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to this country in comparatively small 

 quantities which, however, tend to increase. 

 The most renowned white Italian wines are 

 those from the Vineyards of Capri, whilst 

 Marsala produces a large quantity of 

 luscious wines of great excellence. 



SWITZERLAND, AUSTRIA HUNGARY, the 

 BALKAN STATES, GREECE and TURKEY, all 

 boast more or less extensive Vineyards 

 and produce a considerable quantity of 

 wines, some of which are of rare excellence, 

 such as the renowned imperial Tokay from 

 Hungary. In the Crimea, the Caucasus 

 and Bessarabia, there are no less than 

 650,700 acres of Vineyards which produce 

 an average of 77,336,000 gallons of wine 

 per year. 



AFRICA also possesses vast vineyards, 

 chiefly in Algeria and Tunis in the north, 



and in Cape Colony in the South. 



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