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Group
I.
Acid,
Examples
:
Inferior
Bordeaux
and
Burgundies,
Wines
from
North
of
Portugal.
Group
2.
Astringent.
Examples
:
Superior
Bordeaux
and
Burgundies,
Collares
from
Portugal.
Division
B.
White.
Group
I*
Simple
Flavour.
Example
:
Rhine
Wines.
Group
2.
Complex
Flavour.
Example:
Bucellas
of
Portugal.
Class
II.
Transition
Wines.
Alcohol
and
sugar
perceptible.
Taste
astringent;
Flavour
complex.
Division
A.
Red.
Examples
:
Many
Spanish
and
Portuguese
wines.
Division
B.
White.
Examples
:
Many
Spanish
and
Portuguese
wines.
Class
III.
Generous
Wines.
I
St
Family.
Madeira
type.
Wines
of
the
Canaries,
Azores,
Lisbon
;
Carcanellas,
Sherry,
Marsala,
and
Cyprian
wines.
2nd
Family.
Port
type.
3rd
Family.
Tokay,
Malaga.
4th
Family.
Chateau
Yquem,
Johannisberg,
Steinberg.
Class
IV.
Sparkling
Wines.
Group
A.
Natural.
Group
B.
Artificial.
This
division
of
the
wines
of
the
world
is
presented
to
the
reader
as
a
literary
curiosity.
It
is
at
once