CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER I. 



FROM SAN FRANCISCO TO PARIS. 



Appointment as Commissioner. — Preparations. — Departure from California. — Cir- 

 cular Letter from Mr. Seward. — Voyage to Europe. — Arrival at Paris.— My Son. 

 — Correspondence. — Departure for Dijon Page 33 



CHAPTER II. 



THE BURGUNDY WINE DISTRICT. 



Start for Dijon. — Observations on the Road. — Arrival at Dijon. — Professor Ladrey. 

 — Aged Vines. — The Market. — Inferior Fruits. — The Botanical Garden. — Its 

 Vines. — Visit Gevrey. — Prices of Vineyards and Wines. — Manufacture of Red 

 Wines. — The Pineau Vineyards. — Vineyards of Chambertin. — Wine-vaults at 

 Morey. — The Fermenting-room. — The Press. — The Gamai Vineyards. — Beaune. 

 — Casemates used as Wine-cellars. — Clos Vougeot. — Wine-presses 754 years old. 

 — The Press-house. — Mode of testing Wines. — The Cellars. — Quality of Burgundy 

 Wines. — The Cote d'Or. — The Vineyard of Clos Vougeot. — The Pineau and the 

 Gamai Grapes. — Mode of laying out a Vineyard. — Experiments in Planting. — 

 Treatment until bearing. — Three-bud Pruning. — Aspect of the Vineyards. — Ouv- 

 ries. — Manuring Vines. — Keeping close to the Ground. — Pruning for large and 

 small Crops. — Burgundy Vines must be cultivated as at Home. — The Vintage. — 

 Fenced Vineyards. — Unfenced Vineyards. — Laws regulating the time of gathering 

 Grapes. — The Laborers. — Small Proprietors make inferior Wine. — The fewer the 

 Grapes the better the Wine. — Return to Paris 30 



CHAPTER m. 



FROM PARIS TO FRANKFORT ON THE MAINE. 



Ball at the Chateau des Fleurs. — The Emperor's Fete-day. — The Illumination and 

 Fireworks. — Orderly Conduct of the People. — Departure for Germany. — Observa- 

 tions on the Way. — Ems. — The Casino. — Gambling. — The Promenade. — Dr. 

 Precht. — Donkey and Mule Riding. — The Valley of the Swiss. — Count Stein's 

 Tomb. — Grist-mills. — The Water-wheels. — Silver Mines. — Condition of the Peo- 

 ple. — The Theatre. — Letters and Visits. — Coblentz. — Difficulty with Bankers. — 

 Start for Frankfort. — Letters of Credit preferable to Cash, — Conversation with 

 Passengers. — Notes by the Way. — Arrival at Frankfort. — Letters of Introduction. 

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CHAPTER IV. 



HOCHHBIM, STEINBERG, AND JOHANNISBERG. 



Hochheim. — Mr. Dresel. — The Champagne Manufactory. — Mr. Lembach. — His 

 Cellar. — His Method of Wine-making. — Different Wines from the same Grape. — 

 The Barrels. — Sulphuring the Barrels. — Price of Wines. — Regulations for Gather- 

 ing the Grapes. — Visit to the Champagne Manufactoiy. — Mr. Hummel. — Wies- 



