1860 A Treatise on the Manufacture , Imitation, Adulteration and Reduction of Foreign Wines, Brandies, .

WINE.

in France as the

Vin de

Borcleaitx,

is a slightly

acidulous, astringent "\Vine, of a deep purple

color, delicate taste, and is ranked as a light

wine. The nlost esteemed Clarets are the pro–

duce of

Lafite, Latour, Ohateccu lrfargaux,

and

Haut-Brion.

It is made in large quantities

around

Bordeaux,

from which port it is shipped.

It contains, on an average, fifteen per cent. of

alcohol. The Clarets are the least injurious of

all wines.

Port

is an astringent, rough, sweetish wine.

When long kept it loses its astringency, sweet–

ness, and coloring matter. It is one of the

strong

wines. Its color is of a deep purple,

and it contains about twenty-three per cent. of

alcohol.

Teneriffe

is a wine of good quality, and fine

ar01natic flavor. It contains about

19·79

per

cent. of alcohol. It is a

white

wine, slightly

acidulous.

lrfacleira

is more stin1ulating than Sherry,

slightly acidulous, is esteenrnd the strongest of