New Zealand Wines.
Shakespere has said that "good wine needs no bush," but the saying does not hold good m the colonies, because for some reason or other a prejudice exists as regards wines produced here. It therefore follows that where wine, the product of New Zealand, is good, it requires a fairly large quantityof bush to ccmmend it to the notice of consumers. Mr J..P. Oliver, of Colombo street, Christchurch, has recently entered upon the trade of vending New Zaaland wines, the products of. the vineyard of Mr Soler, Wanganui. Of the quality ot these winea and theirabsolute purity there can be no doubt. Mr Oliver has recently submitted samples of them to the various medical gentlemen of Christchurch, who are unanimous ia their high opinion of them for medicinal purpose?. They possess a full flavour and bouquet, with great natural strength, and, being unfortified with alcohol, cannot but be healthful. Indeed they are, as claimed for them, tbe pure juice of the grape. A visit was recently paid to the vaults for the purpose of sampling, when six different kinds of wine were produced. The first of these was • Manzamlla^ a very nice flavored, which, with age will be much relished by connoisseurs. Next to this ca^ie a T red JBurgjmdy, which is also a veiy fine wine with splendid bouquet and flavor. The New Zealand Oonstantia will challenge favorable comparison either with its South Aus • tralianor Victorian rival, being very clean on the . palate. A light wine which has been called Vidohia was next tasted. This is a' sherry with a full grape flavor. The Malaga, for those who prefer a full fruity wine, is also excellent, and Mr Oliver has a white wine yet unnamed, but which, has al the characteristics of Sauterne. The only difference, from the French wine is that it is somewhat sweeter. - , As a whoje, the New .Zealand wines '-are excellent intqujflity; and no doubt when more known will come_'^argely into consumption. — Press. •--<<. ) : mmm^ mm — — — , ■■ ,_-
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Manawatu Standard, Volume 3, Issue 31, 2 January 1883, Page 2
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333New Zealand Wines. Manawatu Standard, Volume 3, Issue 31, 2 January 1883, Page 2
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