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Wine^maki.
though
the
wine
may
be
—
and
commonly
is
drawn
off
by
a
tap.
In
the
latter
case
the
tap
should be
inserted
two
or
three
days
before
the
wine
is
to
be
drawn
off,
thus
affording
it
time
to
re-settle.
If
it is
not
convenient
to
rack
off
the
wine
into
a
second
cask,
it
may
be
drawn
into
a
A
GROUP
OF
ANCIENT
BOTTLES.
clean
tub
or
vat,
and
returned
to
the
same
cask
after
it
has
been
thoroughly
cleaned,
and
turned
bung-hole
downwards
over
an
ounce
of
sulphur,
which
is
to
be
burnt
so
as
to
fill
the
cask
with
the
fumes,
the
wine
being
at
once
returned
and
the
bung
secured.
It
is
of
the
utmost
consequence
in
wine-making
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