Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1861-08-28

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';ii!i.n::., this subject !:::> l,rcn w;lr,y
,i>;;,it,r, a.!d !rnniry.i, of methods ru.
ean,,i."l!.. sill, So ~, satisfactory AZ
s.,, written which has treated this ques-
81. .is ioEour Sp:i;iier. grapes and eli
mate. iinnS: nil Tie writer's have con,
liA,I themselves % ;l,. Northern and
S.o...rn ";,n,s and i!l.i. modes OF pro.
'i.">.!..:i leaving "'It. iiin i,i~s that Gsor.
"a, :;;;1"aa aH.} Si;i:l I;.rniia ll:;i
,!:p". i.'i:.!irgns l,r wi':.. producing !.;!!i
::!l the North and VS., combined. not
s;~.t..;in:, =; ~ immensely >la>r;or ';'ia!-
ii. t'i!$ fro.'nc':.
iris. 'i';: ia, i;''iowing hints ina, he
"t s'sy%..: t. San," new beginner. and be
auxiliary - many masters ii! the art.
I'icrc exist; large nrlabcr of varieties
Z! H'inc 'ili.,'rug a!nolg them by the cn'.
,.i:'. ;,2:ii!lrr, taste. conSStenc,.. etc, and
.,:;tya ;;:aHy such varieties ara produced
l., liia StGc grape. Often those v:.ric.
;:;:s 81 wine depend from many cirrum.
>t:i'.:4<. ss!rh rs difference III soil and sub.
.p:i cIpns'r. mod. Of cultivation. eli
!nasc:ir inil"nca. degree Of maturity OF
t:Ie fruit whr, pressed aud above all, by
the mod" OF making the wine.
Tho first process is the gathering Of the
grapes. and this should be one of the most
careful The grapcS should he thoroughly
ripe-and the best signs of maturity arc !:
the stem Of the clusters changes to brown,
the berries become soft and when the
iloomis removed, the skin is smooth and
nearl:: transparent, the flavor is yinous
s,feei, e!,l the scci's fres from s!.a PULP
ind dry AZ s';is roint the grapes shpuid
IS. .1.;ii,.rett4.;f' gathered so,ncf the wine
%si!l il, u ai' iii;:.Fcr l,;,iIlS, and apt &c
!vrn. yit!csay: t later tie wing will be
as. il; quantity, aid str;iT-!iI<e When
the grapes haze attained tic rigf. period
OF maturity, select . dry, clear day, and
DO not begin tile gathering until the dew
swell evaporatcd, ANA tie grapes per-
ieciiy dry. Use sharp knives or scissors.
and rcnovcail green and decaycd berries
from the bulchcs. and put them in clean
wooden pails-thca if the press is some
distance from the vineyard, put them in
wooden tubs which must not he too large
50 as not to be difficult to handle, and
transport by Wagon.
Now it is necessary 70 give some re-
marks upon the process to be followed
according to the mode of wine to be pro-
dl;ocl and to the variety of grape EN-.
l,,oyel.
Oar native grapes oS the LaJruScu, or
Fox type, arv mostly cultivated in this
section of country, and the wine they pro-
duce is of the Hook or Rhine wine order !;
t!io great value Of that wine consists in its
delicate aroma or bouquet, and to retain
it mast be an essential point fits making.
TO this class belong the Catawba, Isabel.
ia, Diana. Delaware, etc. the former of
which being most generally cultivated,
will describe the best process in its man.
ul:lcture.
When the grapes are gathered they
must be mashed between wooden rollers.
The Juice is received in Z clean cask or
vat. Isl; thn hu!.:, seeds or stems are care
ilily avoided, 10 cpnn Into contact with
Ill. Juice; after ;l,c whole is mashed it is
pressed. Tie jucc which runs out at the
4 4 I
from the Juice which comes from the
pressing, rs the former will make !! wine
much moro delicate than the latter. the
pressed jaicc will be Of a marked colour.
The casks or vats should be of us large
S;z. as consistent with the quantity Of the
crops; they should hc made t:pnl the best
white oak, with strong iron hoops; the
greatest ccan!inc>> is necessary. Wasl:
til: casks "c! anl further f;l!niya,c them
hy burning = wick of ulphur, as,l keep
ing the buny closed avoid suiphurinS too
much. is it sill give bad flavor to the
willie il ,lonc tDrxces>. Fiilthe ca>k fi,l.
ti.c,l clos" il with tight l':lt!!:, in the cen
ter Of which is !it.rl Il ~ ,il"ll to-. lower
c,Ii "i' wl;c!l rests in II vessel flied with
w;,.c".
Tie il,ce "i' tila C.aw!., rs v.,!I u>
tia. o; n! III. grapes Of !ri: c!:,4s. slionlI
,ir",.r be ftrmcnt.d un,n ,hr huis, as il
then losses is ;lcicat. !i.v"ur, anl only
p.;.lnccs harsh vile. neither !. huck nor
ri:ret.
Tie above ,nni!rH' il also applicable to
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