1869 Cooling Cups and Dainty drinks by William Terrington

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be better known, being far superior to much that passes under the name of Sherry. Malaga is chiefly a dry wine, similar to Sherry, but much inferior to it in flavour, beiim sweet- tasted. Many of the wines of Malaga are brought to Santa Maria, Cadiz, and shipped from thence, under the name of Sherry. Most of the common Sherries are of this class, or San Lucar growth. There are three vintages in Malaga ; the first in June, producing a rich sweet wine ; the next in October, producing a species of Sherry ; while the November gatherings are termed mountain wines, being sweet, luscious, and dry. They are both red and white. Benicarlos is a red wine, produced from the vine- land surrounding Benicarlo, in Valencia. It is much used for “ blending” with other red wines, especially Bordeaux. A great deal of the cheap sorts of Port is manufactured from this wine. About 220,000 casks are annually exported for this purpose ; a great deal of it goes to Cette. Alicante, of which the best wines are theAlogne and Tent, both much liked in Spain, produces a considerable quantity of wine, much used for blend- ing with the produce of France and other parts. Of