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otherwise
beneficial.
It
is
anti-diabetic
and
does
not
increase
the
gouty
tendency.
In
conditioning
either
Rhine
or
Moselle
wines
for
the
table,
they
should
be
chilled
slowly
to
a
temperature
of
from
45
to
50
degrees.
In
this
way
they
retain
all
their
quality.
The
proper
time
to
serve
them
is
with
the
fish
course
of
your
dinner.
*
* #
The
best
vintage
in
recent
years
in
the
Rhine
and
Moselle
districts
are
as
follows:
1886,
1893,
1895,
1897, 1900,
1904,
1906
Port
The
wine
commonly
known
as
"Port"
is
grown
along
the
River
Douro,
in
Portugal,
where
the
same
is
known
as
"Vinho
do
Porto."
On
the
banks
of
this
river,
not
far
from
the
city
of
Oporto,
are
the
vineyards
of
the
Alto
Douro.
The
vineyards
are
built
in
terraces,
resembling
mammoth
stairways,
on
the
steps
of
which
are
planted
the
vines.
A
great
variety
of
grapes
are
grown
here,
and
the
vintage
begins
about
the
middle
of-
September.
Only
perfectly
ripe
grapes
are
gathered
by
the
army
of
women
performing
this
work.
The
pressing
of
the
grapes
is
very
similar
to
the
method
used
in
the
Sherry
district
of
Spain.
The
fermentation
of
the
must
begins
almost
immediately
after
the
same
has
been
transferred
into
the
casks,
but
in
the
production
of
the
richer
wines,
fermentation
is
stopped
at
an
early
stage
by
the
addition
of
young
French
brandy.
The
wines
intended
for
dry
Ports
are
allowed
to
ferment
more
thoroughly
before
brandy
is
added.
When
the
secondary
fermentation
is
complete,
the
casks
are
transported
to
the
cellars
of
the
shipping
firms,
most
of
which
are
located
at
Oporto.
Wines
from
the
perfect
crops
are
sold
as
vintage
wines,
and
a
great
many
are
shipped
to