252 AMERICAN GRAPE GROWING 



FOR WHITE WINE. 



CHAUCHE GRIS. Syns. Gray Riessling, Gray Dischia, 

 Gray Claevner, Gray Pinpt, Rulander. Vine a vigorous 

 grower, very productive, Bunch medium, very compact, 

 shouldered; berry small, oblong, of a peculiar gray color, 

 very sprightly, juicy. Makes a very fine white wine, 

 sprightly and high flavored, of the first quality and de- 

 cided character; valuable by itself, and peculiarly suited 

 to impart character to other white wines. 



FRANKEN RIESSLING. Syns. Sylvaner, Oesterreicher. 

 Vine thrifty and productive. Bunch medium, compact, 

 shouldered; berry rather small, very juicy, high flavored, 

 with an agreeable mingling of acid and sweet. Makes a 

 fine wine of high character, and a good deal of it. 



JOHANNISBERG RIESSLING. Syns. True Riessling, 

 Schloss Johannisberg. This grape and its quality are 

 too well known to need laudation. It makes one of the 

 finest of our wines, and may be called the standard of 

 excellence in white wines. Vine vigorous, moderately 

 productive with long pruning. Bunch small, compact; 

 berry small, greenish-yellow, with a peculiar gray dot on 

 the sunny side. 



ORLEANS RIESSLING. This is somewhat similar to the 

 Franken Riessling, a very heavy bearer and vigorous vine, 

 while many rate its wine higher than that of the Franken. 

 It is a very desirable variety. 



KLEINBERGER. Also a variety of Riessling, valued 

 very highly in Sonoma Valley on account of its general 

 productiveness, vigor, and the uniform good quality of 

 its wine. 



SAUVIGNON VERT. Syns. Green Sauvignon, Chab- 

 lis. This is the celebrated Sauterne grape of France, and 

 it succeeds admirably here ; it is a very heavy bearer, 

 its wine is very pure in taste, yet sprightly, and is one 



