[1302] Twelve o’clock in the day.
[1303] See B. iii. c. 4.
[1304] In Catalonia, which still produces abundance of wine, but in general of inferior repute.
[1305] The wines of Tarragona are still considered good.
[1306] A place in the province of Hispania Tarraconensis, destroyed by Sertorius.
[1307] They still enjoy a high repute. The fame of their Malvoisie has extended all over the world.
[1308] He means to illustrate the capricious tastes that existed as to the merits of wines.
[1309] In c. [6] of this Book.
[1310] The Chian held the first rank, the Thasian the second.
[1311] From Arvisium, or Ariusium, a hilly district in the centre of the island. The wine of Chios still retains its ancient celebrity.