1879 Facts About Champagne and Other Sparkling Wines

VIII.-THE REIMS EsTABLISHllrnNTS (continued). ¥.Ernest Irroy's Cellars, Vineyards, and Vendangeoirs- Recognition by t he Reims Agricultural Association of his Plantations of Vines-His Wines and their P opnln.rity at the best London Clubs-Messrs. Binet fils and Co.'s Establishment-Wines Sold by t he Firm to Shippers-Their Cellars– Samples of Fine Still Ay and Bonzy-Tbeir Still Sillery, Vintage 1857, and their Creaming Vin Brut, Vin tage 1865-The Offices and Cellars of Messrs. Charles Farre and Co.-Testing the Wine before Bot tling-A Promenade between Bottles in Piles and Racks-Repute in which these Wines are held in England and on the Continent-The New Establishment of Fisse, Thirion, and Co. in the Place de Betrumy-Its Construction exclusively in Stone, Brick, and Iron-The Vast Celliers of Two Stories-Bottling the Wine by the .Aid of Machinery-The Cool and Lofty Cellars-Ingenious Method of Securing the Corks, rendering the Uncorking exceedingly simple-The Wines Shipped by the Firm. FEw large manufacturing towns like R eims- one of the most important of those engaged in the woollen manufacture in France- can boast of such fine promenades· and such h andsome boulevards as t he capital of the Champagne. As the ancient