1876 Facts About Sherry by Henry Vizetelly

The Wines of Jerez—Blending Sherry for Shipment. 55

ing to tlie class of wiiie theyare destined to contain,are recorded in every instance on the casks themselves. In the rear of the trio of Jerez bodegas is a large open court shaded hy pictm-esque trees, and here the steaming of the casks and various auxiliary operations are carried on. Here,too,the hutts are repaired; here also are the smith's forge,the fnrnaces for heating the branding-irons, and the movable steam-engine for pumping up'water for seasoning the casks from an adjacent well. In this very complete establishment there are as many as thirteen mains available in case of fire, a precaution which originated during the time of the last Eevolution,when no one's property in Jerez was safe.

THE COOPEEAGE AT COSBXa AND CO.'S BODEGA.