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408 HISTORY OF ERIE COUNTY
includes both still wines and champagnes. The unfermented grape juice
product is estimated at about 100,000 gallons.
While, as stated, Sandusky wines go all over the country, the chief
market is in the Middle West and the demand is constantly increasing.
A good share of the product is shipped to southern states, particularly
Louisiana, but owing to the growth of prohibition sentiment in the South,
shipments in this section have not increased as rapidly there as in other
sections.
Practically all of the Avines of this section are of what is known as
the dry variety, due to the fact that the grapes are higher in acidity than
those of California.
It is impossible to give exact figures on the amount of capital invested
in this industry in this immediate territory, but the amount has
been estimated at fully $2,000,000. The number of people employed
varies Avith the seasons, but it gives employment to about 2,000 men.
Incidental to the wine industry, a considerable quantity of brandy,
cordials, soda Avater flavors and crushed fruits and other products of
grapes and fruits are turned out each season.