48 THE VINEYARDS OF THE WORLD. 



if they had been placed by an artist's hand. 

 Many of the vineyards are located at a great 

 height from the level of the sea and planted 

 on narrow terraces. 



Tarragona, in Catalonia, produces a very 

 large quantity of wines, chiefly red, which 

 are largely exported to this country where 

 they are of great value principally for 

 blending purposes. 



ITALY. 



Italy is, after France, the largest wine- 

 producing country of the world and it may 

 be said to be one large vineyard from 

 Lombardy and Tuscany in the north, down 

 to Sicily in the extreme south. 



Some sparkling wines are made on the 

 low hills of the Asti and Montferrat region, 

 whilst dry red wines are made in very large 

 quantities in Tuscany. These are both 

 pleasant and wholesome and are exported 



