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DRINKS
marked
on
cork
and
label.
The
best
vintages
in
recent
years
are:
1864,
1865,
1869, 1874, 1884,
1887,
1893,
1899,
1904.
Rhine
Wines
Rhine
and
Moselle
wines
have
in
late
years
greatly
gained
in
favor,
and
when
the
qualities
and
fineness
of
these
wines
are
taken
into
con-
sideration,
their
increased
popularity
is
well
de-
served.
Rhine
wines
have
great
fragrance
and
vinosity
and
are
pre-eminently
the
wines
most
suitable
for
intellectual
enjoyment,
as
they
are
particu-
larly
exhilarating
and
increase
the
appetite.
Being
of
light
alcoholic
strength,
but
rich
in
volatile
ethers,
they
are
exceedingly
efficacious,
and
do
not
(like
clarets) so
quickly
spoil
after
opening.
The
finer
qualities
widely
differ
in
flavor,
and
being
rich
in
ethers
are
much
valued
as
a
stimu-
lant
in
sustaining
the
nervous
force
of
the
heart
while
its
enfeebled
muscular
tissue
recuperates.
For
serious
nervous
prostration
their
value
as
a
remedy
can
hardly
be
overestimated,
their
beneficial
effects
being
strikingly
exhibited
in
bringing
back
a
stronger
and
steadier
heart
beat,
thus
calming
any
attendant
irritability
which
is
of the
utmost
importance
to
the
patient.
Moselle
Winei
Moselle
wines
are
of
a
quit?
distinct
char-
acter,
fine,
of
a
grape
flavor,
very
light
and
deli-
cate,
decidedly
fruity
and
known
to
be a
most
wholesome
and
refreshing
beverage.
The
finest
growth
of
the
Moselle
and
its
tributary,
the
River
Saar,
are
Scharzhofberger,
Scharzberger,
Berncasteler
Doctor,
Brauneberger,
Josephshofer,
etc.,
all
widely
known
for
their
most
delicate
bouquet.
Moselle
as
a
highly
etheral
wine
is
also
very
useful
in
cases
of
cerebral
and
cardiac
exhaus-
tion;
it
stimulates
the
action
of
the
liver
and
kidneys,
and
is
generally
credited
with
being