1869 Cooling Cups and Dainty drinks by William Terrington

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Colonial Wines.

Next to Tokay in celebrity

favourite in England.

It is red in colour, rich and highly

is Menos wine.

flavoured. Another red wine, Carlowitz, is a sound Of the white varieties, the (Edenburger is The dry Muscat, Szamarodi, and Erlauer, are also good wines for general use. There are many other wines produced in different parts of Europe, which are principally consumed on the spot by the producers, and which, when they their way to market, are mostly used for “ blending” with wines of better and choicer growths. Of our Colonial wines, there are not any that can bear comparison with the wines of Europe. The best Australia produces is a wine called Cwctrra , which much resembles a second-rate Rhenish wine. Great efforts have, however, been made of late years to extend and improve the culture of the vine in this great country. The Cape of Good Hope sends quantities of ser- viceable wine to England ; this is well known under the general term of Cape, or “ South African but the best wine from that region is Constantia, so named from the township near where it is grown. Constantia is both red and white ; it is a luscious wine, and has been held in high repute for more wine. botli a sound and refreshing wine. occasionally find