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Jnidiitil of A(/ririilliire, Victorid. [10 Nov., 1916. 



it largely in their vineyards, by this means arriving at obtaining very full wines 

 ■{mitito cobertos), and at the same time of a bright ruby colour; from these vine- 

 jards it spread throughout the Douro, and in reality "it is the dark sort which 

 should be preferred, because, besides colour, it has sweetness and flavour. 



This and Tinta da Franca are the only grapes which h^ive red juice; they should, 

 therefore, convey the most durable colour to the wine. 



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1 have extensively propagated Souzao in my properties, but have not yet been 

 •able to maRe wine separately from it in large quantities. In 1787 I "had the 

 grapes of this vine gathered separately, making with it three almudes (l^ 

 gallons) of wine. After stemming, I again crushed the berries in a tub, where it 

 was left to ferment, and as soon as the wine was made it was racked into a cask, 

 the skins being press?d by hand. ... 1 next had the skins washed with an 



