1876 Facts About Sherry by Henry Vizetelly

Facts about Sherry.

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strength; and this more especially since the British Customs have virtually surrendered their theory that it is impossible for any natural wine to develop more than the orthodox 26 degrees. The tests,madeimderthe authority ofthis department,ofnatural •wines sent to the International Exhibition of1874showed in fact that,in addition to Spanish wines, admittedly pure samples of the wines of Australia, Greece, and Portugal contained 30.3 to 28.4 and 31.2 degrees of proof spirit respectively. With such results as thesethe existing limit ofthe shilling duty can scarcely be maintaiaed.

COirVEVINO WISE IS GOATSKISS FKOM THE MOSTILIJ. TISETABDS.

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