1892 Drinks of the world

DRINKS.

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slope grown this wine of Bur- gundy, and the vignerons divide the district into two parts, the Cote de Nuits and the Cote de Beaune, the first of which produces the finest wines, from Vosne especially, whence come Romanee-Conti, La Tache, Richebourg, Romanee-St. Vivant, La Grande Rue, Gaudichat, Malconsort, and others ; but of all these Romance Conti is king. Unfortunately the yield of this vineyard is very small, and genuine Romance is seldom to be met with. But there are plenty of good wines to be bought at moderate prices, those of Chambertin, Volnay, Beaune, Macon, and Beaujolais. Chief among the white Burgundies is Chablis ; but there are other sorts, not half enough drank in England — Macon, Pouilly, Meursault, Chevalier- Montrachet, Montrachet-Aine, and many other fine white wines. Sparkling Burgundy is not to be despised. The Cotes du Rhone produce fine wines, too, such as Hermitage, Cote Rotie, Condrieu, and St. Peray ; but of these, perhaps. Hermitage red and white are best known to us. Much wine is made in the South of France, in the departments of the Herault, the Gard, the Aude, and the Pyrenees- Orientales, whilst Languedoc has always been famous for its wines, which are very similar to some Spanish varieties. Roussillon is nearly as good as Burgundy, and, after being manipulated at Cette, is often palmed off as "Vintage Port," and the Muscat •wines of the Herault and the Pyrenees- Orientales are particularly luscious, especially those from Lunel. F — the Cote d'Or — is