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to prevent this, and make a demonstration to show the world 

 what we consider pure wine. With this intent, and for that 

 purpose the present law was designed, and passed our Legis- 

 lature, which I insert here, together with explanations by the 

 Chief Viticultural Officer, and opinion of Attorney-General 

 Johnson. Its constitutionality is now being tested, and I 

 hope it will be of great benefit when effectually carried out. 

 Should it not be found perfect or practical, it can be 

 amended so as to become so, and will thus help to raise the 

 standard of our wines. The dealers will quit buying poor 

 wines, which will then go to the distillery, and our wine 

 makers be compelled to take more pains than has been done 

 so far, to produce a really saleable article. 



SUBSTITUTE FOR SENATE BILL, NO 219, ADOPTED IN SENATE 

 FEBRUARY 17, 1887 AN ACT TO PROHIBIT THE SOPHIS- 

 TICATION AND ADULTERATION OF WINE, AND TO 

 PREVENT FRAUD IN THE MANUFACTURE 

 AND SALE THEREOF. 



The people of the State of California, represented in Senate 

 and Assembly., do enact as follows: 



SECTION i . For the purposes of this Act, pure wine shall 

 be defined as follows: The juice of grapes fermented, pre- 

 served or fortified for use as a beverage, or as a medicine, 

 by methods recognized as legitimate according to the provi- 

 sions of this Act; unfermented grape juice, containing no ad- 

 dition of distilled spirits, may be denominated according to 

 popular custom and demand as wine only when described as 

 " unfermented wine/'' and shall be deemed pure only when 

 preserved for use as a beverage or medicine, in accordance 

 with the provisions of this Act. Pure grape must shall be 

 deemed to be the juice of grapes, only, in its natural condi- 

 tion, whether expressed or mingled with the pure skins, seeds, 

 or stems of grapes. Pure condensed grape must shall be 



