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their native home, and it cannot be said that this is due 

 to an imperfect knowledge of the ferments or of the 

 processes connected with the manufacture and maturing. 



With ordinary table wines the case is wholly 

 different, and quite often these can be reproduced almost 

 faithfully, thus the Clarets, Burgundies, Santernes, Mo- 

 selle, Etna, Capri, Lacrima, Chianti, etc. are being 

 reproduced more or less satisfactorily from the original 

 vines cultivated far away from 'their original home. 



Moreover, owing to the presence of the Phyl- 

 loxera it is no longer safe to grow vines directly from 

 cuttings, and it is necessary to resort invariably to graft- 

 ing on resistant American stock. Hence, the suitability 

 or otherwise of a certain variety to special types of soils, 

 although by no means quite negligeable, is now largely 

 discounted and has not the same paramount importance 

 as in the days when the vine was always propagated 

 directly by cuttings or layers. The quality of the soil, 

 therefore, is now a factor which should influence primari- 

 ly the selection of the type of American vine used as 

 stock, rather than that of the grape-bearing vine itself. 



The best vines for the production of white wines in 

 these Islands appear to be the following : Marsusa or 

 Albana biama, Pinot blanc, Insolja Hoxna or /. morra % 

 Insolja Franciza, Insolja Franciza tal Imbid, Insolja 

 hadra, Insolja had* a ta ti bjar, Insolja tielua, Insolja 

 hehia irkika, Insolja marsusa tiamrania or Erbaluce, 

 Catarratto bianco comune, Gorbina bajda and Moscato di 

 Canelli. For high production Marsusa, Insolja marsusa 

 tiamrania, Gorbina bajda, Insolja Franciza tal Imbid and 

 Insolja tiadra are easily first. Insolja tielua or Malvaiia 

 di Lipari, Insolja tielua irkika, Insolja tioxna, Insolja 

 tiadra ta li dj.tr, Pinot blanc, Latarratto bianco comnne 

 and Moscalo di Canelli yield wines or dessert wines of 

 superior quality, and may be pressed either apart or with 



