In South America wine was made long ago in Paraguay. A sweet wine
resembling Malaga is made at Mendoza, at the foot of the Andes, and is
found to improve by transportation some thousand miles across the Pampas.
The wines made in Chili and Peru are white and red. The _Muscatel_ of
Chili is considered to be especially good.[22] The white wine of _Nasca_
is inferior. The wine of _Pisco_ is highly esteemed. Though the white
is held by connoisseurs to be superior to the red wine of Chili, yet it
is little drunk in the cradle of its production. _Chacoli_ is a wine
commonly patronised by labourers. The _Mosto_ of _Concepcion_ differs
from _Mosto asoleado_ by the grapes of the latter being sundried for some
twenty days.
AUSTRALIA.
Australian wines are pretty well known from our tradesmen’s circulars.
For instance, there is the _Gouais_, the _Carbinet_, a soft wine like
Burgundy, the _Mataro_, the _Sauvignon_. There is that “elegant dinner
wine,” _Kaludah_, the Singleton Red or White _Hermitage_, “noted for its
refinement”; the _Tintara Ferruginous_, of “immense power and generous
quality”; the _Tokay Imperatrice_; and the _Alexandrian Moscat_, both
poetically described as “abounding in memories of the sun which begot
them,” and possessing the “most beautiful bouquet that can be imagined,”
with a flavour “resembling the first crush in the mouth of three or four
fine ripe Muscatel grapes—the large white oval ones—covered with a light
bloom, and attached to a clean, thin stalk.”
Drs. Thudichum and Dupré, who are themselves indebted to a publication by
Toovey, have given an excellent description of these wines. _Verdeilho_
is a wine, like Madeira, of delicate aroma and a full body; _Frontignac_
is described as a thin white wine with a slight taste of the Muscat
grape, being a fictitious elderflower flavour; _Malbee_ is described as
made from “claret” grape; _Tavoora_ is described as a pure “port” of
1859; _Tintara_, a red, clear wine; _Adelaide_, a pure white wine, mainly
from _Riessling_ grapes with a _soupçon_ of Muscatel, “a little too fiery
for greatness.” _Wattlesville_ is an acidulous white wine. The poor and
acid _Chasselas_, the strong-scented _Highercombe_, said to resemble
good Sauterne, with many varieties of so-called claret, as _Emu_, _St.
Hubert_, and so-called Hock, as _Heron_ and _Royal Reserve_, are also
imported from Australia. The _Conatto_ is a rich liqueur with a flavour
of Curaçoa and Rum Shrub combined.
CANARIES.
The Canary Islands have long been celebrated for their wines. The
favourite Teneriffe wine is _Vidueño_ or _Vidonia_. Canary _sack_ is
supposed to have been made from the _Malvasia_ sweet grape, whereas the
modern sack is dry (_sec_). The best vineyards are at Orotava, S. Ursula,
Ycod de los Vinos, Buenavista, and Valle de Guerra.
ENGLAND.
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