,
and
not
at
all
like
those
of
the
Lyonnais
district
to
which
it
belongs
administratively
and
geographically.
From
a
viticultural
standpoint,
it
may
be
divided
into
three
principal
districts,
the
Yonne
in
the
North,
Saone
et
Loire
and
Rhone
in
the
South,
Cote d'Or
in
the
Centre.
Yonne.
Known
as
lower
Burgundy
produces
red
and
white
wines
in
the
administrative
divisions
of
Tonnerre,
Auxerre,
Avallon
and
Joigny.
In
the
two
first
the
best
growths
are
located
amongst
which
Chablis
is
the
best
known.
Saone
et
Loire
comprises
two
distinct
districts,
the
Ma-
connais
and
the
Chalonnais,
each
of
which
can
be
subdivided
into
several
classes
or
zones
producing
wines
of
different
character,
style
and
quality.
Rhone.
The
wines
of
this
department,
which
are
classed
with
those
of
Burgundy,
are
produced
in
the
well
known
dis-
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