Wine, the vine and the cellar / [Thomas George Shaw].

  • Shaw, Thomas George.
Date:
1863
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Wine, the vine and the cellar / [Thomas George Shaw]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    to remain in cask till March or April, when it is fined, and treated like the rest in the cellar. ‘ As in this process there is necessarily a great loss of quantity, perhaps even a fourth part, it would require such an improvement in the quality as to compensate the proprietor, by an increase of price, for the loss caused by the freezing; but any improvement is very questionable. ‘ It is a mistake to believe that the practice is general, for it is almost entirely limited to a few who wish to make the experiment from curiosity as to the result.’ Although not having much reference to frozen wine for a commercial object, yet, as it is an interesting fact, I may mention that I have been informed, by one of the most distinguished Arctic navigators, that the degree of cold experienced by him on some occasions was more than 100° below freezing point, and that his wine became a mass of ice, which, when melted, was found to have lost almost all the taste of wine. IX. Strenrjihs of the Wines at the International Exhibition, and comjparative Table of the English and French Degrees of Alcohol. A very interesting and valuable report has been lately published on the authority of the Commissioners of H. j\I. Customs, showing ‘ the results obtained in testing samples of the various wines exhibited at the International Exhibition.’ It is full of curious information, ably arranged by Mr. Keene. I have desired to avoid encumbering this book by figures and statistics, more than seemed useful for eluci- dating opinions, and I therefore extract from Mr. Keene’s report only the following : —