The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-30

cept Ia rainy weather. when they have 20
sleep in wet clothes. At the larger cha
teaux more attention Is paid to comfort
and deceucy. but the problem OF housing
so many people. who are only needed a
few days In year. IT, very embarrass-
ing. ana Is becoming more so with the
improved methods OF wine-making which
enable far larger number OF hands 20
be- employed upon the gathering than was
the case in former years when the grapes
are thoroughly ripe. and the weather fav-
ofahle there are strong reasons for get
ing the vintage over quickly as possible.
and 20 this end methods have undergou.
considerable changes az those chateaux
whose vines have worldwide reputa-
ton
For observing the latest appliances there
b. no better chateau than Moutou- Roth
schild. formerly Brane- Mouton) "a Paul
lac. Here the grapes. as they are brought
from the vineyard on bullock carts. are
hoiste1 in the great tubs that contain
them 10 an upper foor Of the cuvier. or
vat house. by means OF cranes. The pres
aoirs-shaped Ike vast trays-are run along
on rails to receive their loads OF cranes
They are then run back In front q one
Il the eighteen watts each containing aftv
hogsheads. Thus those employed IN the
cuviers can easily keep pace with the win
tagers out OF doors. although the number
q these has been greatly Increased since
the old system-still very general In the
Bordeaux district-of doing everything on
the ground floor was abandoned. Here too
can be studied what may be described as
the new manner Of making red wine. For
ages there was only one method. which
was transmitted from father TO son. gene.
ration after generation IL was that OF tbe
vino press Of remote antiquity. the tread
ing out Of the juice OF the grape with the
naked human foot. The Juice thus trodden
cut ran from the press into the vat. into
which skins and stalks were afterward
thrown for the whole 10 ferment together
The new method Is TO keep the grapes as
whole as possible. ana 90 leave them 10
break no IN the vat under the action OF
fermentation. The fruit Is separated from
the stalks hy means OF rakes tsometimes
NNcd sleeves are used and the stalks are
not put into the vat This separation goes
FAR 10 account FOR the 'softness" Of the
wines OF Chatoau-Lattc. Mont de Roth
schild. La Tour. Beaucailiou. and other
grands crus Of Pauillac ana 81. Julien
The men who separate the grapes from
the stalks enter the press harefooied. but
tncy DO not tread the fruit. Thus what
has been 50 long called the wine press is
10 longer one wherever the method here
described Is followed. n is. however. very
FAR from being general. Indeed the great
majority % Medoc growers. including many
whose wines are well known. remain con.
slant Ia their attachment to the ancient
system.
They maintain that nothing has been
invented equal to the pressure OF the hu-
man foot IN winemaking that Il brings
tho color Of the skins. which add 10 the
beauty OF the wine. ana also extracts the
tannin. which Is preventative Only time
ana experience will decide this question
All the growers Of the Pauillac district.
whatever view they may take OF the use
fulnesr 90 the foot. now leave the stalks
out OF the must. All that foIs 10 the bot
tom OF the vat when Fermentation Is CON-
plcte IS pressed in a special machine for
tLe purpose. but the juice thus obtained
already drawn OF. and which makes the
grand win.
Although the vintage In the Medoc Is
not set complete. II b. perceived that the
results viii surgass the most sanguinc
expectations The same report comes from
ucighboring and far-off districts. There
need pc no hesitation now In describing
1910 as great wine year Not only Is there
abundance. but the quality cannot fan TO
be- exceptionally good. inasmuch as all the
I wea her conditions which experience asso-
ciatcs with generous and fine Favored
wines have been realized. The hotdry sum
mer has preserved the grapes from dis
ease bur when rain has been really need
"a q sufiicltncy has fallen. The smaller
growers however are much pcrpisSed bY
the question OF storage. ana there Is gene
raj malolse with regard 70 the prospect OF
sale Two good vtntages IN succession.
speaking now only Of quantity. have
brought matters 70 this pass-that there
e. an actual wine crisis IN Franco caused
BY overproduction.