_Champagne._--Perhaps the choicest brands of Champagne are Pomméry (dry,
supposed to mean less sweet), Giesler (sweet), Veuve Cliquot (sweet),
and Roederer (sweet). The best of the cheaper Champagnes are Charles
Roederer, Heidsick, Montebello, and Krug.
_Claret._--Choicest brands: Châteaux La Rose, Château La Tour, Château
Lafitte, or Château Margeaux. Best cheaper brand, St. Julien.
_Sauterne._--Best: Château Yquem, La Tour Blanche. Best cheaper,
Haut-Sauterne.
_Burgundy._--Best brands: Clos Vougeot, Chambertin, Chablis, and Red
Hermitage.
_Sherry._--Best brand, Amontillado.
_Hock._--Best brands: Steinberg Cabinet and Marcobrunner. Best sparkling
wine, Hochheimer.
The American dry wines are most excellent, and might be more patronized
by those who know no other wine than that of foreign manufacture. The
Missouri Catawba and Concord wines are especially good; so are some of
the California wines. The Ohio Catawba is quite noted.