1860 A Treatise on the Manufacture , Imitation, Adulteration and Reduction of Foreign Wines, Brandies, .

WINE. 31 in France as the Vin de Borcleaitx, is a slightly acidulous, astringent "\Vine, of a deep purple color, delicate taste, and is ranked as a light wine. The nlost esteemed Clarets are the pro– duce of Lafite, Latour, Ohateccu lrfargaux, and Haut-Brion. It is made in large quantities around Bordeaux, from which port it is shipped. It contains, on an average, fifteen per cent. of alcohol. The Clarets are the least injurious of all wines. Port is an astringent, rough, sweetish wine. When long kept it loses its astringency, sweet– ness, and coloring matter. It is one of the strong wines. Its color is of a deep purple, and it contains about twenty-three per cent. of alcohol. Teneriffe is a wine of good quality, and fine ar01natic flavor. It contains about 19·79 per cent. of alcohol. It is a white wine, slightly acidulous. lrfacleira is more stin1ulating than Sherry, slightly acidulous, is esteenrnd the strongest of