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The size of vessel used is, with rare exceptions, the butt which usually 

 contains from 100 to 120 gallons. From the time of pressing in the 



BODEGA OF DON JOSE DE SOTO. 



casa de vina, or crushing house, until the wine is shipped, it is handled 

 exclusivelv in butts. 



INTERIOR OF ONE OF THE BODEGAS OF DON M. DE LA RIVIERA. 



Our photographs will give some idea of the outside and inside appear- 

 ance of these remarkable wine .stores. Messrs. Diez Hermanos' bodegas 

 are among the largest in Jerez, whilst those of Don Jose de Soto are tvpical 

 of medium sized, privately owned establishments. 



