95 / 374
DRINKS.
95
Skiraz,
so
Redl's
Bacco
in
Toscana
should
be
con-
sulted
for
the
wines
of
Italy.
Monte
Pulciano
vs,
of
a
purple
hue,
sweet
and
slightly
astringent.
It
is
to
this
wine
that
Redi
gives
the
palm,
calling
it
la
manna
di
Monte
Pulciano.
The
wine
of
Chianti,
near
Sienna,
is
well
known.
Artiminio,
Poncino,
Antella,
and
Carmignano,
though
of
less
reputation,
are
not
greatly
inferior.
The
best
Verdea
^
comes
from
Arcetri
near
Florence.
T^^edlnanOy
a
gold-
coloured
syrup,
is
pro-
duced,
according
to
Drs.
Thudichum
and
Dupre,
from
grapes,
"
passulated
on
the
vine
by
torsion
of
the
stalk."
MontelcinOy
Rimaneze,
and
Santo
Stefano
are
Siennese
wines.
Of
Sardinia
the
chief
wines
are
the
so-called
Malvasias^
Gz7^o,
A
leatico,
Vike
ihQ
Tinto
of
Alicante,
and
Bosa,
Ogliastra,
and
Sassari.
Of
Pied-
mont
the
principal
wines
are
Barolo,
Barbara,
Nebbiolo,
Braccheto.
Asti,
Chaumont,
Alba,
and
Montferrat
have
had
reputation
thrust
upon
them.
Grignolinos
are
made
from
a
vine
closely
related
to
the
Kadarka
of
Hungary,
and
the
Carmenet
of
the
Gironde.
The
wines
of
Genoa
are
of
small
repute.
Central
Italy
furnishes
Montefiascone^
with
a
delicious
*
So
called
from
its
green
colour.
It
is
said
to
have
been
a
favour-
ite
wine
of
Frederick
the
Great.
It
is
held
now
in
slighter
esteem.
2
Called
Est Est
from
the
writing
under
the
bust of
the
valet
of
the
bibulous
German
bishop
Defoucris,
who
drank
himself
to
death,
upon
which
his
valet
composed
his
epitaph.
'
Est
est
'
propter
mi?imm
*
est,^
Dominus
metis
mortuus
est.
Reverence
for
antiquity
is
our
sole
excuse
for
there
production
of
these
wretched
lines.
Monte
Pulciano
has
also
the
credit
of
having
killed
a
Churchman.
Other
wines
doubtless
have
had
the
same
honour.