Drinks of the world / by James Mew and John Ashton.

  • Mew, James.
Date:
1892
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Drinks of the world / by James Mew and John Ashton. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    FRENCH WINES. The Great Makers of Champagne—Its Manufacture—Bottling— Treatment—Bordeaux or Claret—Its early Use and Name— Whence it comes—The different Growths—White Wines of the District—Burgundy—Different Growths and Qualities—Other Wines. Champagne. REIMS and Epernay are the two great centres of the Champagne district; but Reims, from its size and antiquity, must be considered its capital. Here are the establishments of Pommery & Greno, Ernest Moy, Theophile Roederer & Co., Louis Roederer & Co., Henriot & Co., Permet & Fils, De St. Marceaux & Co., Werle & Co. (successors to the renowned Veuve Cliquot), Heidsieck & Co., De Lossy & Co., G. H. Mumm & Co., Jules Mumin & Co., Piper & Co., and many others of lesser note. The wines of this district have, for centuries, been famous, and especially beloved of kings and potentates.