62 Vineyard Culture. 



PLANTS PRODUCING THE BEST WINES. Let us 

 conclude the subject of plants by pointing out those 

 which p'roduce our best wines. 



1st. Burgundy. The best products of Burgundy are : 

 For red wines those of Romanee-Conti, Chambertin, 

 Richbourg, Clos-Saint-Georges, Gorton, Clos-de-Vou- 

 geot, Volnay, Pomard, Nuits. 



These wines are produced chiefly from the black* 

 "Pinot." 



For white wines the best are from Montrachet, 

 Meursault, Chablis, where the white " Pinot" is used. 



2d. Bordelais. The chief crops of this country are : 



For red wines those of Medoc, Chateau-Margeaux, 

 Chateau-Lafitte, Chateau-Latour, Haut Brion, Saint 

 Julien, Saint Estephe, and in the gravelly districts of 

 Bordeaux, those of Talence, Saint Emilion, near Li- 

 bourne. These vineyards are composed, almost ex- 

 clusively of the " Carmenet," " Malbeck," " Merlot," 

 and " Verdot" plants. 



For white wines Chateau-Yquem (Sauterne), Cou- 

 tet (Barsac) Chateau-Carbonnieux (Villeneuve d'Or- 

 non). These wines are the produce of the u Semil- 

 lion," the " Rochalin," and the " Blanquette." 



3d. Champagne. The products of Ay, Sillery, p- 

 ernay, of Versenay, Pierry, Avise, Cramont, are the 

 most celebrated of that country. The plants occupy- 

 ing the first rank here are particularly the " Gray Pi- 

 not," the " White Muscat," and " Black Muscat." 



4th. Banks of the Rhone. The products of Cote 

 Rotie and Condrieu are extensively composed of "Black 

 Serine," and " White Vionnier." 



5th. Drome. The red wine of PErmitage is pro- 



