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wine ideology might seem a
bit unbalanced . . . The cli-
mates and soil in many
parts of Europe are far more
conducive to the growing of
grapes than California,
which, it is true, has made
tremendous strides.
Wine is as old as civili-
zation . . . The ancient
Babylonians were wine
lovers ... The Greeks and
omans were skilled vin-
ers, and they traded
ge earthenware jars
filled with aromatic wine
throughout the Mediter-
ranean region ... The
Bible calls wine the
"blood of the grape," and
its use in the rituals of
Western religions con-
tinues to—this day.
Wine is food . . . The alco-
holic content of table wine is
14 percent or less; the
human body promptly con-
verts this into energy .. .
The fruit acids and salts
contained in wine are bene-
ficial, just as they are in the
unfermented juice of fresh
grapes . . . As an accom-
paniment to daily bread,
wine is among life's temp-
erate pleasures.
The ceremonies serving of
wine at formal dinners and
banquets has led many
people to avoid offering
wine in their homes or even
ordering it in restaurants
for fear of committing social
blunders . . . They wonder
what sort of wine goes with
what food . . . Should it be
red or white? . . . Sweet or
dry? . . . What sort of glas-
ses? .. .
Actually it is a mistaken
notion that the serving of
wine is governed by inflexi-
ble rules of etiquette . . . The
only rigid rule is that people
should drink ,the wine they
like, when and how it suits
them.
Generally speaking,
there are certain af-
finities between wine and
food ... Just as toast goes
with eggs, dry white wine
goes well with fish ... As
fruit goes with cheese, a
"big" red wine goes well
with steak ... Not every-
body agrees that such
combinations are pleas-
ing, but most people do
... Familiarizing yourself
with the wine and food
combinations that most
people prefer is an easy
matter ...
Once you have the tradi-
' nal affinities in mind,
ing or ordering wine be-
comes no more difficult than
planning or ordering a
meal.
domestic wines, espe-
Wly those from the great
wine-producing districts of
California, are most readily
available in this country .. .
Imported wines come
mainly from France, Ger-
many and Italy, with much
smaller quantities being
shipped in from Switzer-
land, Chile, Greece and
other countries .. .
The finest domestic wines
do not compare in quality
with the finest French and
German wines, but the
wines produced here are
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good and getting better all
the time . . . In purchasing
wines it's well to remember
that a fine domestic wine is
superior to an obscure im-
ported wine offered as a
"bargain". . . . Foreign ori-
gin is no guarantee of excel-
lence.
About American wines
. There are two main
kinds ... American or
"native" wines and
California wines . . . Na-
tive wines come from
grape varieties peculiar
to this country and
grown mainly in New
York and Ohio; they have
distinctive flavors some-
times described as
"grapey" or "wild" .
California wines are
made from grape varie-
ties originally imported
from Europe and planted
here . . . California wines
generally resemble their
European models.
French wines are the
greatest in the world .. .
Their superb quality results
from a fortuitous combina-
tion of soil, sunshine and
centuries of experience in
viticulture . . . Some French
vineyards have been under
cultivation since the Roman
occupation . . . Generations
of the same families have
tilled the same soil. •
The main varieities of
French wines are identified
by the names of the districts
where the vineyards are lo-
cated . . . Bordeaux, source
of great clarets and famous
sweet white wines . . . Bur-
gundy, known for its rich,
velvety red wines and for
extraordinary dry white
wines . . . Rhone Valley,
famous for its sturdy reds
and for pleasant rose wines;
Alsace, noted for refreshing
light dry wines; Loire Val-
ley, not so well known, but
producing delightful white
wines . . . and Champagne,
producer of the world's most
festive beverage.
Wine experts concede
that Bordeaux is the finest
of all wine-producing dis-
tricts . . . It is a small area,
about the size of Rhode Is-
land, but the multitude of
wines grown there is baffl-
ing to the novice, and can
confuse even the experi-
enced wine enthusiast .. .
Shopping for Bordeaux
wines in American cities is
rather simple, however, be-
cause only a relatively
small number reach here.
General familiarity
with the wine types of the
region is helpful in buy-
ing . . . Within Bordeaux
are sub-districts, the
names of which appear
on labels ... Medoc,
Graves, Sauternes, and
others ... Most of the
very famous clarets of
Bordeaux originate in the
Medoc ... the very rich
sweet white .wines in
Sauternes ... sweet and a
few somewhat dryish
white wines in Graves ...
Knowing what part of
Bordeaux a wine comes
from therefore gives you
a general idea of its char-
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