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delay in the usual winter rains, rendering it impossible to 

 commence, seasonably, the preparation of the ground, and 

 consequently very much curtailing the planting season, so 

 that there was planted but 600 acres of the 1,000 acres pro- 

 jected, the varieties being as follows : 



Zinfandel, 100 acres; Columbar, 16 acres; Trousseau, 80 

 acres ; Purple Damascus (in shipping vineyard), 5 acres ; 

 Mataro, 100 acres ; Chauche Noir, 36 acres ; Chalosse, 24 

 acres ; Grenache, 65 acres; Berger, 30 acres; Folle Blanche, 

 40 acres ; Riparia, 7 acres ; Pedro Ximenes, 4 acres ; Petit 

 Bouschet, 3 acres ; Mantuo de Pilas, 2 acres ; Mon- 

 deuse, 3 acres; Bastardo, 2 acres; Palomino, 10 acres; 

 Tannat, 6 acres ; Roussanne, 5 acres ; Muscadelle de Bor- 

 delais, 5 acres ; Petite Syrah, 6 acres ; Carbernet Franc, 3 

 acres ; Verdelho, 4 acres ; Tinta Madeira, 4 acres; Malmsey 

 Madeira, 4 acres ; Sauvignon Blanc, 3 acres. 



Fractional experimental blocks composed of the varieties 

 following : 



Cot a que Rouge, Cot a que verte, Carbernet Sauvignon, 

 Semillion Blanc, Pineau D'Aunis, Tinta Madeira, Muscatel 

 Spanish ; 33 acres in all. 



There was thus presented an entire planting of upwards of 

 1800 acres, of which 200 acres, approximately, were shipping 

 and canning varieties, and did not, consequently, interest the 

 Wine House, except so far as their cullings, in packing for 

 shipment, went to the distillery. Of the strictly wine making 

 acreage the prominent factors will be seen to be the following 

 varieties: Zinfandel, 350 acres; Crabb's Black Burgundy, 

 50 acres ; Chalosse, 34 acres ; Columbar, 66 acres ; Gren- 

 ache, 125 acres; Chauche Noir/ 100 acres; Sauvignon Verte, 

 25; Mataro, 175 acres; Trousseau, 130 acres; Berger, no 

 acres; Carignane, 70 acres; Malbeck, 20 acres; Charbon- 

 neau, 30 acres; Folle Blanche, 90 acres; Meunier, 15 acres; 



