119 



In One Imperial Gallon. 



Total dry residue 6679.40 grains. 



Total dry residue, minus ash 6517.00 grains. 



Total ash 162.40 grains. 



Grape sugar""""""" 5185.18 grains. 



Fixed acid, calculated as tartaric acid 235.20 grains. 



Volatile acid, calculated as acetic acid 32.20 grains. 



In One Hundred Parts. 



Dry residue 9-389 grains. 



Y) v residue, minus ash 9.161 grains. 



Ash --- °-22S grains. 



Grape sugar 7.288 grains. 



Fixed acKl, calculated as tartaric acid 0.336 grains. 



Volatile acid, calculated as acetic acid 0.046 grains. 



Taste, sweet. 



Color, pale. 



A large amount of grape sugar present. 



These results show that the percentage of alcohol in all of the wines 

 closely resembles the amount generally found in " natural " European 

 varieties, and that the acid, both fixed and volatile, is below the aver- 

 age; that the high specific gravities of the port, malaga, and Mount 

 Vineyard are due to the presence of considerable quantities of grape 

 sugar, which has doubtless been added to the wine so as to suit the 

 taste of consumers. From the same cause the dry residues obtained 

 from those three wines is considerable. In the sherry the whole of 

 the results point to a wine very closely allied to the Spanish varieties 

 of "natural" sherry. The ash in all the wines is small in amount. 



In taste the sherry resembles the dry class of wines, whilst the 

 port, malaga, and Mount Vineyard are sweet to taste. The port has 

 a rich color, whilst the sherry and Mount Vineyard are pale and 

 bright. On account of the wines being somewhat new, they lack in 

 a degree the bouquet of older wines, but doubtless when aged the 

 others will be formed in larger quantities and supply what is at pre- 

 sent wanting. They are good sound wines, and somewhat agreeable 

 to taste. 



The home consumption of these wines in the State of California is 

 considerably above two million five hundred thousand gallons per 

 year. The export in eighteen hundred and seventy-three was four 

 hundred and ninety thousand five hundred and sixty-eight gallons, 

 whilst for the first six months of eighteen hundred and seventy-seven 

 the total amount sent out of the State was four hundred and fifty-two 

 thousand three hundred and ninety-two gallons, thus showing a con- 

 siderable increase. The most of the exported material is used on the 

 American continent, whilst smaller amounts find their way to more 

 distant markets. In eighteen hundred and seventy-six Great Britain 

 received one thousand and thirty-three and a half gallons, being the 

 first consignment, whilst Germany obtained one thousand five hun- 

 dred and twenty-five gallons. 



