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C. Sauvignon, but coarser and less glossy ; holes not so well marked. 

 Fruit: bunches rather smaller than C. Sauvignon. Berries: larger 

 with thinner skin ; ripens a little earlier. 



Cultural Notes. Is not superior to the Cabernet in any respect, 

 and will not do in a limestone country. This is the variety recom- 

 mended where autumn rains are frequent, being hardy, and will stand 

 a lot of wet before rotting. The wine from this variety is, at first, 

 very astringent, but looses that rapidly, and is fit for bottling earlier 

 than that made from C. Sauvignon. 



DOLCETTO (syn. Uva d'Acqui). This grape does well on the 

 moist flats and valley lands of the South- West. It is widely culti- 

 vated on the higher valleys of the Piedrnontese Alps, notably at 

 Alba and Aqui, where a good commercial red wine is made from its 

 juice. 



Vine, vigorous and fruitful. Wood : filbert colour, short- jointed. 

 Buds : large and whitish before bursting. Terminal shoots : the 

 young leaves are red, and covered with a light whitish down. 

 Leaves : medium size to large, broader than long, smooth and almost 

 glossy above, very slightly woolly below ; three or five lobes ; lines, 

 round and deep ; teeth pointed ; tendrils, leaf-stalks, and ribs, 

 reddish. Bunches : medium size, pyramidal, long- shouldered, well 

 set, with a long brown stalk. Berries : medium size, almost round, 

 bluish-black, covered with bloom, thin-skinned, juicy, and sweet; 

 often fall off the bunches when very ripe. 



This grape ripens early, bears heavily, and makes a light sweet 

 wine, which matures fairly quickly, and is superior to that made 

 from the Mataro grape. Requires long pruning. 



GRENACHE (syn. Roussillon, Alicante). Grown extensively in 

 the south of France, and Spain. Season : mid to late season (third 

 period). Merits: combines quality with quantity; wine matures 

 quickly and loses its colour early, and for that purpose very suitable 

 for making a sweet wine of the port type. Vine : growth very 

 vigorous, semi-erect grower; shoots short-jointed and tapering with 

 swollen buds of a yellowish colour, and often unripe towards the 

 extremity ; young buds green and almost smooth, burst soon after 

 Aranion and a few days before Carignane ; leaves medium size, 

 smooth and glossy on both sides, slightly lobed, with sharp teeth 

 on the margin of a yellowish-green colour, turning yellow in the 

 autumn; petiolar sinus open. Fruit: bunches large, cylindrical, 

 irregular, small shoulder, woody stalk. Berries : medium size, 

 closely packed, slightly oval, not very dark, and of a reddish- blue 

 colour, thin-skinned, covered with bloom, and subject to rotting in 

 damp localities. 



Cultural Notes. Not very subject to oidum, but easily 

 attacked by anthracnose and mildew, or peronospora ; pruned short 

 and trained bush fashion. Heavy bearer, producing a wine that is 

 rather course at first, and not suitable for making wine of the claret 

 type, as it looses its colour quickly, assuming a tawny brown tint 



