The sparkling moselles, too, depended not on any imparted muscatel flavour and perfume, but on their own natural bouquet and the flavour they derive from the Schistous soil in which these wines are grown.
"Facts About Champagne and Other Sparkling Wines"
Henry Vizetelly
From Anapa to Gagra, along the shores of the Black Sea, we observe a secondary chain composed of Schistous mountains, seldom exceeding 1000 yards in height.
"Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c."
Xavier Hommaire de Hell