Collections : [University of Michigan Special Collections Research Center]

Item [1] promotes Harveys of Bristol wine merchants. Includes image of wine press; definitions of fortified, sparkling, and table wines; maps of sherry district in southwest Spain, port district of River Douro, wine districts of Bordeaux, Burgundy, Loire valley, the Rhine and Nahe, and the Moselle, Saar, and Ruwer; detailed descriptions of sherry and port production; definition of solera system; image of wine tasters in period dress; descriptions of Bristol cream, manzanilla, amontillado, fino, oloroso, brown, and old bottled sherry; descriptions of ruby, tawny, white, crusted, madeira, marsala, vintage, and late bottled vintage port; definitions of red and white bordeaux; definition of Médoc district; descriptions of wine from St. Estephe, Pauillac, St. Julien, and Margaux communes; definitions and classifications of 1855 Médoc wines, 1954 St. Emilion wines, 1953-55 Graves wines, 1855 Sauternes wines, and Pomerol wines; descriptions of Entre Deux Mers, Cérons, Sainte Croix du Mont and Loupiac, Première Côtes de Bordeaux, Bourg and Blaye wines; list of vintage clarets; definitions of red and white Burgundy; descriptions of côtes de nuits from Gevrey Chambertin, Morey, Chambolle, Musigny, Vougeot, Flagey Echezeaux, Vosne Romanee and Nuits St. Georges communes; descriptions of red côte de beaunes from Aloxe Corton, Beaune, Pommard, Volnay, Santenay, and Mercurey communes; descriptions of white côte de beaunes from Aloxe Corton, Meursault, Puligny Montrachet and Chassagne Montrachet communes; descriptions of wines from Mâconnais and Chablis districts; list of recent red burgundy vintages; descriptions of beaujolais and Rhône wines; descriptions of Loire and Alsatian wines; history of German wine; descriptions of hock wines from Rheingau, Nahe, Rheinhessia, and Palatinate areas; description of Franconia wines; definition of German wine labeling terms; description of Moselle wines; list of recent German vintages; detailed description of champagne production; descriptions of Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese wines; instructions for storing, decanting, and serving wines; and list of food pairings. No recipes.