ON COLONIAL WINES. 273 
SPECIAL EEMAEKS ON CERTAIN MATTERS AFFECTING 
VICTORIAN WINES. 
Among the kinds to which I have devoted time for 
a more than ordinary study in this colony are as white 
wines the Chasselas, the Aucarot, the Shepherd's 
Reisling ; and in reds the Mataro, the Grenache and the 
Donzellinho (black Portugal). The Chasselas is in 
this colony one of the most useful grapes ; it is a first- 
rate table grape, and will await the convenience of the 
wine-maker without complaining for a week or two, 
and the produce is frequently excellent. 
If ever Victoria gains a name in the world's 
markets for any distinctive growths, the two first I 
prophecy will be Chasselas and Aucarot, and the third, 
Shepherd's Reisling, or some blend of it. As yet 
nothing has come to my knowledge sufficient to mark 
a distinctive character upon any of the red kinds, 
except perhaps Grenache. It yields enormously ; and 
in rich soil and warm localities appears to have im- 
proved in the quality of the wine. I have met with 
a few samples from Echuca and South Australia, that 
possessed a well-marked character ; and in 1866-7 a 
medal was awarded to a sample, grown at Clarendon, 
South Australia. 
Concerning the blending of wines for the production 
of better results and greater varieties, and also for 
supplying a uniform article, when one has been found 
to suit a particular market, much remains to be said, 
which cannot, however, be attempted in a short essay 
like the present. Thus much, however, may be placed 
on record— that until this branch of the art of wine- 
making and preparing is carried out, the present 
universal complaint will continue to be as universal as 
