22 THE GRAPE. 



an example of this ; a golden reinette planted in an- 

 other soil and in another temperature will cease to 

 bear golden pippins. 



The quality as well as quantity of the wine is affected 

 by each individual variety of the vine. 



The following kinds of grapes are particularly used 

 in Prance in the preparation of wine : 



Le pineau noir or noirien, which makes good Bur- 

 gundy, and in other districts also produces good 

 wine. 



Le gamay, which yields abundantly, but wine of 

 inferior quality. This grape is best cultivated on flat 

 lands, where the noirien seldom produces good wine. 

 Both these kinds of grape produce red wine. 

 Le pineau gris, le gamay blanc, and le furmint, 

 make white wine ; in Hungary, Tokay is prepared 

 from the last mentioned. 



There are, however, vine districts where the differ- 

 ent kinds are not kept separate, where the plants are 

 consequently allowed to attain a considerable age ; and 

 when fresh are planted, those of a higher flavour are 

 selected. These mixed sorts never, however, yield the 

 best wine ; only grapes of one and the same kind must 

 be used in order to procure that. If, therefore, those 

 who have planted various kinds of vines together wish 

 to make good wine, they must take care, at the 

 vintage, to keep each kind of grape separate. 



This caution is especially necessary (to the produc- 

 tion of a useful wine) if purple and white grapes have 

 been planted together ; for as the purple grapes admit 



