The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1852-07-03

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THE WINE PRESS" FRANCE.
..ral entertaining volume Of travels re-
.a,, issued by Putnam, the New York
,..,>b.r. ", take the following extract,
..,u5n. th. process ot expressing the Juice
.oa. lire Grape. Ii was never thought to
.,. the urat,.,t operation in the world, and
:,.-, ,zrrlrt be- true, it will 90 far to con-
firm ,grh impressions.
-Iar Wuc-prc>s, or c"riod~ pr">S'"r.
....,,,. IN the majority OF cases, OF massive
....w tab. yarying in size from tour square
.ttoa, many square yards. 1t Is placed
.,i .r mon wooden trc>lcs or on a regularly
.,. ,,ll,tnrm of mason work under the huge
..,,,r, Of a substantial ourhou-c. Close to 1t
sands 4 range OF grrat butts. their number
r..~, or lcs>. according tothc size OF the Vnc-
..r!. The grapes are liung 10y tub and casks
n INTO the curyicr. The trcadrr> stamp
Gently amid themaS>c>, and the expressed
.rc pour> plrntitnlly ont hole level with
bottom Of the trough INTO sieve of IRON
wickcr-work which stops the passage OF
SKINS. and from thence drains into tubs
below. Suppose at the moment of our arri-
,l. III, cur,cr for a brief space empty. The
,ra.cr,- bic, pcr>piring men, in shirts and
g.kun trow,cr>-> >pattercd to the eyes with
,.h,.hr. Of purple juice, lean upon their
v.ojru ,ia'Ir> and wipe thoirforchraa> Ent
,y.r respite is short. The crcak of anothc"
,a-.-,oal Of tubs is heard, and immediately
tr WAGON Is backed up to the broad open
v.auw. or rather hole in the wall, ahov" the
,,,ac.. Then to work again. Jumpin" with
sort %. >Gtrtul caccrncss into the mountain
nf ,irldine. 0uycring fruit. the trcadcr> sink
IN. almost to the knees. stampin" and Jump
IN. and riotiug in the masses of grapes, as
contains OF iuicc spirit about their feet, and
rush tubhIing and eur-ing away. Present.
Is. having. a, it were. drawn the first sweet
blood Of tie new CARO-. the cagcr tramplln9
>uI>dc, into a sort OF quiet, measured dance
which the ,rcalcr> continue while. with then
wooden spades. they turn the pulpy rcmnant
If the fruit hi'hrr and thithcr, 80 as to expose
the half squeezed berries in every possible
way to the muscular action OF the inccssantl,
moving feet
Til, process Of winc-mahng is universal il
France with the exception of the cases Of
sparkling wines of the Rhone and Cham
ra.uc. the grapcs for which are squeezed b
mechanical means. not by the human foot
Now, very venerable and decidedly plctu
o,iur a j. the process Of wine-trcad!n@' IT
uniuc>tionabIy rather filthy one; and I'll
>rcrta-le Of grcat brown, horny feet. not
viii, too clean. splashing sprawling in Il
bub.Ime Juice, conveys at first sight qualn
s,cri.> of feeling which. however, seems o
lyotc entertained by those to whom Il
,i-lt ], new.
looked drcaltully askance at the opcr
'ion when first came across it and when
was lnvitcl-hv aladv, toto taste the jul
ofwhioh She caught up glassfull,a certa
uncomfortable feeling of the inward N
warrcd terribly against poltcncSS. But l
body around seemed to be in the least sqca
81 Often and often did see one of t
heroes Of tn" tub walk quietly over dur
hill. AMI then .iump-baretooted of course.
b" waS-into the Juice and a vigilant p
lr''or, who was particularly careful that
Ia. .rapcS went into the tub, made no OBJ
tom When asked why press was
r.od a> more handy. cleaner. and more &C
'a"''. was everywhere assured that
''or,> l3'l failed to construct a wine-pr
''H'1c Of performing the work with the ?
f"r'"n attained by the action of the hun
''" No mechanical squeezing. ] was
'"m"i, would 50 nicely express that pecu
Proportion Of the whole moisture Of the CT
"m"h forms the highest favored wine.
manner IN which the fruit was tossed al
was pointed oUt to me. and was asked to
serve tlat the grapes were, as it We're, SIue
'''n every possible fashion and from ev
!"'>.'.r side. worked and churned and m;