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DRINKS
A
LA
MODE
so
as to
strengthen
the
product
of
a
weaker
vintage.
'
The
Mendings
practised
by
French
merchants
have
not
for
their
object
an
imitation
of
the
leading
growths
of
their
vineyards,
but
simply
to
correct
defects
in
particular
samples,
or
to
obtain
by
this
means
a
quality
that
will
suit
the
consumer
at
a
price
less
onerous
than
that
demanded
for
the
finest
quality.
'The
difference
between
good
and
genuine
high-class
wines
and
those
so
mixed
is
sometimes
such
as
to
make
the
latter
preferred
by
those
who
judge
from
primary
and
transient
impressions.'
In
all
good
wine
tartar
precipitates
itself
in
the
form
of
small
crystals
;
it
does
not
render
it
cloudy
nor
does
it
impart
any
bad
taste,
but
helps
to
sustain
it
in
good
condition.
The
Care
of
Wine.
Wines
of
strength
intended
to
mellow
in
the
wood
should
be
put
into
the
largest
barrels,
but
those
of
delicate
and
light
growth
should
be
stored
in
smaller
vessels,
and
should
be
bottled
as
soon
as
they
attain
a
suitable
condition,
for
they
do
not
gain
anything
by
remaining
in
the
cask.
The
preservation
and
amelioration
of
wine
in
bottle
depends
upon
its
maturity
in
the
wood
and
its
freedom
from
all
mucilaginous
impurities.
The
requisite
time
to
bring
them
to
their
perfect
maturity
is
proportionate
to
the
needed
time
for
their
complete
development.
When
wines
cease
to
deposit,
they
cease
to
improve
and
begin
to
deteriorate.
Those
that
are
in
perfection
at
the