European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 16, 1964, Darmstadt, Hesse                                By William 0. Add or. Cellar matter Ute electric Light to Candle Bollt of win Lor color lilo Billy for lab a Ling. Us a Letobar 16, 1964 worker in Vineyard which surround i Church in worm lie Vine to a Hake. The stars and stripes tier Young american Soldier when he first arrives in Germany if usually used by the sight at the  clinging to the sunny hillsides a tit Teri my s Groat Rivers. Ii he is inquisitive one of his first excursions in acquaint himself with the country unil us people would be to drive in Tiv wimp country it s always Neury and in esl Gate. Wlms but Lar time of your in arrive in Limiti Quiny unil inc Stipati than  Thi new wine crop is working  pickers lire still out now Ulm thin to pick Lull i Ruh a Lur Choice pressings.  Lor i la Earle Shumway his new Madon was it Worms right in unit country. And tic 38th trans in Milln a plunged right into the subject of. Me. Liui Wuy took n Chuncy unil went to  and co., one of the area s largest Piid oldest wine houses where Illik wilfully enough the doors were thrown Iirth wide on wine nun i upon in Illuv. The a Veruki american Soldier or not arriving in a trope in no Cornu Siil or r Uinos so Shumway s visit Hlili led Mth Itu end product in the , room. I Learned quickly that wine is never swallowed by the taster commented lie air Ryeun. Of course this does t apply to wine  the master taster squirts the wine from his Mouth into a receptacle be cause swallowing it would overcome his Leming senses with the flavor and Aroma of the first few wines. The Laboratory provided a insight into the scientific testing and insertion Durini maturing. Dally samples Are Lukin from casks in the cellar. In the bottling area bottles were washed and sterilized. Once  ure filled they move to a machine Winch inst its u Cork Inlo the bottle. One of my biggest surprises Cuino a xxi. When we entered the wine eel  said Shumway. There were j ,4 million bottles of wine and Champu nether awaiting shipment or  army Prioli by James 0. Mcgehee the Damp cellar is about three of Les below ground level and is As old us the firm itself100 years. In the cellars Shumway Learned that die reason the bottles Are never cleaned while they arc in the cellar is not be cause of the impracticability of the task Mil to civil Udo Uny Chance of the Cork Lif int disturbed and some bacteria entering the bottle. Combined the bottle cellar and the cask cellar cover an area of 10 acres All underground. The Wouden Cus Kimfred thu re come in about 30 capacities and so pcs. The largest holds h.500 i Lars. After itis Lour of the cask cellar slim Way went to the main reception room where he looked it the visitors Zimik hiding signatures from ail Over the wort d. Shumway added his i hunks did Mikii Ulusc. Then he and his Hosu said a Rost As they shared a bottle of Champagne. Then came a trip to the a Curry pm Caius surrounding the  in Iii is. Here from Bis experience wit King with his family on Thieu  in Vermont Stout Ziway commented that the vineyards were Par Tir Nnnie i. Ite Jit fur such a lure of Eia Liun. I Isrul Kliots heard periodically during the . I tile Soldier were i Iii lived in inc Nii kids to scare Oil Hud  in Rhim ruin Ign hit Urai crop in uie it  Ripe Niju to Leal esl.  the twin Spires us the Church and lie vineyards behind him shun Way lie aimed Lur ins Hai Racks i Isle i Ihlen Tutt he knew a Little Mure air but wine and Herman than he had u Lew hours before. Page 13