American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1826-04-28

fallen Oft the vines these carefully washed aud culed
and dried them in the air and, September ilh' conee'
the remainder Of my grapes No. 2, with few OF NO l.
mi ed altogether and mashed-they gave mere gom egh
degreeseft in the vat all night with forty pounds OF SUI
gar addedn the morning pressed OFT twenty saons'
Of fourteen degrees streIgthtased strongly OF the over
rre Muscadne, if it had been sweetened with money
Ii dislked the favour; but it now wears oil"
"The whole quantity Of Mnain 1928, ~ galons
Deduct for wild grapes, 10 40.
lfust from S6 vines No. 1, aud 80 vines No.
O. on quarter Of ground, 155 90.
Loss by fermentation and lees, 70 per cent. 81 40.
n.a. vino &c ;nnroved G.brioue 1874 do
"The wine in which No predominates is the best at
the present 1t gives finer bouquet, as well as naVnr
The next intend to make each grape separately
and collect many wild grapes No = as VIII M
keg will try it by itself am not OF opinion tha' inc
bseadne will make good wine aone it is the weakest
of any, and No. the strongest In round numbers, Inc
must will stand as follows, viz: !.
Wild NIuscadinc (scuppernon) degrees Beaume specie
gravity l,040 nearly
NV vineyard grapes, No / and 3. degrees
of Beaume and specific gravity l,oou
Wild grape. No. 8, IL degrees Beaume, and ooo,
specific gravity l,uSu
"No vine conjecture if strong, will be at FIJI strength
until has lived three winters if weaker, two winters;
object to filming altogether, unless tor present use Wnen
every component part Of the Of wine has done its duty
il will remain or become excremeuttous and full IN lees
go off in spume. When lees subsde, drawing on inc
vine in dry cool weather is all tina necessary Fimng
before the wine wanted for use, or TO De boed Is IKE
! taking physc when person is in good health"
| As MIR. Mccall has numbered his grape No. !, ?, &c.
the following is abridged description OF Them NO.
is called Madeira for other reason but its color-s
punches weigh four berries the SIZE OF small mus
ke bullet, with pulp juice pleasant but the pulp quite
tart the taste somewha astrngent at MI rpeness NO
has long lunches small dark purple berry, whtish JUICE
which is pleasant little pulp, ard punches about four
ounces No g. native grape, With long slender bunches
| small berries of a blue color, with reddish juice.
They are the blue grape Of our river low grounds
/ JOHN ALBUM.
4 onsppvArJnys on No S and
In the papers referred to- there is Mr.. McCas and my
mode or Of making Wine He presses his grapes
few hours after they are Mashed ana me sugar IS mixed
sweet principle, be decomposed by the fermentation
which takes place in hat me before they prcsse con-
sequenty his specific gravity 10. qu.e aecu,ae as s
spirit is specifically lighter than water therefore, the
density specific gravity cannot be quite 50 great as II nc
fermentation had taken place but from the small qan,
little difference in making the vine. "a ms pfachc
has broued and have some bottles which he sent me
one bottle Of zeheh, IN Particular II i came m vessel IRON
Madeira, and called serca, would, have no doubt
command four dollars the gallon, or from fifteen to eight
cen dollars the dozen bottles His grapes can have yer,
clean in so short time (afer their being masiNd as ht
does But with his and attention in making It, he vii
always make what call neat and delicious wine,
In future intend follow Mr. McCals practice OF ma
king wine with my Catawha and Bland Madeira grapes
and have no doubt of making an improved VINE. Iht
Schuykill Consanta, and other grapes that have pulp
III shall mash ana tefTnent III usuais 81 40
dissolve the pulp and cooring matter. With little at
enon, directed in No. S, it is easily known when t
draw the wine off, which will be clear, and consequently
have less mucage and lees than if was pressed The
skins and seeds may be pressed afterwards, and adse IL
Produce Be put into the utnesar casks in preference to mix
ing it with the wne as always communicates al unplca
SAINT and husky taste.
Upon my mentioning to friend that believed that Mr.
Mccall the first person that gave the idea Of adding 81
gar give certain specific gravity 10 the must
the grape make wine of such strength or body SO as
make keep for indefinite length Of time, (and although
the adding of honey, other sweet principe, o
boiling down the of the grape, has been practsed TO
ages by all foreigners it was, and now, sort OF CUES
work to the quantity, and applied according to thu
whm, taste, ceprice of the manuacturer) he informed
me that he thought Chaptas work on the manufacture Q
wine &c. mentioned it and upon having his work max
ing wine examined, there nothing be found to
such suppostion The only thing he on the subec
Of the density of the of the grape as follows 81
The has swedish odour which is peculiar to il Cd
The is less sugary 3d. is thick, and i,
consistence varies according the grape is more or les
rne less sugary have tried some which mark
ed sevenyve degrees the aereometre and have
which gave only forty to orytwo very solnbi
IT in water."-[Chapal, vol 2. p. 81. J. ALBUM