In many parts of the United States both red and white wines are made, in which the type of the environment is distinctly marked. The white wines of New York, California, and Ohio are examples of this distinct character. The red wines of Virginia are other samples equally as well marked. In California also the type of wine varies with the part of the country in which it is produced. The vines which grow in the northern part of the State produce a wine which is entirely distinct from that grown in the southern part of the State. It is the part of wisdom to adopt for these distinctive type of wines in each locality, names by which they may be known and recognized in the trade. Thus their merits will be known under names which will enable the consumer to ask for them and be supplied with the exact character of article demanded.

That American wines are capable of reaching a high state of excellence is shown by the fact that they received high rewards in the Paris Exposition of 1900. The percentage of wines from this country that received rewards was fully as great, if not greater, than that from any other country. In this connection too, it must be taken into consideration that the judges giving these rewards not only were not partial to the American wines, but on the contrary many of them had distinct prejudices against them.