Show TOOELE august 21 1868 editor deseret news dear sir mr nir D bonnellie Bon nellis last communication on the culture of the grape published in your issue of the dinst is for me and for every frenchman a new evidence that he i is s practically unacquainted with the first class wines of burgundy the following facts will show to your numerous readers the peculiar excellency cel lency 0 of these wines during the numerous centuries called in french vc to vos Hoy voyen moyen age agg the reputation of these wines was BO generally established that the dukes of burgundy of the house of france called themselves with a legitimate pride the kings of the best wines of the world now that glorious title has never been claimed by any modern vineyard in existence it is a well known historical fact that the homish komish court resided nearly two centuries at av avignon gnon in the south of france the holy fatherland Fat herand his cardinals became extremely fond of these burgundy wines and in fact so much so that after their return to rome being unable to find in italy such delicious beverage they exported largely and for a long time these superior productions duct ions odthe of the golden hills mr bonnelli says the whole odthe of the i scientific world is und under erthe the same mistaken I 1 notion as I 1 am that the warmer countries of our world excel the colder ones in the quality of their wines this thia is unquestionably true with regard to quantity but not tu to quality I 1 I 1 do affirm that the first class clasa brau bran brands ds of burgundy mentioned in my first communication ni are by their unsurpassed aroma the very best light wines in the world and that the white sparkling champagne wines excel every other champagne brand in in existence N now I 1 w burgundy and champagne are t two wo provin provinces di ts of franco france as cold and perhaps colder than salt bait lake valley it t seems to mo me that the above double fact faily contradicts the opinion of the whole scientific world here is another singular assertion of mr bonnelli he says from the common mission grape there was a wine made at To kerville last season which in alcoholic strength and saccharine properties surpasses the best burgundy ever analysed and lacked nothing but aroma of being a perfect wine it is quite evident that mr bonnelli is only acquainted with the common burgundy wines numberless and very costly experiments have been made in france iu in planting vineyards in order to produce light wines equal or ap tho the celebrated first class brands of burgundy but in every in betance these experiments have simply proved one thing viz that it la Is utterly impossible to produce outside of the cli cil mac ma terie uteric conditions and of the soil of these vineyards anything approaching the fine delicate bouquet of their productions duct ions the peculiar aroma of these delicious wines can only be produced on these highly favored spots and a single drop of their product is now never exported from france it t is so with the splendid johanisberg cabinet wine known as gold seal it is never imported into the united states the existence of that world renowned brand the cabinet steinberg the hocks the of hungary and many othera others are living witness that northern europe cau can produce wines winea bu superior perlor not in quantity but in quality to the best greek italian spanish and portuguese 0 ones burgundy the pride of my native land has noi nol nov not the exclusive of the farat class clasa french wines winea theme the medoe medoc medoe district near bordeaux can boaston its chateaux laffitte latour biar blar Margaux gaux haut brion saint julien juliun sauterne ISau terne terue etc all superb wines but hut lacking more or less the incomparable aroma of the golden hills 11 products to reach their perfection john bull and jonathan his cousin are both extravagantly fond of strong alcoholic wines but nutt it requires a cultivated taste to appreciate tile the excellency of a light alight delicate one it is a fact indubitable that mr bonnelli mr W E dodge lodge of st george and several other grape cultivators in in our dixie will soon succeed in manufacturing large quantities of wine equal and perhaps ha p s superior to the best brands of madeira dei del r malaga teneriffe Tene rifle sherry etc butu buta ibay isay again nothing which can compare with the peerless aroma of the first class burgundy ones it is an utter impossibility these southern winea wines will require ten or twelve years of careful keeping to get fully ripe and nib fib for the market the following anecdote is another evidence that the very best grade of wines can bo be produced in a cold country count adart the accomplished author of Z Generale one one oae oue of the french standard works on grape culture is an amateur living at tours in the central part of france he went lately to paris with three samples of wine only four months old and manufactured by himself one ong of these samples was found by the parisian wine experts incomparably superior to an anything existing in that metropolis the be art of gottling early is perfectly understood der stood by the french wine makers namely how to bottle safely at a few months age so that the bottle will not explode x lo 10 de nor the individual character of each a c ph grape be lost an experienced grape makes his own wine and he never seeks to blend the aromas and flavors into one common rule with no addition to the pure juice but by mere manipulation in this manner the individual or the local vineyard becomes a mine of wealth the above facts and statements stripped of ot every kind of scientific empty talk are sufficient to show to a candid mind that not only good light wines but wines of the first standard can b be produced reproduced in hundreds of localities in northern utah and particularly on certain unknown baota within the genial influence of the salt bait lake I 1 always feel interested in reading the valuable communications published by mr bonnelli on grape culture their chief merit consists in diffusing in a popular form a vast amount of very useful information adapted to southern localities but which can become positively injurious for those of northern utah for instance I 1 remember that he gave in his anterior paper counsel to the salt lake grape growers to adopt the spur pruning system and to train the vine aa as a buli buah a double system used for ages in in southern europe for my part I 1 will never embrace nor propagate such an antiquated process according accordia to my own experience the long pruning or in other words the long cane renewal system is far preferable indeed I 1 consider it the best method of grape pruning numerous and conclusive experiments peri ments have recently been made in europe on these two methods by the last one an increase of 40 per cent has been invariably obtained on the amount of bran branches clies ciles nut but I 1 will discourse 4 on DU that subject in my nay next hext paper la in my estimation your arizona cor respondent is fond of blowing the scientific trumpet here is a small problem which I 1 humbly submit to his investigation among the celebrated vineyards of burgundy mentioned in my first letter is Mor achet it is a small vineyard situated on the golden hills near poligny coligny Pol poi igny and divided into three biffer different portions namely Mor Ifor achet proper chevalier Mor achet and third Mor achet these three portions are only separated bya bys by a small path moreover they form a w whole ole oie plantation of which the exposure is the same on all points it is the same gravely soil the same kind of grape I 1 10 ie lo franc pineau the same system of training the same date of vintage and the same mode of wine wide making now let see by the prices of every their qualities when the first Mor achet three months old ia is worth four dollars a gallon in gold the bame measure of wine of the chevalier is worth two dollars and the third Mor achet only one dollar I 1 r should be very glad if our southern friend would try to solve that problem yours very respectfully louis A BERTRAND MOUNTAIN GREEN aug zi 24 68 mr editor the railroad is coming I 1 saw the thing was dragging a little eo so I 1 concluded to come out here myself and put it through on the high pressure principle there is some pretty heavy work on the line linfa about devils gate but 1 the heaviest cutting and filling occurs about 12 in the day and about 7 pm when atia it is no uncommon circumstance to see a dozen average hands stow away a square yard in less than fifteen minutes this is the headquarters of the hon hen john taylors contract on the U P H R B R he has over a hundred hands at work on his contract and has completed more than a mile of road in a little over three weeks grading and the work ia is still progressing rapidly there is considerable sid erable damming and blasting going on but no swearing aloud I 1 regret to have to inform you that we havo have no monster in this neighborhood ampro sent but have no doubt we shall havo one lik ilk like tike other eother places in time wil nil acs perandus pe I 1 wonder if one of those at bear lake could nou noi be spared for thia settlement I 1 brought a few things out with me which I 1 thought blought would be useful to men working on the road hem her but I 1 find I 1 have not brought variety enough there are ladies out hero here and I 1 find what a mere guess gness it is what dp I 1 know of a comans womans necessities athey ethey come shopping alone and shopping together at all hours of the day in nil all sorts or w wen worl for all manner or thiner that a woman ca caa put on the crown of her feut teat neudor beador or tlde tho sole of hr bor foot or wrap round her shoulder P or fit round k or I 1 waist aalst or that can cau be sewed on or pinned on or laced or tied on with a string or stitched on with a bow in front or behind above or below belov por for bonnets mantilla capes cart collars and shawls presses for breakfasts breakfast and dinners and bau ball dresses to sit bit in and stand in and walk in dresses to danco dance in and flirt in and talk la in for everything dainty and tender and frail from a heavy silk elite dress toa ton to a sixpenny six pennywell penny eti eil ell 11 our town here is quite enlivened by the JR R business we have perhaps perham the best beat stone quarry on the line and the clicking of chisels and hammers is almost incessant then we have a blacksmith shop in full fall blast and a carpenters shop turning out barrows carta carto and scrapers a store and shambles and a bakery and these with the graders and lumbermen passing to and fro aud and the travel on the road make our piam pian quite lively our motto is yours truly UH 11 C N an aug c 20 dear brother cannon I 1 was tery tory forcibly impressed the other day with the reading of a portion of the revelations of st john and of their applicability to our times 0 chap hap xvi verses 8 9 and 10 read as follows and the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun eun and power was given unto him to scorch men with fire andeen werm scorched with great heat and blasphemed the name of god which hath power over these plagues and they repented not to 9 give ive lve him glory Is it possible that the fearfully increased number of 41 sunstrokes sun strokes that have occurred during the present beason season is the beginning of that time when men shall be scorched with great heat I 1 must confess that to me it looks not a little like it it still men will not repent but continue to lay plans for the destruction of the mormons cormons Mor mons the very people whom god hath raised up to warn the world of the utter destruction that awaits the present generation they provoking the certain outpouring of the vials of tho wrath of god tenth verse verae and the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the seat of the beast and anchia his kingdom was fall of darkness and they gnawed their tongues for pain Is the seat of the beast the tho seat of emperors kings and rulers ia la this world in the aggregate if they are not the seat of the beast I 1 should be glad if some person would tell toll mo me what wha titis it is their kingdoms are already sinking by misrule mis rule corruption dishonesty and war through the darkness dark ness nesa which prevails even the best efthem of them have not sufficient light to or reconstruct the shattered and broken parts that remain after the deadly strife upon the field of battle some however may yet learn that when they oppose the cormons mormons Mor IMor mons or fight light against them they have a more potent foroe force to contend against agatus t than the little hand ful of latter day saints in utah they may I 1 yeu yec gnaw their tongues for paint but bat fear not little flock fifth railroad is coming they that are for us are more than they that are against us be humble and obedient and your souls soula shall live your fellow lab iab laborer in the lords vineyard |