1860 A Treatise on the Manufacture , Imitation, Adulteration and Reduction of Foreign Wines, Brandies, .

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countries in which they are made: for instance, PORTUGAL produces Port and Lisbon; FRANCE, Champagne, Bnrgimcly, Hermitage, Vin de Grave, Sautitrne, and Claret; SPAIN, Sherry, Saint-lucar, Malaga, and Tent; GERMANY, Hoclc and Mo8elle; HUNGARY, Tokay; SrcILY, lJfarsala or Sicily lJfadeira, and Lissa; The CAPE OF Goon HoPE, Constantia; MADEIRA and the CA– N ARIES, JJ[adeira and Teneriffe. The wines used in the United States come almost entirely from Europe, the most extensive importations being Port, Tenerijfe, Madeira, Sherry, and Claret wines of France. The art of making wines is regu– lated by general rules, which should not be deviated from: the grapes are gathered, placed in wooden vessels with perforated bottoms, and pressed or trodden under foot, (unless the wine– press is used,) generally in the evening, and the resulting inust or juice is received in separate vats; at the end of from six to ten hours, the temperature of the air being about G0°, the fermentation gradually takes place in the must,