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The Grape CuUurist. 



report and grade the wines exhibited 

 at the meeting last week made the 

 following report : 



Mr. President and Gentlemen : — 

 Your committee appointed to examine 

 samples of wine on exhibition, beg 

 leave to report that they have per- 

 formed that duty, and are glad to 

 congratulate you upon the general 

 good quality of all the wines on ex- 

 hibition. We find upon the table 

 thirt3'-three samples, which we have 

 endeavored to grade, as in former 

 years has been the custom of the 

 Society, with, in a few instances, 

 some special remark as to quality. 

 In accordance with resolutions adopt- 

 ed yesterday, we grade new wines as 

 such, and not in comparison with 

 older wines. We also feel safe in 

 saying that not one sample of poor 

 wine has been placed before us. We 

 also wish to say that the quality 

 of all these new wines may change 

 materially before the coming fall, and 

 we are by no means sure that a subse- 

 sequent examination might not give 

 a different result. 



No. 1. Catawba of 1869, from 

 Chas. Paffrath, Melrose, Mo.; very 

 promising, good flavor, and aroma; 

 grade 85. 



No. 2. Concord of 1869, from same 

 party ; grade 75. 



No. 3. Concord of 1869, from same 

 party ; very fine, and best now Con- 

 cord on exhibition ; grade 85. 



No. 4. Concord of 1869, from Clifi" 

 Cave Wine Co.; very astringent; 

 grade 75. 



No. 5. White Concord of 1869, from 

 same party ; grade 90. 



No. 6. Concord of 1869, from same 

 party ; grade 80. 



No. 7. Concord of 1869, from same 

 party; very good and promising, with 

 age to equal the best ; grade 83. 



No. 8. Hartford Prolific of 1869, 

 from the same party; is excellent for 

 that variety of graj)e. 



No. 9. Eentz of 1869, from the 

 same party, is a stranger that we 

 gladly welcome as possessing qualities 



that please, and if the vine maintains 

 its present good character, will be a 

 great acquisition. As compared with 

 a fine article of Concord, we grade at 

 85, and think that when made in lai'ge 

 quantities it would be even better. 



No. 10. Norton of 1869, from same, 

 is very tine, we gi-ade it at 90 as new 

 wine. 



No. 11. Catawba of 1867, from J. 

 J. Kelley, is the best of this variety 

 on exhibition, and we grade at 87. 



No. 12. White Concord of 1867, 

 from J. J. Kelley, was considered the 

 best of all Concord on exhibition, new 

 or old, and we grade at 87, and would 

 like to meet it often in our dailj^ pil- 

 grimage. 



No. 13. Concord of 1868, from J. 

 J. Kelley; very fine, 85. 



No. 14. Concord of 1869, from P. 

 Braches, of Gray's Summit; graded 

 75. 



No. 15. Delaware and Catawba, 

 mixed, of 1869, from P. Braches. 

 We judge to have been left in the 

 husks in fermentation, and the quality 

 to be thereby improved ; at any rate, 

 it can hardly be excelled; 90. 



No. 16. White Concord of 1869, 

 from same; pure juice, and similar to 

 No. 5; grade 75. 



No. 17. Norton of 1869, from same; 

 grade 85. 



No. 18. Norton of 1869, from same; 

 very palatable, and sweeter than 

 most samples of this variety ; grade 

 80. 



No. 19. Concord of 1868, from H. 

 N. Vories, St. Joseph, Mo.; grade 70. 



No. 20. Norton's of 1868, from 

 same ; grade 82. 



No. 21. Concord of 1867, from G. L. 

 Dietsch, Waterloo, 111.; grade 75. 



No. 22. Clinton, of 1868, from E. 

 E. Mason, Webster, Mo.; very good. 

 We think will still improve ; grade 80. 



No. 23. Norton's of 1868, from 

 same ; is best of the Norton's, and 

 grade 92. 



No. 24. Hartford Prolific of 1868, 

 fromBluffton Wine Co., like No. 8, is 

 a very fair wine, but we can not think 



