Wine : a series of notes on this valuable product and subjects suggested therefrom, together with some important references / by Alexander Webber.

  • Webber, Alexander.
Date:
1888
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Credit: Wine : a series of notes on this valuable product and subjects suggested therefrom, together with some important references / by Alexander Webber. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by Royal College of Physicians, London. The original may be consulted at Royal College of Physicians, London.

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    GRAPE SUGAR—CASKS: WOOD TASTE. 1 1 6 One fjunBrrtJ anU nmctij-ttoo. Grape sugar is composed of— 4 parts Carbon. 4 parts Oxygen. 4 parts Hydrogen. dhtc IjuhBvcD anO mnrtij-tijicr. Casks are made as a rule of oak :—which possesses a large ingredient of tannin, and conduces towards keeping the wine; and, besides, by its strength, prevents leakage when stowed away in transit. For cheapness, however, casks are made of chestnut, which is inferior, and is apt to impart a taste peculiarly its own and very marked. A defective stave in any cask made of oak will invariably im- pregnate the contents with its flavour, especially spirits, so that it is very important in old spirits to procure that which is free from any taint. As a matter of fact it is rare to find an old spirit free from some slight taste of the wood, so that when obtained without it, it should be appreciated.