Observations Historical, Critical, and Medical, on the Wines of the Ancients. by BARRY, Sir Edward

Observations Historical, Critical, and Medical, on the Wines of the Ancients.

And the Analogy between them and Modern Wines

BARRY, Sir Edward

BARRY, Sir Edward Observations Historical, Critical, and Medical, on the Wines of the Ancients. And the Analogy between them and Modern Wines

T.Cadell, 1775.

First edition. 4to. Bound in contemporary full calf with morocco title label and gilt decoration to spine. All edges marbled. Engraved frontispiece and two engravings to title page. A very good copy indeed. Neatly rebacked retaining original spine, contents fresh and well margined, trivial wear to corners, a well preserved copy of this classic text.

This is the earliest major work in English on the wines of the Ancients, and the first book in English that discusses modern wines. The most interesting part is the 57 page appendix that deals with modern wines - James M. Gabler, (Wine into Words)
The section on modern wines concentrates mainly on Burgundy and Champagne in an era when most Champagne was a flat wine (although the methode Champanoise had been discovered a century earlier, it was not regularly used until the mid nineteenth century). "For some years the French and English have been particularly fond of the sparkling, frothy Champaigns [sic]. The former have almost entirely quitted that depraved taste...".
There are also small but illuminating sections on Bordeaux and wines from elsewhere in the world.

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