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WINE.

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tralized,

and

the

deficient

sugar

is

added.

Carbonate

of

calcium

is

used

for

neutralizing,

in

the

proportion

of

100

parts

of

chalk

to

150

parts

of

acids.

To

add

the

missing sugar

we

first

determine

by

a

saccharometer

what

percentage

of

sugar

is

contained

in

the

wine.

Let

this

be

15%,

then

we

will

increase

the

sugar

from

20-

2.

Gallizing:

Gall

has,

immediately

after

the

picking,

the

ripe

berries

separated

from

the

less

ripe

ones.

The

first

ones

are

worked

with

alone.

From

the

unripe

ones

he

obtains

a

juice

which

he

does

not

neutralize,

but

which

he

dilutes

with

water

until

a

certain

degree

of

acid

is

reached,

when

he

corrects

also

the

lack

of

sugar.

Beyse

states

of

gallized

wines:

I.

A

constantly

good

wine

may

be

obtained,

even

in

poor

years.

2.

They

stand

transportation

without

change.

3.

They

require

only

a

year's

attention

and

care.

4.

They

contain

more

alcohol.

5.

The

quantity

is

increased,

while

the

quality

is

improved.

Of

other

methods

we

only

name

that

of

Petiot.

Wines

are,

especially

right

after

fermentation,

liable

to

many

changes

which

alter

them

for

the

worse,

or

may

even

utterly

ruin

them.

Pasteur,

the

eminent

French

chemist,

has

taught

us

the

nature

of

these

diseases,

which

are

due

to

the

presence

of

bacilli

or

germs.

As

general

hints

for

protection

are

to

be

minded:

Try

to

stop

the

development

of

these

germs

by

the

most

careful

cleanliness

of

all

vessels

and

rooms

by

utmost

scouring

and

extensive

ventilating.

Infected