Rensselaer Republican, Volume 28, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 December 1895 — California Vintage. [ARTICLE]

California Vintage.

The California vintage of 1895 is new practically over, and the quantity and quality of this season's wine product can be accurately estimated. As a whole the crop of grapes was light, but the quality was the best in niany years. There was a shortage in the dry varieties, but great abundance of the sweet klnSs. 'file output of dry wines will be al*>ut 8,000,600 gallons, something like 75 per cent of last year's production. Of this amount only 800,000 gallons are of white wine. Taking all circumstances Into consideration, it teprsdicted that higher prices will be asked for California wines this season than ladt