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FARMERS' REGISTER— CARTER'S CATAWBA WINE. 



Diary of the Weather at Fort Monroe, Old Point 

 Comfort, for January, 1834. 



CARTER S CATAWBA WIWE. 



[Mr. John Carter, who owns a nursery and vineyard 

 near Richmond, lately presented us with a few bottles of 

 wine of his making, of a beautiful light Madeira color, 

 with a request that its quality shoidd be strictly tested. 

 Not being in the habit of tasting wine, and having no 

 pretensions to connoiseiirship,v,-e requested a gentleman 

 who is an excellent judge of good wines, to try, and 

 report the quaUty of this, without being influenced by 

 "favor or affection," an account of its origin. This 

 opinion is expressed in the following letter.] 



Richmond, Jammry 22, 1834. 



To the Editor of the Farmers' Register. 



The wine which you presented me with a few 

 weeks ago, was made by Mr. John Carter in 1832, 

 from the Catawba grape, and without any admix- 

 ture of ardent spirit, or any thing else added to it, 

 but a portion of sugar to the fresh juice of the 

 grape. It is his first experiment; and I really 

 think he deserves encouragement. Indeed I found 

 the quality far better than I expected, and so 

 mucli better thaji any home made wine that I have 

 heretofore met with, and so much more like Ma- 

 deira wine, both in appearance and flavor, that I 

 take pleasure in recommending a trial of it, in 

 justice to Mr. Carter, and hope you will publish 

 this note in your " Farmers' Register." 



With great respect, w. k. johnson. 



