Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1857-09-23
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process for IS diiAaerent from.
that followed in the Vest and IN George. The;
grapes being gathered land all unsonnd or. green
berries removed, they are large tubs,
or half barrels, and thotoug with the
hand; the contents arc themes nptied into large
yats, hogsheads, gwhie are filed to, within
fourteen inches Of the top cover these with
homespun aud boards, TO Keep out egnats and
flies. &. Infa9yery short time fern entatioa COM
mences !; the mass s@els and rises to the top,
and should be. pressed down., with wooden pad.
die, two or three times per day. The next morn
ing the clear juice is drawn from asfascet, near
the bottom, and poured into "a barrel when no
more juice comes out, the mass in the watts
then carried to the press aud what liquid remains
in it squeezed out; this is usually very thick,
and is put into another BARREL us it is Of Inferior
quality. BE sure that your barrels arc filled to
withihsthree inches, Of the bang; less than that
would leave too mnchs air in contact with the
wine. aud would cause it to sour; more than
that would causeyit to overflow in the ierEenta-
tioIlwhich for few DAYS will be very brisk;
when this has subsidized, fllthe barrels to one
inch of; the bung, with wine reserved for thaS
purpose and. close the bungs tightly. Bosery
careful that the barrel, tQts, vats, etc, be IL!
perfectly clean and sweet, as the slightest degree
ofnnclcaniiasess would be fatal to the vino.
There: now remains nothing to do until the
next winter; when the vine is drawa INFO other
barrels in order to clarity it. The dark Clare: is
allowed to terment On the skys fUr.i0ur or i've
days, in order to extract 81: the color; i; Is rhen
treated as the Others.
Another item, belicye: b; many 10 be posi-
lively Indispensable, a:ia tEn cost "f .S'hi''!r:s
very considerable, is q cgtt4E. i'!!i n.lw jnc
:winc.cellars have been nI.tyrr. Sigh, board.
houses On tiic surface, and sc .yo io.t! 10 ,.ia;:
from acid!ty, except where NC c0nid trace il 10
leakage, xyor spnle Other cauSe. ,.Aud .iilclier
still more to cheaper ad simplify .i!o business,
aud. renioyeia ali mystery troaiis, have taught
my L eggroesYto SO through the entire process,
from the planting and pruning 10 the bottius. OF
sthe wine. They are fully as intelligent. as. the
spsasantry of Europe, and much more to be de-
pended upon.s Here we have another decided
foyerSthe Western folks, who ure de-.
pendent upon the capriceS OF foreign laborers,
aad;many y1are the airs they put on when they
come to this couiltryl @
3 BY f5llosing the above direc;ians, which l
have elde,yored 10 give in such q manner as TO
.be within the Understanding Of ell anG making
use Of q little Judgment in modifying them ac-
cordlng; to circunst the most inexperienced
farmer can set himself out q vineyard, and skill
will come with experience. I wish to see as
many as possible engage in the business, as the
more We. are the better it will be for all, and
centuries will elapse before it ceases to pay. We
hope, ere long, to- see a Southern Society Of
Wine Growers, with its center at Augusta, offer
ing to the world pure and luscious wines, of all
hue. and of all fayers. ...,i,...-.z-..
should state that, Dr. Mc Donaalds mode of
planting vines is more simple than mine, He
makes no bitches, but only holes, about sixteen
Inches diameter and eighteen deep, and plants
the cuttngs siu these. His vines. are remarka-
bly, fnef all who see them can testify. bitches
require more labor at first but then there is the
advantage of having that part of your land bro
ken which the plow cannot afterwards reach.
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