1892 Drinks of the world

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FRENCH

WINES.

The

Great

Makers

of

Champagne

—

Its

Manufacture

—

Bottling

Treatment

—

Bordeaux

or

Claret

—

Its

early

Use

and

Name

Whence

it

comes

—

The

different

Growths

—

White

Wines

of

the

District

—

Burgundy

—

Different

Growths

and

Qualities

—

Other

Wines.

Champagne.

RKIMS

^nd

Epernay

are the

two

great

centres

of

the

Champagne

district

;

but

Reims,

from

its

size

and

antiquity,

must

be

considered

its

capital.

Here

are

the

estabHshments

of

Pommery

&

Greno,

Ernest

Moy,

Theophile

Roederer

&

Co.,

Louis

Roederer

&

Co.,

Henriot

&

Co.,

Permet

&

Fils,

De

St.

Marceaux

&

Co.,

Werl6

&

Co.

(successors

to

the

renowned

Veuve

CHquot),

Heidsleck

&

Co.,

De

Lossy

&

Co.,

G.

H.

Mumm

&

Co.,

Jules

Mumm

&

Co.,

Piper

&

Co.,

and

many

others

of

lesser

note.

The

wines

of

this

district

have,

for

centuries,

been

famous,

and

especially

beloved

of

kings

and

potentates.