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Riesling in bouquet, while in others the wine is light 

 and indifferent in quality. It requires a high location 

 to develop its best qualities. 



FoLLE Blanche. Synonyms, La Folle, Enrageat. — 

 This is so called in France because of its extreme pro- 

 ductiveness, and it is there especially valued for making 

 high flavored, delicate brandies. Ifc fully sustains its 

 reputation in that respect in California, some of the 

 finest brandies being made from it. It also makes a 

 good delicate, light wine, as it attains a higher degree 

 of sugar than in France. The vine is a moderate grower, 

 leaf medium, thin, pale green ; cluster large, with ber- 

 ries of uneven size; berry oblong, small, transparently 

 yellow, very juicy, covered with gray bloom. 



Burger. Synonyms, Putzscheare, White Tokay. — 

 This is another of the quantity gi-apes — light in saccha- 

 rine, but immensely productive and valuable in the fer* 

 mentation of heavier musts. It requires short pruning. 

 Its foliage is very delicate, making it liable to sunscald. 

 In the southern part of California and on the hillsides, 

 its wine improves and becomes \ery palatable. The vine 

 is a good grower, with thin, light-green foliage, deeply 

 lobed. Cluster very large, shouldered ; berry full me- 

 dium, round, pale yellow, ripens late, with watery juice 

 and very tender skin. It has repeatedly produced seven- 

 teen tons to the acre. 



GRAPES FOK SHERRY. 



The following special sherry grapes of foreign origin 

 also make good dry wines : 



Palomino. Synonyms, Listan, erroneously called 

 Golden Chasselas in Napa county. — A very valuable 

 grape and a heavy bearer with short pruning. Vine vig- 

 orous and hardy, foliage deeply lobed, light green, downy 

 beneath ; cluster large uiul loose, shouldered ; berry full 

 medium, round, pale yellow, juicy and sweet; makes a 



