1914 Beverages de luxe

as it does, and from the hillsides of the surrounding country, in- cluding- the islands of the bay. In this fascinating viridary, eternally fertile, ancient mem- ories flow from the festive pergolas and harbors laden with the golden bunches of the Cajiri, or with the purple fruit that yields the Falernian, or with the aromatic grapes, from which Lach- ryma Christi is obtained. Of Lachryma Christi, which is an amber-colored wine, pos- sessing a pronounced and agreeable bouciuet, and a delicious, fruity flavor of its own, Henry Vizetelly, a competent English authority, in his well-known book, "The Wines of the World," states: "At the head of South Italian wines, one unquestionably has to place the far-famed Lachryma C^nnsti, the product of the loose volcanic soil of Mount Vesuvius, and an exceedingly luscious wine, of refreshing flavor." A superior semi-dry, or dry, sparkling variety of Lachryma Christi, has lately been produced, which combines the intrinsic merits of this wine with the exhilarating qualties of a sparkling wine, and also a red variety is known, nljtained from the Lach- ryma grape. No brand, ancient or mndern, has enjoyed such enduring or extensive celebrity as Falernian. The Faleruian of antiquity came from Mount Massico, and its modern uamesake is pro- duced in the hilly volcanic district extending l'r(im Pozzuoli to Cunia. It is prepared from grapes tlial are allowed to remain on the vines until late in the fall ami gathered when overrijie, tiie juice being consecpiently very rich. Of Falernian, to-da\', two \arieties are jn'oduced : One red, endowed with great bouijuet, generous strength, full Ijody, deli- cate, velvety flavor; another, golden white, generous, richly flavored, with an aromatic boucjuet of its own. White Capri is a refreshing, delicate, fi-agrant, sub-acid- ulous wine, of a pale, primrose color, I'esembling in its charac- teristics the Chablis of Burgundy. Red Capri is a generous fragrant, ruliy-colored wine, with greater body than the white, velvety to the taste, and to l)e taken with I'oast meat. The South of Italy, with its generous vintages, supplies legion of well-known brands, such as the sweet Muscat of Trani, the Malmsey of Lipari, the aromatic and strongly-.scented dessert wines of Calabria (Zagarese and Gerace), and the robust, heavy- bodied, red wines of Bari, Barletta, Lecce and Galli])oli. Through the delicious perfume of orange blossoms comes to us the fame of the celebrated wines of Sicily, where the feast of the son of Jupiter and Semele is a contimious one, finding its flow in the Muscat of Syracuse, suggestive of the honey of Mount Ibla, in its nectareous confrere of Segesta, in the ratlier strong, but highly fragrant, Albanello and Naccarella, in the Nelsonian