The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-10-09
Fortifcatlon of Sweet wines.

| WASHINGTON, Oct. S.-The commissioner
OF internal revenue has prepared a series
of regulations for the enforcement of the
provisions of the present tariff relating 10
the fertilization Of sweet wines. The law
provides that winemaker who is also a
distiller may remove grape brandy from
his distillery direct TO his winery for use
in the fortification of sweet wines. Also
that a maker of sweet wines NAV with
draw grape brandy from any special
bonded warehouse for the fortihcation of
such wines. 1t provides further that all
fortlhcatlons of sweet wines shall be done
on the premises of the winemaker whose
grape juice is expressed within the period
from August to April inclusive. The first
! section OF The regulations provides for bid
TO DE given by the Winemaker under
the conditions prescribed by the law ap-
pilcable both TO its transfer from the dis
tlllery and from the special bonded
warehouse. Also blank works containing
THE notice of the winemaker. 2-The
notice OF the collector of gauges. 3-The
report of the gauger. 4-The entry for
withdrawal. 5-The permit from the col
lector Tor the Withdrawal of the grape
brandy for the fertilization of wines.
Special and supplementary notices are
prescribed for the winemaker and from the
former to the collector, aud from the latter
to the gauger, after his arrival at the
winery and distillery.
In order to facilitate the work of tho
gauger in making his rounds to gauge ND
brandy, the collector is to provide him with
blank notices to record each gauge. The
gauger Is required to gauge brandy and
test the fertilization of wine Also to do
the necessary marking, stamping and brand
ing, both OF the brandy and of the wine.
A stamp called the transfer stamp will be
afnxed to brandy packages and special
tax Will be affixed TO the head of every
package OF sweet wines. A wax seal about
the size of silver dollar will also be placed
on the bung stave of the latter class of
packages, so as to prevent the removal of
any OF the contents without breaking the
SEAL
The second section of the regulations
provides for transfers from special bonded
warehouses to wineries in the same dis
trlcts, and the third section for transfers
from special bonded warehouses to wineries
IN other districts The forms in both in
stances are similar to those heretofore used
In other transfers provided by law,
Inc fourth section provides for the forti-
hcation OF wines for export and includes
transportation IN bond to secure the re-
transfer OF brandy to the point at which it
is 10 De used IN certifying wine and also to
secure the expectation OF wine.
PROVISION is made for wine in different
parts Of one form including the notice, or
ders to collectors, gaugers, and storekeep-
ers, and their reports, and also the eotries
of the winemakers. The regulations also
give general instructions in regard to the
re- importation of fortified wines, which.
under the law, will be treated as original
importation and in regard to the recovery
OF all contained therein as general brandy.
Distillery instructions are also given as to
the method of determining the saccharine
and alcohol strength of wines and as to the
use OF Balllng's sacharometer.