106 THE AMERICAN VINE-DRESSER'S GUIDE. 



After the wine has been drawn from the 

 tub, place in the wine press all that remains, 

 and apply as great a pressure as possible. Al- 

 though the wine you thus obtain is of a deeper 

 color than that which flowed freely from the 

 tub, it is not so good, and the first wine given 

 by the press is much better than the last. 

 When you have done pressing, put the dregs 

 back into the tub immediately, if you desire 

 to make what is called piquette. 



OF THE USE TO BE MADE OF GRAPE SKINS. 



You can make piquette with them. This 

 appellation is given to a rather agreeable bev- 

 erage which is made by pouring upon the 

 skins and dregs a quantity of water equivalent 

 to half the wine already obtained. You then 

 leave it to ferment, taking care to let the fer- 

 mentation be thorough, or else the whole 

 would be spoiled ; but the fermentation must 

 not be excessive either, for then the piquette, 



