1879 Facts About Champagne and Other Sparkling Wines

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Champ agne ancl Other Sparl.-li ng Wines.

THE NJ::CK.U 1 AT llEI DELDEUG.

in the vicinity of H eilbronn , ancl other s in the Rheingau and the Grand Duchy of Baden, and is more·or less a blend of the clevener, t ra.miner, ruliinder, riesling, and elbling varieties of grape. The vintage takes place in October, and t he bottling of the wine is p,ffect ed during t he following summer. Messrs. Kessler and Co. t r eat t heir win s after the system pursued at the Clicquot champagne establishment, in which the founder of the E sslingen h ouse held an important posi tion for a period of n early twenty years. Thewines ar e prepar ed sweet or dryaccording to the market they are destined for. The principal business of the firm is with Ger many, but t hey also export t o England, the United States, the East Indies, and Australia. Their wines have met w}th favourable recognition at various exhibitions, notably that of Paris in 1867, when a silver medal was awarded them; and ·at Vienna in 1873, where they received a medal for progress. W iirzburg, one of the most antiquated and picturesque of German cities, is noted for i ts sparkling F ranconian wines vin-