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To Remedy Ropiness in Wine

The peculiar cloudy, stringy, oily appearance 744. Το Fine White Wine with which do not contain much tannin. M. Eggs. To fine 60 gallons white wine, take Francois, a chemist, first discovered the the whites of 5 or 6 fresh eggs, 1 egg-shell cause, and pointed out the proper remedy, in nearly reduced to powder, and a small hand- the addition of tannin. He recommended the ful of common salt. Beat the whole together use of 1 pound of the bruised berries of the in a little of the wine, with a small clean mountain ash in a somewhat unripe state, broom, until it foams, then pour it into the well stirred in each barrel of the wine to bo wine gradually, constantly stirring it all the improved. After agitation, the wine is to be while. left to repose a day or two, and then racked 745. Το Fine Red Wine. This is off. The tannin in the berries by this time clarified in the same way. When you have will have separated and precipitated the Roussillon, or the dark wines called vin du glutinous matter from the liquid, and removed midi, which are usually of a deep color, and the ropiness. Wines thus affected cannot be wish to make it of a lighter color, add 5 or 6 fined in the regular way, as they do not coneggs, yellows, whites, and shells together, tain sufficient of the astringent principle to with a small handful of salt.