Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1857-09-23
MAKING VINE;


NV process for making wine Is dii4erent from
that followed in the West and in Georgia. The
grapes being gathered, ,:and all ansonnd or green
berries removed, they are thrown into large tubs,
or half barrels, aud thorough gcr,,shed with the
hand; the contents arc thememptied into large
yats, hogsheads, which are filed to, within
fourteen inches Of the. top; cover these with
homespun aud boards, to keep out gsnats and
flies: Ina very short time fermentation COM
mences !; the mass, swclls 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 fascet, near
the bottom, and poured into "a barrel; when no
more juice comes out the mass, in the vat IS
then carried to the press aud what liquid remains
in it is squeezed out; this is usually very thick,
and is put into another barrel! us it is Of inferior
quality. Be sure that your barrels are filled to
within three inches CT the bang; less than that
would leave too much al: in contact with the
wine. and would cause it 10 sour; more than
that would c.useit to overflow IN the iermcnta-
ton which for q few days will be very brisk ;
when this has subsidized, ELL the barrels to one
inch f,the bung, with vine reserved for that
purpose, and close the bungs tightly. BE very
careful that the barrel, tyii3, vatS, c;c he IL!
perfectly clea! and sweet, as the slightest crgrac
of nnclcani:css would be fatal to the vino.
There now remains nothing todo until the
next winter, when the wine is drawa INFO o;hcr
barrels in order to clarity it. The dark Clsre. is
allowed to terment on the skiiis iOr.i1Gr or i've
days, in order to extract Ill i!.2 ca!Ur; i; !: them
treated as the others.
Another item, belicvct y: man? 70 be pos;
lively Indispensable, an,! ue cost of s,iish :s
very considerable, is u rciiH!, III, Up;r ol.c
lwine-ccll;srs have been but yrr: s.i@:ls hoar.t
houses ON ylic surface, and sc t;.y9 ios. vine
from ariiity, except where wc n0H!( trace il 10
leakage, ur snme Other Ca;!S':. Atit! il, order
still more to cheaper a.si simplify lie ansiaess,
and ren,oye-a ali mystery ;ro.ii il: / have lansht
my negroes5to so through the entire pruccss,
from the planting and pru@Hs 10 the bottliug. Of
The wine. They are fully as Intelligent as the
;peasantry of Europe, and much moro TO be de-
pended upon. Hcrewe h.ve another decided
over the Western folks, who ure de-
pendent upon the caprices OF foreign iaborers,
.and.many ere the airs they paj On when they
'calnt TO this countryl
by folluEing tho above diFec;i:as, which
have e.ide.rorvd to give IN such u manner as TO
he within the, understanding ot ell, anG making
use Of little judgment in modifying them ac-
cordlng to circumstances, 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 III 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 q Southern Society of
Wine Growers, with its center at Augusta, offer
ing to the world pure and luscious wines, OF all
hues and Of all fayors.
I should state that, DR.. Mc Donnald's mode of
planting vines is more simple than mine. lie
makes no bitches. but only holes, about sixteen
inches ind diameter and eighteen deep, and plants
the cuttings in these. His vines are remarka-
bly, fine, as 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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