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acre. It may be planted to a limited extent in a vineyard if blended 

 with other sorts at vintage time, and would prove of value for brandy 

 making. It is rather subject to oidium, and the fruit does not 

 always set well. It is suited to long and short pruning. The Gouais 

 is a vigorous erect grower, which can be recognised by the purple 

 colour of its shoots during the summer. Leaves large, dark-green, 

 almost entire; bunch of medium size, rather close; berries rather large, 

 round, thin-skinned, liable to rot at vintage time. 



* Grenache. Synonyms : Roussilon, Alicante, Arragonais, 



Granaxa, Rivesaltes, Bois Jaune (yellow-wood), Redondal. 



A choice red variety, largely cultivated in the south of France and 

 Spain, where some celebrated wines are made from it. It will give the 

 best results in the second and third regions of the colony, where it has 

 already been planted to some extent. It is especially suited for the 

 production of wines of a Port character; the wine made from it has a 

 good bouquet and considerable character, but its colour is not perma- 

 nent; after a few years it assumes a tawny brown, or sometimes almost 

 a yellowish tint similar to old Port. As a rule it is better to mix it 

 with some other sorts, such as Carignane, Aramon, or Mataro at vintage 

 time; it will improve the resulting wine by giving it more character 

 and causing the wine to mature sooner. It should only be made into 

 wine by itself for the production of a Port or liqueur wine, and 

 should then be grown on pebbly soil, preferably on a granite 

 formation. For blending purposes it should be cultivated on a richer 

 soil. 



It is fairly prolific, and gives crops of 350 gallons per acre. Not 

 very subject to oidium, it suffers considerably from anthracnosis 

 and mildew or peronospora, and should be pruned short. 



The Grenache is a very vigorous semi-erect grower, with thick 

 shoots of a yellowish colour, short- jointed with swoollen buds, the 

 extremities often remain green in the winter ; leaves medium size, 

 smooth on both sides, very glossy on the upper ; bunch large, close ; 

 berries medium, slightly oval, not very dark, covered with bloom, 

 and thin-skinned. There is also a White Grenache similar in most 

 respects to the red, and an excellent variety for the third region, 

 especially for the production of a full-bodied wine. 



* Hermitage (Red). See Shiraz. 



* Hermitage (White). See Roussanne. 



