1879 Facts About Champagne and Other Sparkling Wines

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XIV.-THE SPARKLING WINES OF BURGUNDY AND THE JURA. Sparkling Wines of the Cote d'Or at the PiU'iS Exhibition-Chau:.bertin, Romauee, and Vougeot-Burgundy ' 'Vines ,ind Vines formerly the Pre– sents of Princes-Vintaging Sparkling Burgundies-Their After-Treat– ment in the Cellars-Excess of Breakage-Similarity of Proceeding to that followed in the Champagne-Principal Manufacturers of Sparkling Burgundies-Sparkling Wines of Ton nerre, the birthplace of the Chevalier d'Eon-The Vin d'Arbanne of Bar-sur-Aube-Death there of the Bustard de Bourbon-1\fadame de la Motte's Ostentatious Display and Arrest there- Sparkling Wines of the Beauj olais-The Mont-Bronilly Vineyards-Ancient Reputation of the Wines of the Jura-The Yin Jaune of Arbois beloved of Henri Quatre-Rhymes by him in its Honour- Lons-le-Saulnier - Vineyards yielding- the Sparkling J urn. Wines-Their Vintaging and Subsequent Treatment-Th_eir High Alco– h olic Stren gth and General Drawbacks. SPARKLING wines are made to a considerable ext ent in Bur– gundy, notably at Beaune, Nuits, and Dijon, and though as a