Every man his own butler / By the author of the 'History and description of modern wines' [i.e. Cyrus Redding].

  • Redding, Cyrus, 1785-1870
Date:
1839
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Every man his own butler / By the author of the 'History and description of modern wines' [i.e. Cyrus Redding]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    wine of excellent flavour, drunk in the country, but rarely brought into the British market without the admixture of spirit. Setuval is a white wine, very good for the table when not made too hot by brandy, which must be carefully tested by the purchaser. Car- CAVELLOs, and the sweet wines of the south of Portugal, are not much drank in England. All these may be styled Lisbon wines. The Oporto houses in London are numerous; we may name among some of the most respectable, Croft & Co; Offley, Forester, Webber, & Co; Lambert, Kingstons, & Egan, &c., &c., none of whom import less than a thousand pipes from Oporto annually. SHERRY. No one who fears the prevalence of malic acid in wines will drink any other than sherry when it is to be obtained good. Gypsum is sprinked over the grapes in the vat to saturate this acid as much as possible. Sherry will therefore agree with those who can drink but few other qualities of wine. Whether it be purchased pale or brown is