A Memoir On The Cultivation Of The Vine In America And The Best Mode Of Making Wine Classic Reprint PDF Download

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1823 edition. Excerpt: ... Grapes, whose juice after fermenting, affords a noble and rich liquor; which Grapes are almost always observed to be austere, and by no means palatable. This is also agreeable to the constant practice of our Cider-makers, who always observe, that the best eating apples, make but poor Cider; whereas the more rough and austere sorts, after being pressed and fermented, afford a strong vineous liquor. And I believe it will be found true in all fruits, that where the natural heat of the sun ripens and prepares their juices, so as to render them palatable, whatever degree of heat these juices have more, either from fermentation, or from any other cause, will render the Vine weaker and less spirituous. Of this we have many instances in fruits; for if we transplant any of our Summer or Autumn fruits, which ripen perfectly in England, without the assistance of art, into a climate a few degrees warmer, these fruits will become mealy and insipid: so, likewise, if we bake or stew any of those fruits, they will be good for little, losing all their spirit and flavour by the additional heat of the fire; and such fruits by no means eatable raw, are hereby rendered exquisite, which, if transplanted into a warmer climate, have, by the additional heat of the sun, been also altered, so as to exceed the most delicious of our fruit in this country. From whence, it is plain, that those Grapes which are most agreeable to the palate for eating. are not proper for wine; in making of which, their juices must undergo a strong fermentation; therefore, since we only propagate the most palatable Grapes for eating, and neglect the other sorts, before we plant Vineyards, we should take care to to be provided with proper sorts." Of which I have five kinds, of each of...