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the Cabernet. Vine growth vigorous, spreading. Leaves medium - 

 sized, longer than broad, when young covered with a characteristic 

 silvery-white down ; when full grown three or five-lobed, teeth 

 uneven, sinus rather open and not very deep ; upper surface- 

 smooth, uneven, of a paler green than Cabernet, underside downy.. 

 Fruit bunches small, shouldered. Berries round, small, dark purple,, 

 with several small green berries amongst the others ; thick skin, 

 large seeds. 



Cultural Notes. Pruned long, like Cabernet, Malbeck, etc. 

 Better bearer than Cabernet, and is often blended with it when 

 grown on the rich alluvial flats (palus) along the banks of the 

 Gironde River, near Bourdeaux. Wine possesses good colour,, 

 vigour, and very good keeping qualities. Subject to o'idium. 



CHOICE WHITE WINE GRAPES. 

 CHASSELAS. (See above). 

 DORADILLO. (See above). 



FOLLE BLANCHE. One of the Sauterne type of grapes, but 

 more widely cultivated in France for the distillation of brandy, 

 under the name of " cognac " and as a blending wine. It is pruned 

 short, vine a strong grower, canes short and thick, erect, reddish 

 with medium length internodes ; leaves, medium size ; fine lobed r 

 teeth short and obtuse, deep green, and shiny above, slightly 

 puckered, downy below ; bunch medium size, compact, conico- 

 cylindrical ; berries medium to large, spherical of a whitish -green or 

 yellow, according to soil and aspect ; skin tough ; ripens fairly early 

 (2nd period). It adapts itself to all kinds of rich soils, but sets 

 poorly where early frosts occur and also rots easily in wet autumns. 



GOTJAIS (syn. Kleinberger) . Vine a strong grower, bunches of 

 medium size, conical, compact, berries over medium size, round,, 

 very juicy, without special flavour, ripen late, skin thin, a heavy 

 bearer, long or short pruning ; gives a clean wine, without much 

 character, but fermenting easily ; suitable for blending or for 

 distillation. 



MARSANNE (syn. White Shiraz). Vine vigorous, cane strong 

 with long internodes, leaves large, wrinkled with deep lateral and 

 closed petiolar sinuses ; teeth short, wide, obtuse, glabrous above, a. 

 little downy below, bunches long, cylindrical shouldered, compact ; 

 berries round, white, with a mother-of-pearl shine, juicy. This 

 grape produces a good clean wine of the chablis type ; ripens late 

 (3rd period). Spur prune on permanent arms if trellised, otherwise 

 spur prune. When long pruned the berries are uneven and the 

 bunches sometimes dry up at the extremity. 



MUSCAT or FRONTIGNAN (syn. White Constantia). (See 

 above.) 



PEDRO XIMENES. A grape of the sherry type, rich in sugar and 

 low in acid. It is the principal wine-grape of Malaga and Grenada, 

 and Jerez. In conjunction with Palomino, it is used in the manu- 



