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praise for thrift and productiveness. It makes a red press wine, 

 which, however, is inferior — yet which is better than the Mission red 

 wine. Since Mr. Keller's death, this grape has been lost sight of and 

 is scarcely known there. 



ZINPANDEL. 



Bunches generally nearly equally divided in two long shoulders, 

 making a medium size cluster, with the berries so compact that it 

 forms a stiff cluster of grapes. Berries medium size, round, black, 

 with much bloom, quite acid and unfit for table use, but it is proba- 

 bly the most popular wine grape now in this State — especially for a 

 light table wine. It is a thrifty grower, yet never makes a large 

 stem, and is a very heavj" bearer. It belongs to the Pinean family, 

 and was introduced by the late Colonel Haraszthy from Hungary.. 

 It makes a light wine, picked when not over ripe, both white and 

 red, with the highest bouquet. The white wine is much used in the 

 manufacture of the best champagne, and the red wine has as yet no 

 equal in this State; and, take it as a general wine, made in large 

 quantities, without fancy manipulations or regard to special locality, 

 it has, perhaps, no superior anywhere. 



BERGER. 



Bunches long, large shouldered, and very compact; berries round, 

 fair size; skin thin, greenish yellow, with some bloom; juice acid, 

 and the poorest table grapes as yet tried by me of all the foreign 

 grapes. It is a vigorous grower, and the leaves are large with a white 

 cotton down on the under side. I believe it to be the heaviest bearer 

 of all the grapes, and think it doubles the production of the Mission. 

 It is, however, a matter of doubt with me whether it would do on 

 low localities, for, the bunches being so compact, in wet places it 

 would be almost sure to rot and mildew. It makes, to my mind, the 

 most pleasant light table wine in California, being more of the char- 

 acter of German Sauterne than any other wine. This wine is used 

 one-third and two-thirds Zinfandel, to make the best of Haraszthy's 

 champagne. I believe it especially adapted for this county, for our 

 table lands. It was introduced to Anaheim from Germany, and 

 Berger is the German name. I am inclined to the belief that it is 

 the same grape as that known in France as Fole Blanche, for it is 

 identical with the description of that grape there. The Fole Blanche 

 is used in France almost entirely as a' brandy grape, making the cele- 

 brated Cognacs. It has too much acidity there, and makes, in conse- 

 quence, an inferior wine; whereas, with our perpetual sunshine, the 

 grape attains a fuller maturity, and makes a wine that for a light 

 wine for daily drinking, has no equal, to my taste. This shows that 

 we can only hnd by experimenting what grape is best for our locality, 

 for what may be worthless in a wet, cold locality, in our dry and 

 warm climate will give entirely different results. 



BURGUNDY. 



General Naglee, of San Jose, introduced from France the Charbon- 

 neaux and Trousseau. These are mixed together, and both belong 

 to the Pinean family of grapes. Here in California they have 

 acquired the general name of Burgundy, probably from the fact that 



