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extensively exported. Foremost among the Hungarian
wines is the famous sweet Tokay. The grapes are
gathered separately after they have become almost as
dry and sweet as raisins, and are put into casks sup
plied with holes to let the juice escape without pressure,
which juice is utilized for the highest grade wine. The
balance of the grapes are then placed under pressure
for the ordinary wine. There are three classes of this
wine, designated respectively as essentia, ausbruch and
maslas. Although 2,000,000 gallons of the 250,000,000
gallons of Hungarian wine annually produced represent
the Tokay kinds, they are not found in any great
abundance in the markets. Almost twenty per cent,
of it is of very superior quality, and twenty per cent,
of that is so superlatively fine that it is taken entirely
by contract for private use and never appears in the
market. Tokay boasts a very high antiquity, is very
renowned, and the first quality is extremely scarce
and commands fabulous prices. Other wines of the
Empire are Carlowitz, Meneser-Ansbruch, Huster,
Somlauer, Moscato Roso, Vino Tailaro, Presecco Vu-
gova. Maraschino, Malvasia, etc.
Germany is extensively noted for her fine white
wines, but she produces very few of the red varieties.
The exported articles best known are. the "Hocks,"