154 GRAPE CULTURE AND 



eled berries, ripening unevenly, very juicy, with a lively acid 

 mingling with the sweet; skin thin. 



The vine is very productive, easy of cultivation, often pro- 

 ducing a second and even a third crop from the laterals. Well 

 adapted to short stool pruning, and 3 to 4 feet stakes. 



Mataro, Synonyms, Mourvedre, Catalan, Balzac, Upright 

 Burgundy. I put this grape here, not because of its high 

 quality, but because it forms a basis, and often a wholesome 

 addition to many French clarets, and may become useful as 

 a blend with Zinfandel and others, as it ferments easily, its 

 wine is said to be very healthy, and improves with age. Other- 

 wise it rather produces quantity than quality. 



Vine a strong and very upright grower, wood brown, but 

 with gray bloom. Leaf thick and heavy, medium size, dark 

 green above, light green below, tomentose or woolly. Young 

 shoots whitish gray, with many strong tendrils. Bunch large 

 and heavy, shouldered, stem very thick and woody. Berry 

 rather small, round, black, with blue bloom, rather dry, with 

 abundance of tannin, but not much color. One of the most 

 productive and easily cultivated vines, and useful in a vine- 

 yard of red varieties in many respects. Ripens late, middle 

 of October. 



Refosco, Synonym Crabbs Black Burgundy, Petit Pinot. 

 This may not be its true name, it may be Pinot Noir, but it 

 is known best by the second name. It is a very productive va- 

 riety, bearing well with short pruning, and makes a very deep 

 colored wine, which is of high character, though perhaps lack- 

 ing sprightliness, which can be remedied by blending with 

 more sprightly varieties. 



Vine a moderate, but very symmetrical and upright grower, 

 with grayish brown, short jointed wood. Leaf rather small, 

 heart shaped, seldom lobed ; dark green above, whitish green 

 beneath, young points whitish, tinged with red. Bunch small 

 but compact, some times shouldered, with short stems ; cy- 



