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IFincs
of
Italy.
the
vines
of Catalonia,
some,
such
as
Tarragona,
when
of
good
age,
are
excellent,
red,
good-bodied
wines.
The
produce
of
this
district
is
much
used
for “
blending
”
with
the
wines
of
Oporto.
The
wines
of
Italy
are
very
numerous,
and
are
made
principally
for
home
consumption.
The
sparkling
wines
differ
from
those
of
other
countries,
being
less
effervescing.
Of
this
class,
Asti
(red
and
white),
Nebiola,
Passeretta,
rank
first.
The
wines
of
Bologna
are
in
general
sparkling
wines,
known
as
Vino
Crudoe.
There
are
also
some
boiled
wines,
but
they
are
not
much
known.
The
best
red
wines
are
Lambrusco,
Barbera,
Aleatico
;
and
of
the
white,
Malvasia
(vinto
Santo),
and
the
delicious
Lachrymse
Cliristi,
which
is
grown
at
Mont
Somma,
near
Vesuvius.
This
wine
is
both
rare
and
choice.
It
is
of
a
muscatel
character,
having
an
agreeable
bouquet,
and
a
sweet
piquant
taste.
Tuscany
is
deemed
better
as
a
wine
district
than
any
other
part
of
Italy.
The
mode
of
bottling
in
Florence
has
given
rise
to
the
term
“
flask
of
wine
these
wine
flasks
being
almost
identical
with
those
in
which
oil
is
imported,
but
they
are
made
generally
of
larger
size.
Vermuth
is
a
white
wine,
made
aromatic
with
wormwood.
This
wine
is
much
used
as
a
stomachic.
The
best,
which
comes
from
Turin,
is
expensive.
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