Vineyard Culture. 



vary greatly in form, according to localities, but they 

 should not hold more than fifteen quarts, that the vint- 

 agers may easily carry them from vine to vine, and they 

 must be perfectly water-tight, so that the juice of the 



[FlG. 141.] Vintage-Basket [FlG. 142.] Vintage 

 of Bordelais. Tub of Bordelais. 



riper grapes may not be lost, in the district of Bor- 

 deaux, these baskets are made of wood, and have one 

 of the two shapes shown in Figures 141 and 142. 



[FlG. 144.] Side view 

 FlG. 143.] Vintage Tub of Dors,er^ used in the 



of Bordelais. Vineyards of the Jura. 



2d. Tubs, Dorsers, Etc. These names are given to 

 another kind of receptacle, intended to receive the 

 grapes from the baskets, to be then taken directly 

 to the wine-press. The shape of these also varies 



