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THE ELEGANT ART OF DINING
Appendix
How to Serve Wines
A few hints regarding the proper serving of wines may not be amiss, and
we give you here the consensus op opinion of the most noted gourmets who
have made a study of the best results from combinations.
Never drink any hard liquors, such as whisky, brandy, gin, or cocktails,
with oysters or clams, as it is liable to upset you for the rest of the
evening.
With hor d'ourves serve vermouth, sherry, marsala or madeira wine.
With soup and fish serve white wines, such as Rhein wine, sauterne or
white burgundy.
With entrees serve clarets or other red wines, such as Swiss, Bordeaux,
Hungarian or Italian wines.
Burgandy may also be served at any of the later courses.
With roasts serve champagne or any of the sparkling wines.
With coffee serve kirch, French brandy or fine champagne.
After coffee serve a liqueur. Never serve more than one glass of any
liqueur.
The following wines may be considered the best types:
Amontillado, Montilo and Olorosa sherries.
Austrian burgundy is one of the finest wines, possessing rich flavor and
fine perfume.
Other burgundies are:
Chablis: A white burgundy, dry and of agreeable aroma.
Chambertin: A sound, delicate wine with a flavor resembling raspberry.
Clos de Vogeot: Similar to chambertin, and often called the king of
burgandy.
Romanee: A very rare and costly wine of rich, ruby color, with a
delicate bouquet.
Clarets are valued for their flavor and for their tonic properties. Some
of the best are:
Chateau Grille: A desert wine of good flavor and fine aroma.
Chateau Lafitte: Has beautiful color and delicate flavor.
Chateau la Rose: Greater alcoholic strength and of fine flavor.
Chateau Margaux: Rich, with delicate flavor and excellent bouquet.
Pontet Canet: A heavier wine with good bouquet and fine flavor.
St. Julien: A lighter claret with good bouquet.
German wines are of lighter character, and are generally termed Rhein
wines. The best varieties are:
Hochheimer: A light, pleasing and wholesome wine.
Brauneberger: A good variety with pleasing flavor and aroma.
Dreimanner: Similar to Brauneberger.
Deidesheimer: Similar to Brauneberger.
Graffenberg: Light and pleasant. Good aroma.
Johannisberger Schloss: One of the best of the German wines.
Rudesheimer Schloss: In class with Johannisberger.
Italian wines are mostly red, the most noted in California being
Chianti, and its California prototype. Tipo Chianti, made by the Asti
Colony.
Lacrima Christi Spumanti: The finest Italian champagne. Dry and of
magnificent bouquet.
Vin d'Oro Spumanti: A high-class champagne. Sweet and of fine bouquet
and flavor.
Lacrima Christi: A still wine of excellent flavor and bouquet.
Malaga: A wine of high repute. Sweet and powerful. A peculiar flavor is
given to it through the addition of a small quantity of burned wine.
Marsala: Is a golden wine of most agreeable color and aroma.
Sauterne: Is a white Bordeaux, a strong luscious wine, the best known
varieties being:
Chateau Yquem: Remarkable for its rich and velvety softness.
Barsac: Rich and good.
Chateau Filhot: Of rich color and good flavor.
Chateau Latour Blanche: A white sauterne of exquisite bouquet.
Haut Sauterne: Soft and mild. Of good flavor.
Vin de Graves: Good and Strong. Good aroma and flavor.
Vintage years have much to do with the quality of wines. The best
vintage years are as follows:
Champagnes: 1892.
Rhein and Moselle: 1893.
Burgandy: 1892, 1899 and 1904.
Claret: 1898 and 1904.
Port: 1896 and 1904.
Sherry: 1882, 1890, 1898 and 1900.
The Elegant Art of Dining
Contents
Foreword
The Good Gray City
The Land of Bohemia
When the Gringo Came
Early Italian Impression
Birth of the French Restaurant
At the Cliff House
Some Italian Restaurants
Impress of Mexico
On the Barbary Coast
The City That Was Passes
Bohemia of the Present
As it is in Germany
In the Heart of Italy
A Breath of the Orient
Artistic Japan
Old and New Palace
At the Hotel St. Francis
Amid the Bright Lights
Around Little Italy
Where Fish Come In
Fish in Their Variety
Where Fish Abound
Some Food Variants
About Dining
Something About Cooking
Told in A Whisper
Out of Nothing
Paste Makes Waist
Tips and Tipping
The Mythical Land
A Good Bohemian Dinner
Restaurant Famous Recipes
Appendix (How to Serve Wines, Recipes)
Art of Dining Index
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