Notes on a Cellar-Book Book

List of Illustrations

Introduction George Saintsbury and Notes on a Cellar-Book 1

Bibliographical Note 19

Notes on a Cellar-Book

Preliminary 27

Note to Third Edition 36

I Origins 43

II Sherry and Madeira 53

III Port 64

IV Claret and Burgundy 77

V Champagne and Other French White Wines 90

VI Hock, Moselle and the Rest 99

VII Spirits - Hollands and Whisky 114

VIII Spirits - Brandy, Rum and Gin, with Some Exotic Things 125

IX Liqueurs 136

X Beer, Cider, Etc. 148

XI "Mixed Liquors" 156

XII Bottles and Glasses 164

XII Cellar Arrangements 173

Conclusio ad Diversos

(With a Few Barmecide Invitations) 181

App Other Writings on Wine and Spirits by Saintsbury

A Sentimental Cellar, The Yellow Book, April 1894 207

The Bounties of Bacchus, Athenaeum, 21 November 1919 213

"White," A Scrap Book, 1922 219

"Obrian," A Scrap Book, 1922 221

Le Temps Jadis: Wallet II, A Second Scrap Book, 1923 223

The Order of Drinks, A Second Scrap Book, 1923 229

The Qualities of Wine, Morning Post, 22 May 1923 234

The Cellar, The Book of the Queen's Dolls' House, 1924 238

Le Temps Jadis; Wallet V., 90's and Later, A Last Scrap Book, 1924 246

Notes 249

Selected List of Works Cited 331

Index 335