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A
BACHELOR'S
CUPBOARD
Correct
Wines
for
all
Occasions
sherry
that
In his
day
It
was
the
favorite
wine,
and
nearly ousted
Madeira
from
Its
place
In
English
tastes.
Gypsum
sprinkled
over
the
grapes
while
In
the
vat
saturate
the
malic
acid
and
give
sherry
Its
brown
color.
Amontillado
is
the
finest
of
sherries,
and
at
Its
prime
kept
In
wood
for
sixteen
years.
It
Is
too
dry
for
the
taste
of
common
wine
drinkers,
but
Is
one
of
the
finest
growths
In
the
world.
The
best
Madeiras
have
no
tendency
to
acidity,
and
the
finest
East
Indian
Madeira
Is
a
wine
that
has
scarcely
an
equal.
Marsala,
the
favorite
wine
of
Sicily,
is
excellent;
other
Sicilian
wines
are
Mazzara,
Bronte,
and
Etna,
but
Marsala
Is
more
worthy
and
especially
well
adapted
for
cooking,
In
Italian
sauces.
The
Rhenish
wines
are the
purest
and
most
whole-
some
wines,
say
some
experts.
Most
of
them
come
from
the
banks
of
the
Rhine
and
Moselle
Rivers,
In
Germany,
and
the
variety
Is
legion.
Genuine
German
wines have
a
bouquet
like
the
French,
,whlch
Is
In
Itself
a
mark
of
pure
growth.
The
real
golden
Rhenish
wines,
such
as
NIerstelner,
Marcobrunner,
and
Riides-
helmer,
are
famous,
while
Johannlsberger
and
Gelssen-
helmer
are
perfect
In
delicacy
and
aroma.
"
Good
hoch,"
the
German
proverb
runs,
"
keeps
off
the
doc-
tor."
It
enlivens
without
Inebriating,
strengthens
and
warms
the
stomach
pleasantly.
Burgundies
are the
finest
red
wines
In
the
world
for
delicacy,
flavor,
perfume,
richness,
and
purity.
A
man
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