ON COLONIAL WINES. 255 
I extract the following from the jurors' report, 
1870:— 
" As prize-takers for Victoria, the wines at the Great 
Agricultural Wine Show, 1870, rank as follows :— 
Hermitage (pure or mixed), 6 prizes, 7 honourable mention. 
Mataro - - - 2 „ 1 
Gamai - - - 1 „ 1 
Reislings - - - 4 „ 1 
Chasselas - - - 2 „ 1 
Verdeilho (pure or mixed) 2 „ 1 
Pineau (or mixed) - ] 
Rousette and Tokay f each 1 honourable mention. 
" It will thus be seen that the Hermitage, Mataro, 
Reisling, and Chasselas stand most prominent ; but it 
is evident that the wines of the same name had 
changed their character in each district, thus producing 
many varieties. This is the most important point in 
the Exhibition to the vignerons ; and although it 
cannot be denied that many of the wines are very 
fine, this variety is a great drawback, which it is for 
the vignerons to remedy. To make their wines 
marketable for foreign countries, the first condition is 
uniformity ; and to attain this, the vignerons should 
set to work without delay. We would suggest that in 
each district an association be formed, whose sole 
object should be to ascertain, by careful examination 
over two or three years of the wines produced, the 
most suitable grape for their particular district. Having 
ascertained this, they should lose no time in reorgan- 
ising their vineyards, according to their means, by 
planting no other than the grape selected for their 
