1895 Mixed Drinks by Herbert W Green

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MIXED DRINKS.

acter and flavor exported from Bordeaux,and some of which are of quality superior to the original Sauterne wines. Chateau Yquem, Chateau Suduirant, etc., are considered Sauternes. -A.11 these wines so called are sweet but lose their excess of sweetness with age. The Sauterne grapes, which are of medium size and white, are gathered almostone by one,astheybecome extremely ripe and mellow. Fermentation really commences be fore they leave the vine. They are out oft with scissors by women just in time to prevent rotting, this neces sarily slow process causing the vintage to extend over many weeks. The first result of fermentation is a very sweet, luscious wine known as tele, which is mostly sent to Russia, where it commands fabulous prices. The second wine, called Tnillicu, is of a drier character, being made from the less saccharine grapes,and is the class generally meantwhen speaking of Sauterne. The third wine is made by mixing all the remaining grapes, the result being designated as the queue. The luscious, delicate Sauternes leave no disagreeable farewell after indulging, but are rather marked by a distinctive seve or special taste which, while it remains in the mouth, leaves the palate perfectly fresh. The finer growths of these vines, like the red wines of Medoc, are arranged in classes; thus,grand first growths, Chateau,Yquem,