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been rejected almost everywhere on account of its light crops. Very 

 satisfactory crops, however, can be obtained if care is taken in selecting 

 cuttings for planting and a suitable system of pruning adopted. This 

 variety, like most others, moreover, bears better when grafted on a suit- 

 able resistant stock. It is very much to be desired that a certain pro- 

 portion of this variety should be planted in all the coast vineyards 

 which are capable of producing a dry red wine of high quality. 



No white grape has given better results in both crop and quality 

 than the Semillon. The Colombar (sometimes called the Sauvignon 

 vert) has also proved itself a regular bearer, and, Avhile not of such 

 high quality as the Semillon, it blends very well with that variety and 

 serves to modify its aroma, which is sometimes excessive. The Sau- 

 vignon blanc increases the quality of the wine, but like the Cabernet 

 Sauvignon requires careful cutting, selection and pruning to give 

 satisfactory crops. 



4. Vineyard 'for Dry Wine in the cooler parts of the Coast Counties. 



RED. Proportion. WHITE. Proportion. 



Beclan f Frankeii Riesling f 



Blue Portuguese i Johannisberg Riesling.- $ 



In certain parts of the coast counties, owing to the frequent occurrence 

 of ocean fogs, many varieties of vines do not ripen their fruit properly. 

 By a careful selection of varieties, however, good crops of well-ripened 

 grapes may be obtained. It is in these localities that the finest light 

 wines, those most nearly resembling the wines of the Rhine, can be 

 produced. 



The Beclan has shown itself especially suited to this region, and has 

 the great advantage of being very resistant to oidium. The Blue 

 Portuguese is a good bearer, ripens easily, and blended with Beclan 

 gives a good wine of Burgundy type. The best Riesling wines are 

 grown near the coast and, undoubtedly, profitable vineyards of the 

 Rhine varieties can be grown in this region if proper methods of grape- 

 growing and wine-making are adopted. 



Undoubtedly there are many excellent varieties of grapes that could 

 be grown with profit which are not mentioned in the foregoing lists. 

 The varieties mentioned are simply those which have given evidence of 

 being most generally adapted to the more usual conditions. Under 

 special conditions other varieties should be added to or substituted for 

 those named. In planting a new vineyard it would be well often to 

 choose those varieties which are best able, by blending, to correct the 

 defects of the varieties already growing in the district If the bulk of 

 the red grapes are deficient in color, it would be well to plant a larger 

 proportion of deeply colored varieties. If most of the white grapes of 

 the region are of poor, quality, lacking in character, flavor, or acidity, a 

 larger planting of the finer varieties might be advisable. It is good 



