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The shape, too, of the vessels is of considerable importance : those that are broad and bellying 51 are not so good. THE SHAPE TOO OF THE VESSELS IS OF CONSIDERABLE IMPORTANCE THOSE THAT ARE BROAD AND BELLYING ARE NOT SO GOOD
r protection from the atmosphere. 45 The second " squeezings." 46 If the wine is turning to vinegar, suhacetate of lead will be formed. 47 They are tartrates, and have no affinity at all with nitre. 48 Casks, in fact, similar to those used in France at the present day. In Spain they use earthen jars and the skins of animals. 49 Oblong earthen vessels, used as vats. Chap. 27.] WINE-VESSELS. 269 The following are among the rules given for the proper management of wines : — One side of the wine-cellar, or, at all events, the windows, ought to face the north-east, or at least due east. All dunghills and roots of trees, and everything of a repulsive smell, ought to be kept at as great a distance as possible, wine being very apt to contract an odour. Fig-trees too, either wild or cultivated, ought not to be planted in the vicinity. Intervals should also be left between the vessels, in order to prevent infection, in case of any of them turning bad, wine being remarkably apt to become tainted. ES A MIRACLE ALMOST AS IT IS NOT ORDINARILY THE NATURE OF WINE TO FREEZE COLD HAVING ONLY THE EFFECT OF BENUMBING IT IN MORE TEMPERATE CLIMATES THEY PLACE THEIR WINES IN DOLIA WHICH THEY BURY IN THE EARTH EITHER COVERING THEM ENTIRELY OR IN PART ACCORDING TO THE TEMPERATURE SOMETIMES AGAIN THEY EXPOSE THEIR WINES IN THE OPEN AIR WHILE AT OTHERS THEY ARE PLACED BENEATH SHEDS FOR PROTECTION FROM THE ATMOSPHERE THE FOLLOWING ARE AMONG THE RULES GIVEN FOR THE PROPER MANAGEMENT OF WINES ONE SIDE OF THE WINE CELLAR OR AT LEAST ALL EVENTS THE WINDOWS OUGHT TO FACE THE NORTHEAST OR AT LEAST DUE EAST ALL DUNG HILLS AND ROOTS OF TREES AND EVERYTHING OF A REPULSIVE SMELL OUGHT TO BE KEPT AT AS GREAT A DISTANCE AS POSSIBLE WINE BEING VERY APT TO CONTRACT AN ODOUR FIG TREES TOO EITHER WILD OR CULTIVATED OUGHT NOT TO BE PLANTED IN THE VICINITY INTERVALS SHOULD ALSO BE LEFT BETWEEN THE VESSELS IN ORDER TO PREVENT INFECTION IN CASE OF ANY OF THEM TURNING BAD WINE BEING REMARKABLY APT TO BECOME TAINTED
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