154 VITIS. No. 99 & 100. 



by mere percolation of the giape, such is Tokay. Bm- 

 tenon oi the Greeks, is pressed, or rather wine made by 

 mashing the grapes. Nectar is made by a slif>;ht pressiue 

 of the sweetest grapes. Essence of wine made bv expos- 

 ing wine to frost, throwing off the icicles, and thus con- 

 centrating the strength. It may be made as strong as 

 brandy, without its pernicions quality, is very portjTble 

 retains the perfume, and may be restored to wine by 

 adding water. Honey of wine, congealed by age in 100 

 years to the state of honey, may be restored by warm 

 water. Solar wine, exposed to the sun, made bv it 

 thicker, sweeter, and milder. Crust of wine, some thick 

 wines, such as Arcadian or Morea, become hard and 

 dry like salt or argol by age, may be dissolved again in 

 warm water. The Lees or settlings of wine, are depo- 

 sited by fermentation and fining, they are rich in ar.n)I 

 and potash : from those of the best wines is made tiie 



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This 



oil which has the flavor and perfume of the peculiar 

 wine it comes from, serves to give it to other wines, or 

 to make false brandy with alcohol and water. « 



Quelled vnne is such as was stopped in fermenting by 

 throwing cold water in it, or ex]>osure to cold weather. 

 ±. a ger or Pricked wine is becoming sour bv the acetous 

 termentation having begun. Flat wine has lost its flavor 

 by being exposed to the air or other means ,• many poor 

 wines become flat or sour by age ; they may be restored 

 by chemical processes, lime, plaster, brandy, oil of wine, 

 &c. Burnt iinne is any wine made hot, but not boiled 

 and drunk with spices, &c. useful for gout, cholics. and 

 chilis. Wine is otten employed in r.K^kerv, for sauces, 

 soups, ragouts, stews, p»4iJings, and jellies ; it is al- 

 ways preferable to brandy and stronger liquids; the 



ancients used to boil some fish in wine instead of water 

 as a luxury. 



Medicated wines are vehicles of various soluble medi- 

 cine,, chiefly tonics, emetics, and febrifut^es. Thevare 

 excellent preparation^ although Iatterly°somc deluded 

 rfty&icians have preterred alcoholic tincture^, which are 

 tur^« , "' ^^}^^^ "^^^ merely in drops. Wine tinc- 

 ThT nf -"''^^^'■- ^"^re palatable, and quite as efiicient. 



ot ,ron, sent, an, opium, cokhicntu. i^c are much 



