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DRINKS.
Spain.
As
Spain
succeeds
France
geographically,
so
it
follows
it
in
the
excellence
of
its
vinous
productions.
Throughout
all
ages
this
country
has
been
distin-
guished
for
its
wines.
But
the
Spaniard's
chief
glory
under
heaven
is
in
the
preparation
of
white
dry
forti-
fied
wines
such
as
sherries,
and
sweet
wines
such
as
Malagas.
In
the
province
of
Andalusia
is
situated
Xeres
de
la
Frontera,
and
the
convent
of
Paxarete,
which
produces
a
rich
sweet
sparkling
drink.
Here,
too,
are the
vines
of
the
vino
secco
and
the
abocado^
and
Rota,
^
which
produces
Andalusia's
best
red
wines.
Here
are.
Ranico,
Moguro,
or
Mogtter,
a
cheap
light
wine,
Negio,
and
the
capital
Seville.
Catalonia
yields
a
large
quantity
of
red
wine
shipped
to
England
mostly
as
a
drink
for
the
general.
The
Malaga
of
Granada
is
well
known.
Sherry
^
wines
are,
or
ought
to
be,
the
products
of
Cadiz,
including
Xeres
de
la
Frontera,
San
Lucar
de
Barrameda,
—
where
Tintilla,
an
excellent
Muscadine
red
wine,
is
manu-
factured,
—
Trebujena,
and
Puerto
de
Santa
Maria.
The
celebrated
wine
known
as
Manzanilla
^
is
made
in
1
Rota
wines
are
mostly
coloured,
or
Tintos,
whence
our
English
sacramental
drink.
They
are
all
simmered—
at
their
best
in
youth,
and
their
worst
in
age.
2
Supposed
by
some
to
be
the
old
English
Sack.
The
reader
interested
may
consult
Hakluyt,
Nicols,
Hewell's
Dictionary,
and
Venner's
Via
Recta.
s
The
etymology
is
uncertain.
•
Some
derive
it
from
the
town
near
Seville,
others
from
the
Spanish
word
for
an
apple,
and
others
again
from
that
for
a
camomile
flower.