1895 Mixed Drinks by Herbert W Green

MIXED DRINKS.

<'tent" {Unto) used for sacramental purposes. The

other Spanish red wines are Paxarete, Val de Peuas,

Beuicarlo, etc.

Considering the wine-producing countries in their

normal productive capacities, the acreage actually

planted and regularly yielding the salable vinous pro

duct, Italy ranks ahead of Prance, and all others for

that matter;

qualities,excepting a few kinds,she

is far behind. The area devoteii to wine growing is

much larger than that of France, and the arable value

of the land much greater, for crops of olive, corn, etc.,

are grown simultaneously with the grape, all mingling

and interlacing in a general vegetation while the Italian

peasant takes his ease and nonchalantly awaits the

never-failing results and abundance of nature. The

treatment of the grape while gathering and after is

just as reckless as before. Whether green, ripe or rot

ten they are carelessly torn from the vines and thrown

into vats in a filthy condition, and little attention is

paid to the processes of fermentation. In fact the

whole system, or lack of system, is very crude and

aboriginal; but some improvement has taken place the

past few years, and when Italy, like America,awakens

to realize her great natural advantages we shall hear

more of her better-quality wines and see an important