1936 The Artistry of Mixing Drinks by Frank Meier

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Wine is justly considered the most wholesome of beverages. 1934 has been,according to official figures, the greatest wine producing year yet known. It is therefore of interest to write about it. The 38 wine growing countries mentioned below: Algeria, Argentine, Australia, Austria, the Azores and Canary Islands, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chili, Corsica, Cze- cho-Slovakia, Egypt, Germany, Greece and its Islands, Hungary, Italy, jugo-Slavia, Luxemburg, Madeira, Mexico, Morocco, Palestine, Peru, Portugal, Rumania and Bessarabia, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Tunisia, Turkey and Cyprus, U'.S. of America, Uruguay and France, have actually produced the impressive amount of 100,000,000,000 (one hundred billion) bottles, about five times the quantity of 1933. Grapes will grow wherever there is a little sun. Since Caesar and the early Christian fathers discovered that the climate and soil of France produced superlatively fine wine,the French have made the best of ideal conditions until pure wine-making has become an art in which they excel. They have proved that"years"are real tests ofquality. No people more than the wine growers of Bordeaux, Burgundy and Champagne would like to have all years "great years". The next best thing to annual "great years" is purity and naturalness. This is what French wine producers insist on. A good wine merchant, a good wine-butler or a good barman will always recommend real French wine.

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