The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-01-25
LONDCN'S WINE VAULTS.

Choice LiouoTs Preserved I'm the Cellars of
tho t,ctr2poiis-Granc jnico and Brandy.
The total f,oor area at the vaults at
the London docks Is million super
!ici&l feet, and il this space $4,000
pipes Of wing can easily be stored, and
tAen room found for $4,000 casks OF
brandy. The various vaults arc built
in the form Of 4 crypt. Tho largest OF
thesa--inH C&St vault covers four
acres Of ground, and as we take our
!i2uI a small OIL lamp fixed to tho end
oi = piece of wood somo eighteen
inches long, our guido informs us that
there are il tai5 cellar alone twenty
one miles OF scautipg wiro, or minia-
ture r2liway lines, over which the bar
gels arc rolled. ...
The roof for, yards and yards is COW
cred With 4 beautiful species Of fungus,
..isa ssGSss haqf as.hicsl is due to the
fTffiycS ofS'lo vino, a pecuiiaTIty winch
is.ail tho moro noticeable, as where nc
barrels ll4d a temporary resting place
no fungus grows alOt. 1t is as light
- fc&u,ga, and takes the most elab.
oC"to ana altstjc forms. Small hill.
iocl.s, e'jr"r;ic bunchcs Of grapes, long
ropes. ".lGA a ru!f Of tho breath will
.2~p Ia Two, While such delicate de-
S3..5 a.o - G2 iDUnd here as to mako
the lover Q? !&cN envy the patterns.
IN tic wi.:st OF oil this mushrooms
grow, AID II tho season good crop is
always .cU.yd.
The Drawing Room" covers nearly
an 2c.c. t,Ii5 Is Il private vault, scru-
pu!o",'T C.o!rH, Tho sawdust carpet
uns7o't,d. it IS rented from the COM
pHnT hr we'll known firm of wine
merchants, and rs we examine caslS
married "-Ec Duke" VIC learn how
!-1..n| is managed. Tho brng of a
barrel l. never removed for testing
puHr".H, lat tho G,,2nlant has to bore
q small hole in the c2s!l, and the wine
flows into the dock" glass. The
faster having satisfied himself as to
:;"2r@jh, the flow IS stopped by the
Insertion Of Il small stick of wood.
4.v,GE Eo'c hes - be accounted for,
end the !c,2l!Gur! correspond with the
number ct tasting orders" issued
flai t..g owners o'.icc. Sometimes q
'"..,-" L..lll .Ui:j away in tasting.
-.Ni i..I:,.E cellar covers about seven
"". .i g.. ..".'"d and %Omc u, 600 casks
/ &.- g,s,.'; t.".N Just now; but during
the .HG.3-, C;Tl!@n war the author
i.i,J Ca.,iycl 10 provide accommoda-
tiCn H.. 800 casks. All tho brandy
W. driven oaL C France; its value
vs. S'....1.C&}, and an official who
Ac'' j q receive thc barrels at tho
TINE l'r. r'"c2 tlD interesting calcula-
ta- t...ti. ,!2y lad been placed in a
i!"2 .r-r N~U!d have stretched for
t..., .,-.--v u...r5. There arc casks of
L------ L---2==ii,-o!!t9 y decorated
W.,h G.',Wvbs--ov2r twenty years old.
One {! no -&ngwayS is nearly q quar-
tgg Of q milo long, and in the midst of
this huge cellar runs the snow tank,
intu >.ls.ua ii; tno a!uicc, STOW and
mud c! w.ntcris poured.
The waiting floor" whcro brandy
Is improved ~ mi%ing one quality
,..A ,Gu.ay", contains some of the
i...a.'' spirit Toccptaclcs in the world,
a'.,nIo yellow tubs symmctrically
i...-.r. CO each Of which is painted its
!.a..ace .:L.itira. Here is one which
....... ..t.l gallons OF liquor to fill
!. ,......n ,.':.s @,OG0 others 2.A40,
l.'.'. -..'J nd $50. something like a
i..r-".a "0.'",,> Of brandy running
O.. .',. . '..@ tyIs every day.
-. l...l| process has ceased at tho
r... ~. O." visit, but it is whis-
!.. ,'. in another corner of the
'-...,. s.. ...~s quantity Of gin is about
{ 'Ht.NE,tnI .a,D "awcCtcncd." The
...o.,"s.'"' hnHyl. holding the mod
y.. ,-..-..T & 500 gallons - into
"s...'. .... In IN It's UMSEcCtCned state
!. in,' ."r.rl--is on one floor. Above
l., l"-".-.air over lis hugo mouth,
is - ,..wimE So'nc yards in length
80. .yv" inches deep by nine inches