Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1880-09-25
SWIMMING IN WINE.
Something for wine-Drinkers to Read
How Men Appear I'm the Watts.


round tower of other Gays" adrnonished
me that | was entering the domain o
Ct ateau La Tour, one of three reigniup
houses of Haut Medoc, by decree Of the
Bordeaux Chamber Of commerce and the
suffrages of prlncely drinkers the world
over, ranking number one in classi6ca
ton Of select sixty, chosen from the
many thousand vignobles OF distrc'
where all is choice and fine. Surrounded
by field Of little, low vines as insignif
can't to look at as many OF the others
| stood a handsome chateau, with pres:
room, store houses, stables, ETC., close by
while apart from all, and rising from
among the hop 'o-my-thumb trelli', was
stately, antique tower, giving dignity
character, interest, and name to the place
gentleman of distinguished look, with
two ladies, was walking toward the house
as drew near. saluted him and asked
permission to walk about the property
"If Monsieur will lie good enough to wait
moment, the regisseur will be here ant
will conduct him" The regisseur, OF
conductor, coming up, | was presented
and turned over to him. He showed me
the press house. A pile OF grapes al
ready stemmed and heaped IN conica
form on the pressoir, and FIVE or six men
with trowsers rolled above the knees, were
trottng about in circle, tramping the
pile under foot, beginning at the outel
circumference and gradually contracting
their circuit until they met in the middle
and on top of the cone. This they cal
''fouler pied" (crushing with feet)
There might be cleaner way OF doing
the thing. don't think there could be {
fouler. The regisseur MADE no apology
for the sight, nor did the trotters seen
the least ashamed. Wherever we wen
that day, except at the Averous farm ant
Chateau I.ahtte, this mode OF crushing
was in practice. 1t Is said no other 81
effectually crushes the pulp without break
ing the secd. In fact, that i
10 important for the quality OF tn,
wine that it be trodden out with the naked
feet. 1t is also said, and very truly, tha
soap and water will cleanse the feet al
well as the hands. At one place | visited
| inquired of the workmen if they washed
their feet before tramping on the grapes
and they told me they did not. One O.
them enlightened my ignorance by ex
planning that wine had the power to hinG
of all impurities, so that it was no sort o
consequence how free they made with it
No doubt there is a good deal to be sale
on the other side Of this question of dirt
| confess that what saw and heard dis
turbed my old notlon-at all events, tht
Medoc vintagers acted as if quite sure o
their chemical deductions, and would wall
with bare feet slap dash through puddl,
and mud and mount the juicy heap will
the assured tread of men firmly grounded
in their principles.
At the "Hospice." at Bigny, in the
province of Burgundy, the property o
an endowed hospital in Beune, found thC
arrangements excellent. The vats, which
are constructed like those at Medoc. only
lower and wider in proportion to then
height, held about thousand gallons
each. Often it is necessary to resort to ar
tifcial heat in aid of fermentation, bu
so long as things work well in the vat!
nothing of the kind is needed. But there
is another mode of rousing up the slack
ening process, and at the same time bring
ing the skins and seeds which have settled
to the bottom into contact with the new
made alcohol, so that the latter may com
bine well with the coloring matter they
contain. This consists in stirring up the
whole mass from bottom to top. 1t i
done twice during the process of fermen
tation. 1t needs good one hours hare
work each time. 1t is done 10y men. II