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own merits. If American wine should ever become a substi- 

 tute for the present poisonous and unwholesome drinks, it must 

 be done by keeping and using it perfectly pure, and avoiding 

 all adulterations and imitations whatever. 



"Your committee award the first premium to Mr. G. 

 SLEATH ; pure wine ; vintage 1 845 ; spec. grav. .75-J ; and the 

 second premium to Mr. L. REHFUSS; pure wine, vintage 1845. 



"M. FLAGG, Ch'm Committee." 



At the spring exhibitions of wines in 1850 and 1851, about 

 fifty specimens were exhibited at each ; the quality was pro- 

 nounced better than at any former trial. Showing a marked 

 improvement. 



Mr. YEATMAN took the first premium in 1850 ; Mr. 



the second, and Mr. S. RINTZ, the third. A bottle from Mr. 

 WILLIAMSON'S vineyard not fairly within the rules was 

 pronounced equal, if not superior, to the best. 



In 1851, the first premium was awarded to Mr. MOTTIER, 

 the second to F. SCHNEICKE, and the third to D. Z. SEDAM. 



At the great New York State Fair, held at Rochester in 

 September, 1851, the committee on wines JOHN A. KING, 

 Chairman reported on those from the "Rhine of America, 

 the Ohio River," vintage of 1850, Mr. SLEATH, best, Mr. 

 REHFUSS, second, Mr. BRANDT, third. Vintage of 1849, Mr. 

 BUCHANAN, best, CORNEAU & SON, second, Mr. WARE, third. 



Vintage of 1848, Mr. RINTZ, best, Mr. REHFUSS, second, 

 ditto third, Mr. YEATMAN, fourth. Mr. LONGWORTH'S Spark- 

 ling Isabella, best, Sparkling Catawba, second, both excellent 

 wines. 



Report of the Wine Committee of the Pennsylvania horticul- 

 tural Society, Philadelphia, for September, 1848. 



" The committee feel under obligations to Mr. LONGWORTH, 

 for his kindness in. presenting them with an opportunity of 

 tasting the best specimens of American wines they have yet 

 met with. And they are pleased to find that the untiring 



