Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1853-09-30
Wines.

HC Ahu III tuJhaIn Illustrated Weekly Re-
cord the Industry Of all Nations, some inter
esting facts about the wines Of Ohio
The vine chiefly depended on in Ohio IS the
y Catawba, native Of Buncombe cosntv, in North
i Carolina, where it was discovered on the banks
OF the Catawba river Like the other native
grapes ofthis country, the Catawba has hard
pulp surrounding the seeds, the sweet and flavor
ing portion Of the fruit being between the skin
and the pulp
\ Il appears TO be settled by experience: Ist.
that no foreign grape is suited TO wine growing in
! the United States, and ID, that the Catawba
Vlne IS the best for this purpose, which has been
. tried 1t resists extremes Of temperature. II
the winter Of 1912, on the 10Th Of Janua-
~, the mercury sank Is deg. Fh. below zero a
! Louisville, and yet no harm was done to the
vines.
I As all know, the soil and form OF the ground
near Cincinnati are particularly favorable to the
growth Of the vine Il requires six years to bring
vineyard into full bearing, nj hough with roots
loftwo years growth some wine may be procured
in two years from the planting Its stated thai
the sweet Juice oCthe Ca.awba vine has a spccifc
gravity Of CSC and af or fermentation 0.g97-
! 0 996. The samples Of The sill ca auba were
sent TO the Agricul- -ural Society Of France. last
year, by VI. L. RlhGuzs, President Of the Ameri
can Vine Growers Association. The rcrort urcn
them b. Mr. Payon, published in the Western
Horticultural Review. cf May OF this wear. saws:
--'' he American Wine samples rar,icularlvrc.
commend themselves for their ncat. cloa- color
and their ability 90 furnish carEouic acid and be
come cl-rvcscsnt. The Isab-Ea wine gave s.
dry residue double the quan ,y ofour best white
sparkling wine. The Ca'awba contains eleven
and halfpcr cent. ofalcchol and large quau.
tigy ofsugar. Evapora-ld TO dryness it laf- 81 Of
solid residue, or three times as much as our Cha
hIais wines"
There are in Ohio about 2G00 acres IL f-ui.
bearing vines Of which 1900 are hard by Gin
c.nna,i. The average product IS rloEon,d at SEQ
gallons per acre. The present price Of The sill
wine, as 1t is sold BY the growers. IS from sI.o5
TO . the gallon. The whole crop this year Is
worth about million Of dollars to which NAV
be added the crude tartar, the brandy distilled
from the hercma:ndcr Of the press and refuse wine
as well as the grapes sold fresh in The market Tn
SIX years the product Of wine viii beat least five
a. ''~ -'-'- =, -aaaaeaurCnce of The
large surface Put under vines tins year, ST InuIa
ted by the pr sent high price cfwinc. This year
four houses in Cincinnati. have prepared. chiefly
from the Ca-auba vine. over $50 COO bottles Of.
sparkling wine. worth SO the dozen The de
mand for the Ohio wines has been such thai the
merchants have found II impossible 70 keep the
vim ages on hand sufficiently long to permit them
TO obtain a suitable age.
The still Or dry and The sparkling wines are /
both procured from the same must or Juice, the .
only difference being that when he primary fer
montation is over, aud the dry or stl wine is I
produced q certain small quantity ofsu-ar can .
dy IS added toi5, and fresh frment. Afcr the
collection Of q certain quantity cf sediment the
result OF The second femcntagjon. the brewer per
ui,s just SO much wine 10 escape as shall carry
j. all out. The very small deficiency is supplied
with s.iIl wine. and the bottle Is then stored On
;s side in the vault to complete its fermentation
If the primary fegmenl takes place upon the
skins Of he grapes, higher color and stringen-
cy IS given to the wine.
aIr. Rehfas, finding that the carly vines Of
Ohio were very acid, added to the soil Of Ger
tain vineyard potash salts the wincof chat years
growth was found TO be Of superior quality,
less acid and TO form largely increased quaint .
~ Of cream of tartar.
IlleIEn has Atti Ntt.t1 10 SHOW lilat lilt
growth Of wine IN America is likely to become an
Industry of great Importance. It is already much
greater in value than was the growth Of cotton
at the time Of Jays treaty. Large districts in
Indiana, Illinois, kentucky, Missouri, and other
Southern and Western States, viii be found to
have equal capabilities Of soil and climate with
the vicinity of our sister city. In 1910 the total
wine crop of this country was only 12+ 600 gal
Ions. In 1856 it was 22l,249 gallons. The
amount imported last year was C, ,l50,Gc0 gallons,
on amount which the United States will be able
to supply for its own consumption in 60 years,
even at the present rate ofincreose.
OF The moral influence Of tins culture We have
no room to speak. Gen. Samuel Gary, OF Gin
cinnati, the Father Matthew Of the West, denoun-
ces the use of Catawba on strong grounds. On
the other hand, the New York Express IS of opin-
ION that the universal drinking of oo5 wine might
do away with the ordinary and Incorporate use
Of other and move alcoholic liquors, and thereby
the familiar fact that the lriRs srosiHg regions ot
Europe are remarkable TOR their temperance, lsleb
thing as haLituaI drunkenness being ainsost ua-
kaozcn,) would have It's count erparl on our side
Of the waters.
II Among the innumorable anecdotes ofJohn
Randolph the following IS not the worst a
Young aspirant for Congressional fame saw fit