CONTENTS. XXV 



— Mode of Cultivation. — The Manufacture of Wines. — Quantity produced. — Clas- 

 sification of Medoc Wines. — The chief Vineyards. — Prices of Wines. — Prices of 

 Vineyards. — The ChamjiaKnc District. — The Vineyards. — The Grapes. — Cultiva- 

 tion of the Vines. — The Vintage. — Manufacture of Champagnes. — Chissification 

 of Champagnes. — Quantity of Champagnes produced. — Markets. — Departure for 

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CHAPTER Vm. 



JOURNEY THROUGH SPAIN: WINE, RAISINS, AND OLIVES. 



Departure for Spain. — Delay for Passports. — Country between Bordeaux and Bay- 

 onne. — Sliepherds on Stilts. — Bayonne. — Loading Revolvers. — Napoleon at 

 Hand. — Start by Diligence for Madrid. — The Diligence. — The Driver and the 

 Mules. — The Postillion. — On Spanish Frontier. — Ascent of the Pyrenees. — Des- 

 olate Aspect of the Country. — Breakfast. — Water and Towel. — Another Inspec- 

 tion of Baggage. — A Municipal Misunderstanding. — Burgos. — The Railway. — 

 Passengers bound for a Bull-fight. — Delay. — Train full. — Passengers left behind. 

 — Change Cars. — Delay again. — Refreshments. — virrival at Madrid. — Our Hotel. 

 — Compassionate Waiter. — The Fair. — The Royal Palace. — The Prado. — The 

 Fountain. — General Description of the Countiy traversed. — Product. — Execrable 

 Wines. — Leave Madrid for Malaga. — Delay. — Difficulty about Baggage. — Final- 

 ly settled. — Off at last. — Stopped again. — One Passenger too many. — A Discus- 

 sion. — The extra Child. — A Night Ride. — Morning. — Beggars. — Vines appear. 

 — Ordinary Spanish Wines very poor. — The Boy again. — Building a Railway. — 

 BaiTen Country. — A beautiful Valley. — Dinner at Victoria. — Arrival at Granada. 

 — See the City. — Our Carriage. — The Sights of Granada. — Beggars. — Start for 

 Malaga. — Notes by the Way. — Malaga. — Wine and Raisins. — Making Raisins. — 

 The Drying-grounds. — Picking and Packing. — Malaga Wines. — Vinegar-making. 

 — Fig Culture. — Horse-fight. — Apprehensions of Damages. — Manufacture of Ol- 

 ive Oil. — Cotton and Iron Manufactories. — Buy Plants. — Goat-milk. — Passports 

 again. — Depart for Alicante. — Aspect of the Coast. — Alicante. — Barcelona. — 

 Wine-making. — Leave for Paris, via Marseilles and Lyons. — Arrival at Paris. — 

 Give up Project of visiting Greece and Egypt. — Start for Home, via England. — 

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CHAPTER IX. 



GRAPES AND WINES IN CALIFORNIA. 



The Author's Experience.— Climate.— Site.— Soil.— Plowing.— Laying out a Vine- 

 yard.— Digging Holes.— Planting.— Cultivating.— Pruning in different Years.— 

 Summer Pruning.— Crushing.— Cost of Planting a Vineyard.— The Author's Ex- 

 penditure on One hundred Acres. — Quality of the Author's Wines. — Mi-. Szemere's 

 Pamphlet.— Adulteration of Wine in Europe. — Quantity of Wine produced in 

 France.— The Wines of Hungary.— Prospects of Wine Culture in California. — 

 Statistics of Wine Culture in Europe. — Good and bad Years in Europe. — The 

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