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WINE.
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,