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The Grape Culturist. 



ANNUAL MEETING OF THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY GEAPE 

 GROWEES' ASSOCIATION. 



( Continued.) 



REPORT ON RED WINES OF 1869. 



The committee to which w^as refer- 

 red the Eed Wines of last years' vin- 

 tage, respectfully rejDort having ex- 

 amined the same with the exception 

 of a few bottles which were broken, 

 and found most of the samples of very 

 good character. It is proper to state 

 that two members of the committee 

 were not familiar with the use of the 

 scale of figures in the way usually 

 practiced by this society in grading 

 wines, and therefore all the figures in 

 this report range a little lower than 

 they would otherwise have done. 



One sample only of Hartford Pro- 

 lific w^as before us, made by the Cliff 

 Cave Wine Company, and was as good 

 probably as that variety could be 

 made, gi-aded at 78^. One sample of 

 Eentz, from the same, was graded at 

 80, and as compared with other varie- 

 ties of the class should bear a higher 

 figure. It seems to have sufficient 

 body, a pleasant aroma, and may yet 

 compote successfully wdth the Ives for 

 the palm. 



Clinton — Two samples, excellent for 

 that variety. No. 2, graded as 7*J, 

 made at Golden Bluff Vineyard. 



No. 4, graded 79;!, made by E. E. 

 Mason, Webster Grove, Mo. 



Mixed Wine— No. 2 (Norton and 

 Clinton), graded 80, made by A. En- 

 gelman, Shiloh, Ills. 



No. 3 (Norton, Cynthiana and Iler- 

 bemont), graded 71t, made by E. A. 

 Eiehl, Alton, Ills. 



Wilder, by E. A. Eiohl, graded at 

 63 J. Its peculiar aroma is not ad- 

 mired, but it was doubtless made in 

 too small quantity to show its capa- 

 bility. 



Merrimack, same maker, graded at 

 70. 



Ives, made by the Bluffton Wine 

 Company, graded at 74. 



Norton's Virginia, No. 1, made by 

 Bluffton Wine Company, grade 76t. 



No. 6, by E. E. Mason, sweet, grade 

 80. 



No. 7, by Dr. Clagett, grade 60. 



No. 9, b}^ A. Burtin, Nauvoo, Ills., 

 grade 65. 



No. 10, by G. C. Eisenmej-er, Mas- 

 coutah, grade 87f. 



One other sample, number lost, be- 

 lieved to be from Dr. Clagett, grade 

 b5. 



Concord, No. 13, by E. A. Thomp- 

 son, Cincinnati, Ohio, grade 661. 



No. 10, Golden Bluff Vineyard, grade 

 80. 



No. 8, E. A. Eiehl, Alton, grade 60. 



No. 5, W. Krausnick, grade 61t. 



No. 14, Bluffton Wine Company, 

 grade 50. 



No. 12, Louis W^inter, grade 63 J. 



No. 6, Charles Brachcs, grade T6i. 



No. 7, A. Engelman, grade 7lf. 



No. 3, J. J. Squire, De Soto, Mo., 

 grade 77 i). 



No. 9, F. Will, Hopewell Furnace, 

 Mo., grade 81 g. 



No. 10, Wm. Stark, Louisiana, Mo., 

 not clear. 



L. D. Morse, Chairman. 



