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The Gouais is a sort which should not be too extensively planted. 

 Good wines of a strong character may be made on stony hill sides, 

 with N. or N.E. aspect from the following sorts : For red, 

 Cabernet Sauvignon, Carmenet, Grenache, and Pinots. For white, 

 Pedro Ximenes, in granitic or schistose formations, where also the 

 Roussanne will give a strong wine. Verdeilho, which, perhaps, 

 is superior to any other for the production of a wine of a Madeira 

 type ; and, lastly, the Muscats, which yield excellent liqueur wines 

 of well-known character. 



Third Region. 



This region cannot produce wines as light as those of the two former 

 ones. The object of the grower in this region being to make a wine con- 

 taining as little alcohol as possible, the same precautions should be 

 observed as mentioned for the last region, such as S. or S. W. aspect, and 

 sandy soils. Under these conditions excellent dry wines, containing 

 less than 25 per cent, of alcohol, may be grown in abundance, well suited 

 for commercial purposes, and which should successfully compete with 

 wines of similar character imported largely into France from Spain and 

 other warm countries. For this purpose only a limited number of 

 sorts mentioned as suitable for the first region should be tolerated ; 

 in fact they are Shiraz and Malbeck, and they should be only 

 sparingly planted. Such sorts as Aramon, Carignane, Cincaut, 

 Grenache, Mataro, Aspiran, Morrastel, and Oeillade are, without doubt, 

 the most suitable ones. The three last-named would produce a 

 lighter wine of very good quality without any other admixture. The 

 Grenache is better suited for the production of liqueur wines, as also 

 are Muscats, Malvoisies, Roussanne, Verdeilho, Pedro Ximenes,. 

 Aucarot, Maccabeo, &c., whilst for the production of a light white 

 wine, Cbasselas, Riesling, Doradillo, La Folle, and perhaps also Sweet 

 Water and Gouais may be named. 



It is needless to mention that this region is better suited than the 

 others for the cultivation of raisin and currant varieties. 



