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Madeira.
31
Lobos,
on
the
south
of
the
island.
Old
Sherry
and
old
Madeira
rank
very
high
as
perfect
wines.
They
ought
to
he
destitute
of
acidity
and
astringency,
hut
stimulating
and
nourishing,
these
qualities
being
so
nicely
proportioned
that
the
spirit
they
contain
assists
their
digestion.
It
is
principally
on
these
grounds
that
they
constitute
an
excellent
beverage
for
the
dyspeptic,
the
sedentary,
and
the
invalid
generally.
It
is
of
this
class
of
wines,
especially
of
Canary,
that
Howell
spoke
more
than
two
and
a
half
centuries
ago
:
“
If of
any
others
may
he
verified
the
merry
induction
that
good
wine
maketh
good
blood,
good
blood
causeth
good
humours,
good
humours
cause
good
thoughts,
good
thoughts
bring
forth
good
works,
good
works
carry
a
man
to
heaven
:
ergo,
good
wine
carries
a
man
to
heaven.
If
this
he
true,
more
English
go
to
heaven
than
any
other,
for
I
think
there
is
more
Canary
brought
to
England
than
the
world
besides.”
Marsala
resembles
Madeira
in
colour,
and
some-
what
in
flavour.
It
is
a
sound,
useful,
and
reason-
able
wine,
made
in
the
Island
of
Sicily.
It
was
originally
produced
at
Bronte,
on
an
estate
which
belonged
to
Lord
Nelson.
When
well
aged,
it
is
a
really
good
wholesome
wine,
and
deserves
to