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the white wines in general use, and is more
adulterated than any of the other commercial
wines. When in good condition, it has a fine
aromatic flavor, containing
22·27
per cent. of
alcohol.
Sherry
is
a
Spanish
wine, prepared near
Xeres, in Spain; hence, in English, it is called
Sherry. It is a
dry
wine, of
a
deep amber
color, and, when pure, possesses
a
dry aromatic
flavor, without any acidity. It is one of the
strongest of the white win.es.
Champagne
is
a
white
wine, brisk, frothing,
sparkling, effervescing, and inuch used.
The reader must, by this time, have per–
ceived the necessity of observing certain rules,
without which the nrn,nufacture of wine be–
comes impossible:-
1st. The grapes should he plucked in dry
weather, at the interval of a
few
days after
they are ripe, and transported
to
the Yats in
dorsels
suJiicicntly
tight
to
prevent the juice
fro1n
running out.