The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-10-07

bottle lying underneath, The upper edge OF the
bottle is then marked with daup OF whprwash.
Each bottle Is taken up and violently shaken.
Those which are blown from which, DecHus'
Of imperfert corking or other cause. the gus has
escapcd-nre thrown aside, and the pcrloctwlnc
IL scnt below to the collars.
From the fprmen,ing room each cuvec. or
brew I'm course Is removed to n cellar where
the temperature Is ma intnincl MS ncurly as pos
sbc at about - and again the bottles IRE lail
upon their sides. and the wine IS loft To cool and
ripcn The fermentation. not wholly completed
above. still proceeds in this place, and bottles
cont nuc To burst with more or less frequency
the brcakHRc IN this room averaging from 4 to
6per cont Hero the wine is permitted to ro-
mai Tor at least four months 1t is left quiet
rs long ~ possible. the idea being that the
longer II laws in this condition the better It be-
comes. After four months its continuance is
detcrnincd by the convenience OF the establish
mont for room and the demands Of trade
The next stop IA To- remove 1t Ia the shaking
tables in other cellars. These apartments are
furnished with n perfect labyrinth OF racks
with passage ways, or alleys between them.
Each rack contains from ten To twelve tiers of
bottles, and Is So arranged that the bottles rcst
upon II nj an inclination of about 40 degrees,
with the cork downwards and inside. When
first placed on the racks tho whit"Nash mark
showing the upper side OF the bottle as 1t Jay
in the lermentinR room il left up. a careful
record IL made of each cuvOe showing the date
when II was put upon the racks. card is also
put at the end Of each rack upon which each
movement of the winc il noted. While lying
upon these racks each and every bottle il
handled daily They are gently lifted. without
changing their inclined position. slightly
shaken and replaced. being turned one-quartcr
over In the process. The whitewash mark
shows the turning. which is recorded on the
cnrd on the rack, which in turn IL observed
closely AMI with the utmost care by the man
ager.
In these collars. including quarts md plnts.
there are at all times several hundred thousand
bottles on the racks, and the handling Of each
particular bottle every day is. Of course. n chOrc
Of no mean proportions. This shak ing process
~ continued through period of from three To
Tour months. at the end Of which time the wine
~ perfectly clear, AMI all the sediment IL de-
posted i'm the neck against the cork, forming Il
mass usually about an inch in depth Care is
taken TO maintain II uniform temperature dur
not higher than 90 in summer, nor lower than
Az IN winter: Frequently on the occurrence of
place largo quantities. Of ice in the cellars to
preserve The proper GOODNESS. II the process of
iermrhlhi ON lis been perfect there should 10"
no hrohkag' Ia TINS sing" 81 tho operation other
than from car"l,ss handling or accidents.
though any sudden or considerable change Of
temperature viii manifest itself 10y asponiann-
Gus bursting of some of the bottles. But the
manufacturers de- not think that they lose any
pcrc"uthlr amount in tn shaking room.
When tn shaking proc - - completed tho
wine ~ removed g. another apartment where II
If set on points. Here Tho bottles are stacked in
huge pyrnmiu-. curkS down. tier upon tier. ami
n,i a. ,ompa'tiN ~ possible, tee'u nomi2' room.
The object OF TINS - Ia lUt ih" sediment puck
against "a" cork; AZ this time the win" is per-
ir.t. and NO further Improvement IN it, quality
Il rNpc tod. II remains ON point few w"rk-.
more or less. according la tho necessities or tie
demands of trade. Aii"r three or four weeks
the sediment * as compact I'm the neck a. II W 10
ever IT, and is ready To- be blown of. which is
For blowing on. or d-corcing tho bottles arc
removed. with ~ little agitation rs possible To-
an upper room. Here the cord j. cut an |
compressed sediment. The bottle j. then
quickly passed To- another operator who inicris
inri.sirrd quantity OF riear -yrup., Th.n 1t IS
packed and Is ready for market. u To- the
period Of blowing of there has been absolutely
nothing put into the both hut the pure Juice NJ