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the
saccharine
of
alcoholic
liquors
which
develop
gouty
manifestations
or
evoke
the
tendency
of
latent
gout.
There
are
several
different
varieties
of
Sherry,
which
may
be
divided
into
the
Amontillado
and
Manzanilla
classes.
The
Amontillado
class
may
again
be
divided
into
fino
and
oloroso,
the
former
being
the
more
delicate.
The
generous,
full
flavored
wines
known
as
Port
are
the
produce
of
the
district
of
Alto
Douro,
in
the
northeast
of
Portugal.
PORT
WINE
In
the
selection
of
the
Port
wine,
much
depends
upon
the
weather,
as
the
physical
conditions
of
those
who
partake
of
it
must
be
considered;
people
accustomed
to
open
air
exercise
enjoy
generous
wines,
and
in
warm
weather,
light
tawny
wine
should
be
preferred.
In
some
houses
it
is
customary
to
drink
a
vintage
Port
no
younger
than
twenty
years
in
bottle,
but
there
are
many
good
wines
which
mature
in
from
four
to
six
years
and
ac-
quire
sufficient
perfection
to
satisfy
the
connoisseur
who
is
not
too
fastidious.
If
more
than
one
quality
of
Port
wine
is
required,
it
is
better
to
commence
with
the
richer
or
younger
wine and
follow
with
the
drier
or
older.
Port
is
a
valuable
medicine,
and
old
crusted
wine
a
rare
luxury.
It
has
high
medicinal
properties.
It
is
a
tonic
and
it
has
greater
or
less
astringency,
according
to
the
various
growths
and
vintages.
The
wine
derives
its
name
from
the
City
of
Oporto,
located
where
the
river
Douro
enters
the
sea,
and
the
wild,
mountainous
country
through
which
this
boisterous
river
dashes
is
the
place
of
growth
of
this
wine;
the
vine-
yards
extending
in
terrace
upon
terrace
from
the
edge
of
the
river
to
the
top
of
the
highest
mountain
in
the
"Aito
Douro"
district
of
Portugal.
There
is
a
prevailing
notion
that
genuine
ports
are
not
obtainable.
If
invalids
and
convalescents
knew
of
the
splen-
did
tonic
and
building-up
properties
of
our
real
ports,
they
would
not
be
slow
in
obtaining
them.
There
are
wines
grown
in
Spain
resembling
Port,
such
as
the
"Tarragonas,"
and
in
France
is
made
a
wine
resembling
Port,
known
as
the
"Roussilion,"
but
a
much
better
substi-
tute
than
either
of
those
is
the
pure
Port
Wines
of
Southern
California,
grown
from
the
same
varieties
of
grapes
as
are
native
to
the
Alto
Douro
district.
It
represents
nearly
all
the
elements
of a
fine
wine,
besides
being
most
agreeable
to
a
refined
palate.
An
old
bottled
wine
when
judiciously
used,
with
its
fine
volatile
ethers,
is
singu-
larly
useful
in
restoring
strength
and
regularity
to
the
heart's
action,
and
for
certain
forms
of
anemia
it
is
nearly
always
beneficial.
A
full
flavored
potent
wine
of
moderate
age
retaining
much
of
the
richness
of
its
original
flavor
is
for
such
purposes
the
best
agent,
the
object
being
to
employ
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