Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-10-03

ent ages grated during the last three or
four years, bearing fruit; also several par
ties in his neighborhood also the follow
ing named parties who have resistant vines
planted during recent years, more or less
grated Eli 7. Sheppard, Hon. VIM. Nc
Pherson Hill, Mrs. Kate f. Warfield, ]. H.
Drummond, Attila Haraszthy, in the
region between Sonoma and Glen Ellen
State University, Berkeley, different species
OF resistant stocks grated for experimental
ton under charge of w. d. Kiee.
The species best adapted to work in this
State at the present time, according to ex-
perience now obtained, are the wild RI
paria, California; and Arizonica, and for
the sake of fruit and not to be used as a
grating stock, the Lencir and Herbemont.
Some of these species are known to sue
coed much better in one place than an
other, therefore it is important for vine
growers 10 try few specimens of each in
their vineyards where they are not yet
pressed to select some one of the different
kinds known, in order TO be able 10 deter
mine, when necessary, which are best
adapted to their localities.
ARRESTED PRESENTATIONS.
The sudden checking of must in fer
mentation for red wine, which took place
during the last ten DAYS in many places. is
now being rapidly overcome by the efforts
of the wine-makers in applying simple
natural remedies. The simplest means for
reviying fermentation which has been SO
checked appears to be the addition OF fresh
grapes but the quantity to be added should
be at least one-sixth as much as the volume
which has been checked, in order TO pro-
cure prompt results. At Captain Me
baum's cellar in Napa county, it has been
found that the addition of these fresh
grapes, Immediately after the checking of
fermentation is discovered, and before the
tanks cool off, brings the best results the
wine going on in fermentation rapidly
without any serious check Where the
wine has been allowed to cool off before
the remedy is applied, it generally takes
several days before reform entation is estab-
hshed. In some places the wines that have
been arrested in this way are drawn off
into pipes or tanks, with the addition of a
small portion of fresh lees from white
wines, or a small portion of fresh Juice in
fermentation; by this means the difficulty
has also been overcome. In some cases,
however, it is not practicable to obtain
fresh must, and this may happen later in
the season, when the arrest of fermenta-
ton may also occur from causes different
from those which have recently prevailed,
viz, from the effect of early fall frosts. To
provide remedies for such cases expert
ments are now being made to determine
the best methods. which will be reported
upon soon.
A report has been received from VIVA to
the effect that the wines this year made at
Governor Stanford s vineyard, under direc-
ton of George Johnston, have fermented
well. The grapes in that region are earlier
than those where the recent troubles in
fermentation have prevailed, and were
therefore out of the way in time. Ere
quently great difficulty is experienced in
starting up a perfect fermentation in the
northern part of the Sacramento valley, so
that the result obtained by Mr.. Johnston
this year is peculiarly gratifying to the new
management. No reports have yet been
received at the Office of the Commission
from the extreme southern counties. Pros
poets are, however, that the wines this year
will be Of very high quality, according
to the nature Of the grapes used, with good
color and strength, so that the merchants
will have nothing to complain of as to the
inferiority of the vintage. The low prices
which prevailed last spring were mainly
caused by offerings of inferior wines, weak
in strength and made from unripe grapes.
No such trouble will attend The vintage
this season.