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Wines.
in
various
countries.
For
weeks
previously,
the
weather
is
anxiously
watched
from
day
to
day
;
for
upon
a
continuance
of
weeks
of
fine
weather
the
savour
and
bouquet
of
the
wine
essentially
depend.
Warmed
by
the
glare
of
an
unclouded
sun,
tem-
pered
by
mild
westerly
winds,
and
moistened
by
dews,
the
grapes
ripen
and
attain
their
exquisite
flavour.
When
all is
ready
for
the
gathering,
every
one
is
astir.
The
contents
of
the
vehicles
which
come
loaded
from
the
vineyard
are
no
sooner
deposited
in
the
cuvier,
or
wine-press,
than
the
treaders
jump
in
and
proceed
to
stamp
out
the
pui’ple
juice,
standing
in
it
almost
up
to
their
knees.
The
wine-press
consists
of
shallow
tubs
of
different
sizes,
with
holes
in
the
side
level
with
the
bottom,
from
which
the
juice
runs
out,
and
passing
through
a
sieve
is
strained
from
the
husks
into
vessels
below,
ready
to
receive
it.
The
treaders
continue
thus
employed
till
all
the
juice
has
passed
through
into
the
vessels
below.
It
takes
nearly
an
hour
to
tread
out
all
the
juice
from
a
good-sized
cuvier
the
juice
is
then
emptied
from
the
receiving
vessels
into
large
vats,
and
the
residue
remaining
in
the
cuvier
is
added
to
the
juice
in
the
vats.
When
these
are
sufficiently
full,
the
fermentation
proceeds
;
and
so
powerful
is
the
emanation
of
carbonic
acid