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yard,
it
halts,
and
presents
arms.
On
the
golden
slope
—
the
Cote
d'Or
—
is
grown
this
wine
of
Bur-
gundy,
and
the
vignerons
divide
the
district
into
two
parts,
the
Cote
de
Nuits
and
the
Cote
de
Beaune,
the
first
of
which
produces
the
finest
wines,
from
Vosne
especially,
whence
come
Romanee-Conti,
La
Tache,
Richebourg,
Romanee-St.
Vivant,
La
Grande
Rue,
Gaudichat,
Malconsort,
and
others
;
but
of
all
these
Romance
Conti
is
king.
Unfortunately
the
yield
of
this
vineyard
is
very
small,
and
genuine
Romance
is
seldom
to
be
met
with.
But
there
are
plenty
of
good
wines
to
be
bought
at
moderate
prices,
those
of
Chambertin,
Volnay,
Beaune,
Macon,
and
Beaujolais.
Chief
among
the
white
Burgundies
is
Chablis
;
but
there
are
other
sorts,
not
half
enough
drank
in
England
—
Macon,
Pouilly,
Meursault,
Chevalier-
Montrachet,
Montrachet-Aine,
and
many
other
fine
white
wines.
Sparkling
Burgundy
is
not
to
be
despised.
The
Cotes
du
Rhone
produce
fine
wines,
too,
such
as
Hermitage,
Cote
Rotie,
Condrieu,
and
St.
Peray
;
but
of
these,
perhaps.
Hermitage
red
and
white
are
best
known
to
us.
Much
wine
is
made
in
the
South
of
France,
in
the
departments
of the
Herault,
the
Gard,
the
Aude,
and
the
Pyrenees-
Orientales,
whilst
Languedoc
has
always
been
famous
for
its
wines,
which
are
very
similar
to
some
Spanish
varieties.
Roussillon
is
nearly
as
good
as
Burgundy,
and,
after
being
manipulated
at
Cette,
is
often
palmed
off
as
"Vintage
Port,"
and
the
Muscat
•wines
of
the
Herault
and
the
Pyrenees-
Orientales
are
particularly
luscious,
especially
those
from
Lunel.
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