1879 Facts About Champagne and Other Sparkling Wines

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I'EASANT WOMEN OF THE ENVIRONS OF SAUMUR.

XIII.-SPARKLING SAUMUR AND SPA.RKLING S.A.UTERNES.

The Sparkling Wines of the Loire often palmed off as Champagnes-The Fi_ner qualities Improve with Age-Anjou the Cradle of the Plantagenet Krngs-Saumur and its Dominatino- Feudal Ch!l.teau and Antique H6tel de Ville-Its Sinister Rue des Pay:ns and Steep Tortuous Grande Rue– The Vineyards of the Coteau of Saumm~Abandoned Stqne Quarries converted into Dwellings-The Vintage in Progress-Old-fashioned Pres– soi.J.·s-The Making of the Wine-The Vouvray Vineyards-Balzac's Pic– ture of L a Vallee Coquette-The Village of Vouvray and the ChRteau of Moncontour- Vernon with its Reminiscences of Sully and P epin-le– Bref-Th e Vineyards around Saumur-Remarkable Ancient Dolmens– Ackerman-Lauru.nce's Establishment at Saint-Florent-Thei.J.· Extensive