Sparkling Wines of Auvergne, Guienne, Dauphiné, and Languedoc--
Sparkling Saint-Péray the Champagne of the South-- Valence with
its Reminiscences of Pius VI. and Napoleon I.-- The "Horns of
Crussol" on the Banks of the Rhône-- Vintage Scene at
Saint-Péray-- The Vines and Vineyards Producing Sparkling Wine--
Manipulation of Sparkling Saint-Péray-- Its Abundance of Natural
Sugar-- The Cellars of M. de Saint-Prix and Samples of his
Wines-- Sparkling Côte-Rotie, Château-Grillé, and Hermitage--
Annual Production and Principal Markets of Sparkling
Saint-Péray-- Clairette de Die-- The Porte Rouge of Die
Cathedral-- How the Die Wine is Made-- The Sparkling White and
Rose-Coloured Muscatels of Die-- Sparkling Wines of Vercheny and
Lagrasse-- Barnave and the Royal Flight to Varennes-- Narbonne
formerly a Miniature Rome, now Noted merely for its Wine and
Honey-- Fête of the Black Virgin at Limoux-- Preference given to
the New Wine over the Miraculous Water-- Blanquette of Limoux
and How it is Made-- Characteristics of this Overrated Wine 165