Volume 1

A history and description of modern wines / By Cyrus Redding.

  • Redding, Cyrus, 1785-1870.
Date:
1836
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: A history and description of modern wines / By Cyrus Redding. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    PAGE of the Dréme, Rhone, and Vaucluse, formerly the Lyonnais, Dauphiny, Provence, Orange, and Languedoc—Of the Gironde or Bordelais—Of the Departments of the Dordogne, Vienne, Niévre, Lot, Lot et Garonne, Moselle, CP PCAMG AER LVNAE, BoA RUE TIN Co 9.505) gunk nicixs giv ciytaran's o's Seni noera Hale ga SORE AL One ee ena aiee 7] CHAPTER VI. * WINES OF SPAIN, AND THE CANARIES. General Remarks—Wines Exported—La Mancha, Val de Penas—Wines of Catalonia—of Valencia—of Arragon and Navarre—Andalusian Wines, Ma- laga, Xeres, &c.— Wines of Minorca, Majorca, and the Canaries............... 181 CHAPTER VII. WINES OF GERMANY AND SWITZERLAND. Antiquity of the Vine in Germany—The Rheingau—Species of Soil—Charac- ter of Vines—Large Tuns—Nature of the Wines, and Prices—Wines of SUGAR ZOL IDA cote site aaj ciiianids ation o'scores tava nnomenccsneur ie same Gaaerecsetendere oe 201 CHAPTER VIII. WINES OF PORTUGAL AND MADEIRA. The Methuen Treaty—Quantity of Wine Imported in 1700 and 1800—Mono- poly of Wine given to a Company—Conduct of the Company—Vineyards of the: Doure—of Madeira and die Azores aiieu islet ei wwaticee bonnets eee 215 CHAPTER IX. THE WINES OF ITALY AND THE ISLANDS. General Character of Italian Wines—Vine Culture—Causes of Neglect in their Manufacture—Variation—Sicilian and Elbese Wines.............-..-esseee 239 CHAPTER X. WINES OF HUNGARY, AUSTRIA, STYRIA, AND CARYNTHIA. Hungarian Wines—Calculated Produce—Practice at the Vintage—Different Kinds of Wine—Principal Vineyards—Austrian Wines—Carynthian and Cn an SN URE Rs Be ag a es RE Sta inc emi Leo. 2 253 CHAPTER XI. THE WINES OF GREECE. Greek Wines generally— Wines of the Islands—Cyprus Wine—Wine of the Commandery—Mode of Making, and Qualities— Wines of the Ionian Islands —of Albania, Romania, and of the Russian Dominions.....................0c000- 26)