CHAPTER XXI.

Brût Champagne--Another Revolution in treatment of this Wine--It must be Old to be Good--’74 Champagne worth $8 a bottle in Paris--How to frappé Champagne--The best Clarets--Even your Vin Ordinaire should be Decanted--Sherries--Spaniards drink them from the Wood--I prefer this way--The “famous Forsyth Sherry”--A Wine-cellar not a Necessity, 279