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that it forms a stiff cluster of grapes. Berries medium size, 

 round, black, with much bloom, quite acid and unfit for table 

 use, but it is probably the most popular wine grape now in this 

 State, especially for a light table wine. It is a thrifty grower, 

 yet never makes a large stem, and is a very heavy bearer. It 

 belongs to the Pinean family, and was introduced by the late 

 Col. Haraszthy from Hungary. 



It makes a light wine, picked when not overripe, both white 

 and red, with the highest bouquet. The white wine is much 

 used in the manufacture of the best champagne, and the red 

 wine has as yet no equal in this State; and, take it as a general 

 wine, made in large quantities without fancy manipulations or 

 regard to special locality, it has perhaps no superior anywhere. 



BERGER. 



Bunches long, large, shouldered and very compact ; berries 

 round, fair size, skin thin, greenish yellow, with some bloom. 

 Juice acid and the poorest table grapes as yet tried by me of all 

 the foreign grapes. It is a vigorous grower, and the leaves are 

 large with a white cotton down on the under side. I believe it 

 to be the heaviest bearer of all the grapes, and think it doubles 

 the production of the Mission. It is, however, a matter of doubt 

 with me whether it would do on low localities, for, the bunches 

 being so compact, in wet places it would be almost sure to rot 

 and mildew. It makes, to my mind, the most pleasant light 

 table wine in California, being more of the character of German 

 Sauterne than any other wine. This wine is used one-third and 

 two-thirds Zinfandel, to make the best of Haraszthy's cham- 

 pagne. I believe it especially adapted for this county, for our 

 table-lands. It was introduced to Anaheim from Germany, and 

 Berger is the German name. I am inclined to the belief that it 

 is the same grape as that known in France as Fole Blanche, for 

 it is identical with the description of that grape there. The 

 -Fole Blanche is used in France almost entirely as a brandy 

 grape, making the celebrated cognacs. It has too much acidity 

 there, and makes, in consequence, an inferior wine, whereas 

 with our perpetual sunshine the grape attains a fuller maturity, 

 and makes a wine that for a light wine for daily drinking has no 

 equal, to my taste. This shows that we can only find by experi- 

 menting what grape is best for our locality, for what may be 

 worthless in a wet, cold locality, in our dry and warm climate 

 will give entirely different results. 



BURGUNDY. 



General Naglee, of San Jose, introduced froni France the 

 Charbonneux and Trousseau. These are mixed together and 

 both belong to the Pinean family of grapes. Here in California 



