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those of Macon and the best white ones 

 those of Pouilly. 



In quite another direction, the Departe- 

 ment of the Yonne, part of which used to 

 be within the limits of the old province of 

 Burgundy, produces a very large quantity 

 of red and white wines of which the white 

 wines of Chablis are the most celebrated. 



South of the Departement of Saone et 

 Loire is that of the Rh&ne, where are the 

 Beaujolais hills which, although outside 

 the limits of Burgundy, produce an agree- 

 able wine, lighter but not unlike the cheaper 

 sorts of Burgundy wines. 



Further south, and still on the left bank 

 of the Rhone, at Tain, are the vineyards 

 which produce the once famous wines of 

 Hermitage. 



In the whole of the valley of the Rhone, 

 as well as in the whole of the south of 

 France, from the Alps to the Pyrenees, 



