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WINE-JUDGING 
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to his nose, draws it slowly into his mouth, rinces 
and spurts it out into the pail ; then the three 
interchange knowing remarks in a low tone, their 
heads together, and bawl out a number, 3, 6, 
10, as the case may be, indicative of their verdict 
as to quality. The same entered by secretary of 
jury and vouched by president. After each trial 
the expert wipes his chalice and recommences. 
After five or six trials water is served to each, 
with which he rinces out his mouth and chalice, 
then wipes his tongue with his napkin. The 
trial recommences : Number and vintage of bottle 
called ; clack goes the cork ; black Hebe bottles 
up the sparkling ruby or gold-coloured wine in 
the silver chalices ; sniffing, rincing, smacking of 
lips, and all goes into the pail. Two of our 
experts are ddcores, and their jovial fellow is 
bearded like the pard. Strange and outlandish 
are the shapes of the bottles, and quaint their 
labels, from Hungary and Bohemia. As the 
tasting progresses, the din of discussion waxes 
louder and fiercer. Any peculiarly fine wines are 
submitted in petits verres to the jury ; the pro- 
gress is from the ordinary to the reclierches ; mo.st 
delicate and aronids were some, and more espe- 
cially the concluding sample entitled ‘ ‘ T okay- 
Essence, du Cru de Monak, du Comte George 
Andrassy.” It was grievous to see the amber- 
coloured, sparkling Tokays liberally added to 
the now almost brimming pailful ot the mix- 
