1910 Jack's Manual by J A Grohusko

Its Brolio is one of the best Italian red wines; it

resembles When old

somewhat drier on the palate.

Burgundy, but is

another good wine; Also white Corvo

Barbera is

a highly tonic wine.

is

it

it ranks as good table or dinner wine.

Lacrymae

wines

sweet

are

strong,

Capri,

Christi

of

southern and sparkling, amongst which may be named Moscato Spumante (sparkling Moselle flavor). Nebiolo Spumante Valpolicella (sparkling) red wine. There is also sparkling Lacrymae Christi. Italian wines are well known and highly appreciated all over the world. WINES OF GERMANY. German wines are grown principally on the banks of the Rhine, and are generally known as Hocks. Those grown on the banks of the Moselle are designated as Moselles. There are many varieties of German wines, and their names They are strengthening to the action of the heart and diffuse cheer- fulness, without leaving adverse results, which more alco- holic beverages might produce. Moselle wines especially are prescribed by the medical profession as highly beneficial in all affections of the liver and kidneys. They are consid- ered anti-diabetic in their action and to minimize gouty tendencies. SWEET BITTERWINES French wines have been divided into four distinct classes, namely: Red Wines, White Wines, Sparkling Wines and Liqueur Wines. In the latter class are included all the various aperitifs such as Dubonnet, Amer Picon, Byrrh Wine, Absinthe, etc. The red wines of France and those of the Medoc or Bordeaux district especially, are tonics, and generally recuperative in their action. They contain but a moderate amount of tannin, a feeble acidity, and are rich in iron, phosphates and phosphoric acid. Dubonnet is an appetizer made from a sweet French wine, strongly infused with a solution of Peruvian bark. Its tonic properties are extensively acknowledged. Amer Picon, a French bitters, or aperitif, made from French sweet wine infused from bitter herbs. Byrrh wine is a high-class appetizing and tonic wine, and an exceedingly good stimulant. It is made from old wine infused with bitter herbs and quinquinas. With min- eral waters it makes a very refreshing drink. Absinthe, is a highly aromatic liqueur of an opaline, greenish color, and slightly bitter taste. It is distilled from bitter herbs, and is considered tonic and stomachic, although its excessive use produces a morbid, stupefying condition differing from ordinary form of alcoholism. The mode of Italy. There are many others, both still denote principally the district of their growth. German wines are of great medical value.