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Show Vi Vi The Treader haying bruifed the Grapes, in- difcontinu’d the ftoning their Gra pes; bard ftead of pufhing the Mafs in the Vat withhis do not approve of nhac we ‘ov ae {pane Foot, as is done when he would tun the Grapes with che Skin, it is taken either with a Bow! or a PaiJ, or with the Hand, and put into the Cribble ; then the Stoner {eparates the Marc, as well as he can, the Skin from the Stone, and nothing to make good Wine ; ar I am perfuaded that therewill always | be found Mers chants reafonable enough not only to make a Diftinction between a “Wine, the Grapes of which have been fton’d, and that which has not, not only by their Tafte, but in the Price cafts the latter into a Veffel that ftands near him: and whenthat is fill’d with the Grapes, too. As the Grapes that are fermented without they carry it to the Middle of the Prefsin a Pail, or in a Basket, and from time to time their Stones, is fubject to grow ropy, it “ empty into the Vat (to which the Stoneris good to prevent this Inconvenience in cai very near) the Skins and the Wine whichare ing them before they come to th ull Matuin the Veffel above, which has been ftoned. rity, and to give them but little Fermenta The Bufinefs of the Vintage-Gatherers being it can then never be too thick, becau finifh’d, they put the Marc andall the Stones Grape-{tone not being there, it is imp that are upon the Middle, and they lower the fhould force ir. Plank to draw from thence the Wine that is During the Time that the Wineis found there. in the Vat, one maypierce tl Some give it another Bruifing, but I believe put into each of them about a P A very unprofitably ; for that can’t get out much it fhould be boiling hot, or at leaft very hot Wine; and alfo that which they get from This will purify the V effels, and renderthem thefe Stones has nothing but a Harfhnefs ; moretight. but neverthelef$ one may, becaufe there is a The Hole of the Bung being well ftopp’d little of it, mingle it with the other, that is affoon as the Hot Waterhas been put in, it in the Vat. fhould be fhaken and turn’d on all Sides, to One Marc of Grapes, which one may reckon be able to fee if it has Vent in anyPlace. ten Poingous, may yield about fifty Pints of Some pretend that this hor Waterwill take Wine or thereabouts. This depends upon the awaythe Tafte of the Casks; but I very much Size of the Grapes, and the Heat which has doubt of this. : been during the Time of the Vintage-gatherIn order to make this Experiment, it is reing. quifite that one be firft fure that the Cask has The Wine being boil’d with its Skin, it will any bad Tafte, be neceflary to obferve, from time to time, if When the C have been fon’d and it have Colour enough; and if it be fufficiently drain’d as dry as may be, they muft be plac’d made, to be taken of:_-and when it is found upon the Stilliers, 1 there fet firm with that it is not yet red enough, the Marc Stones or fome other Thing, to er them muit be thruft downin the Vat in order to from rolling while they are filling, give it the Colour, and never to be forc’d: The Basket that is hung up by Means ofa You may alfo cover the Vat with a coarle Propto receive and hold the kin Linen Cloth double, and put the Board of which fall from the Middle of t! -efs into the Prefs upon that, in cafe one is apprehen- the Wooden Pipe, ovght to be well clos’d up five that it will lofe a Part ofits Strength, to hinder the Stones from going int Casks It isnot the fame, when the Stone is left when they are filling, becaufe Wine to tun with the Wine, becaufe ir can eafily boils, it cafts out the Sc um,the Lee, the Skins force ; whereas this Inconvenience never ve and theStones, in orderto purify it fel pens when the Grapes have beenfton’d: For fometimes a fm: ull Quantity of tl this Reafon it oughtalways to be done; one cient to {top intirely ‘the Holesof the Cas is fure to have Wine well made, and fuch But to prevent this Accident, one may asmay be kept many Years without {poiling, at the fmall Hole at which the Wine according to the time that it has been left to down, a {mall Lattice of Braf ; ferment. the Holes muft be very fine: tl And if all our Red Wines were made inthis but a few of the Skins pafs, a manner, we fhould not have occafion to fay, and the Basket, which is very tr asit hath been ilaid for a long time, that our when one would empty the Pipe, dei Wines are h and coarfe; for it muft be ufelefs, agreed, that is nothing but the Stone that One mayyet, for the greater Securi gives it this bad Quality, which is, however, another Grate, andfaften it with Nai accidental, fince I haveoffer’d a Method to the Socket on the Infide of the Funnel Ng remedy it, which may cafily be put in this Grate muft be rais’d three or four to the Endthat the Skins may not h Many Citizens complain, that the Merchants Wine from pafling. won't give a greater Price for the Wine whofe Grapes havebeen fton’d, than for that which has not; but, in the mean time, it is better: Tt does, indeed, {t fomething more in maki uk it after this manner. > in that it takes up more Time in preffing. Upon this Account many Citizens have Before the Marcis begun to be put upon he Middle of the Prefs, I fupp to bein fuch Condition that noth of all the Utenfils that are neceff Wwwould peean impr udence to h Vi Vi ¢ It is true, one may borrow of a Neighbour what one may want, but it may fo happen that they may be ufing the Things at the fame time, and that would be a great Difappointment. The Screw being the moft brittle and moft neceffary Part belonging to a Prefs, a Mafter ought always to have one in referve, ready to be|put in, in Cafe of Need. In like manner,the Feet of the Beamsfhould be examin’d fome time before the Vintage, that they be not rotten, for that is the Place they commonly fail in; and when this happens, it isnot fo ealy to remedy it as it is to remedy a broken Screw, In order to make the Beams of a Prefs laft a long time, whentheyare good of themfelves, it ought to be fo contriv’d that they may always have the Air under the Middle of the Prefs, efpecially at the End of thefe Pieces there ought not to be either any Marc or Earth, and therefore it fhould be hindred from falling there. Some make a fmall Piece of Brick-work round each of thefe Beams, and that is the beft' Precaution that can be taken to make them laft a long time. After the Prefs has been put in Order, and that the Wine has had its Degree or ‘Time in the Vat, that it ought to have, or they can give it, it muft be put upon the Middle of the Pref. Whenit is at a great Diftance from the Vat, they make ufe of a Scuttle or Basket, or if it be near, of a Pail: which they let drain upon a Board which bears at one End upon the Vat, where itis faften’d with a Nail or other Thing, and the other upon the Middle of the Prefs: This Board fhould be border’d on both Si with Ledges, ftrait and well join’d, and about an Inch in Height, to hinder what drains out of the Basket from running on the Ground. A Piece of Wood, with a Hollowor Channel about an Inch deep would be much better than this Board with Ledges, for they can't be with Eafe fo clo oin’d but that the Wine will find fome Chinks to run out at, which will not be in this Wood thus hollow’d. Some, in order to empty sir Wats the more eafily, put in a Pipe, through whi_they draw the W ine ae through 2 litel tub made for this Purpofe out of shihthey take the Wine in a ‘Pail or Pannier, to empty Rope into the Hook before the Wheel has been lower’d on the Bags, and that you havee min’d if all is made even, and that none of the Bags are remov'd Before re begin to Jower the Wheel upon the B w ought to be well greas’d above the Nut af it, and alfo below, when it touches the Bags. They alfo greafe that Part of the Screw that was within the Nut-ferew before they where have brought it down to the Point it ought to be; for the firft Operation after the Plank of the Axle-tree has been let down, and before the loofening, the Screw muft be foap’d on the Places where it has had none. White dry oaps on Oil, is beft for greafing the Screw: When Oi mingled wvith the Soap hae draws the Rats, whognaw the sea and it occafions a Gum or thick Subftance, which makes it go hard when they prefs the Mare: The Trendle ought alfo to be plac’d at a reafonable Diftance from the Middle of the Prefs upon the Naveof the Wheel ; an ‘ well rubb’d with Hog’s Lard, the Trendle will turn the better ; Others make ufe of an Iron Crow, which at leaft produces as good an Effect as the Nave. When the Staves or Rammers are rather long than fhort, andthat the ‘Trendleis pierc 'd with an Height agreeable to a Man ofa middle Stature, they will have the more Force to prefs the Marc. down, and After the Plank has been let eabouts, the Troughs fill’d to a Pannier, or and they have afterwards added the Wine thar comes from thefe Preffings, they firft Squeezing, which ought to b three others in a fhort time, becaufe the 4uyald vernat having in it much I ife, its Ma s begin to take off the Cover of order to prevent the Wine from muft be done in fuch a the up fo high to put it in i dry quickly, and yield much there were much Time between ings. | the the Wine is drawn who empties has not ‘The Marc being plac’d on the Middle of the Prefs, they cover it with a Board, with Bolfters, Cufhions and Bags or Pillows: There muft be two Rows of thefe laft, and fometimes three, when the Marc is thin, becaufe by how much lefSthe Screw appears, by fo much lefS is it in danger of breaking; and as the Marc fhall be thick, according as they have order’d it, there muft be fome Rows of the Bags retrench’d ; for it is dufficient that there is a certain Diftance between the Wheel and the Screw, which would notbe fo if the Marc were very thick, or there were manySacks. There is no need to put the Ring ofthe It is not enongh to greafe th Prefs the firft Operation befor lance : is let down, when it isa Whceel- it ought to be done from time to time, secially when the Screw is perceiv’d to be oh, or fereaks in the Nut when the Trendle nd, Some, before they give the Marc the laft Operation, barbager; that is to fay, th work it, or prick it with an Jnftrum:renee Iron, but without touching the Sides, becaufe they chufe to hinder it from falling on the Middle. |