1910s Jack's manual by J A Grohusko (3rd edition)

"VINTAGES." The most appreciated vintage wines now in the market are 1898 (a very limited quantity available), 1900 and 1904. The vintage of 1906 is not yet generally marketed, but it will be much appreciated. At the moment, for any event, the dis- criminator can make no error in the selection of "Brut 1900" or "Brut 1904," for, while the Cuvee of these years was not — the sparkle and brilliancy due to a naturally generated carbonic acid gas. Still wines may be charged with gas, imitating champagne, but the result is never satisfactory. It is this method which large, the wine is exquisite in its maturity. True champagne is naturally effervescent