MANAGEMENT OF VINES AND WINES IN CHAMPAGNE, 353 



formed in the way our fiery philosophers allege; and that 

 the facts stated are fatal to their theory, as far as it depends 

 upon pressure, or defect of pressure. 



The strata of white sandstone, and of bituminated shiver, 

 occupy the coast only a short way, on the north of the coal 

 field ; but on the south they prevail for several miles. 



IX. 



Questions respecting the Vines and Wines of Champagne, by 

 Mr. Chaptal, with Atiawers to them by Mb Germon, 

 of Epernay *, 



1 HE country that produces the celebrated wine known R e d and white 

 by the name of champagne is particularly famed for two champagne 

 kinds ; the white, called wines of the river Maine ; and 

 red, or wines of the mountain of Rheims. If the southern 

 aspects of the hills on the Marne produce excellent white 

 Avines, their backs and declivities, called the mountains of 

 Rheims, though generally facing the north, and almost al- 

 ways the east, yield red wines of good and sound quality, 

 and of a fine and high flavour, which ought to be made 

 known. 



The side toward Rheims is divided in trade according to Divisions into 

 the quality of its wines into the mountain, lower mountain', d liferent quali- 

 and St. Thierry. Of the first those of Verzy, Verzcnay, 



* The numerous facts here given render this Paper valuable, 

 though the Author's theory and expressions are not always on a le- 

 vel with the present state of chemical knowledge. Nothing how- 

 ever more perfect, or more copious, has yet been published, res- 

 pecting o le of the three principal wine-countries in France. Mr. 

 Chaptal will introduce almost the whole into his Art of Making 

 Wine, which will appear in the course of the year. 



[We have considerably abridged this Paper, from the Annates de 

 Chimie, vol. lxi, p. 5, for January, 1807, taking only the princi- 

 pal facts; which we apprehend will not be unacceptable to many 

 cf our readers, as the practice of making wines for domestic use 

 has much increased of late years ; and many hints for the manage- 

 ment of wines, and of the vine, may be derived from the informa- 

 tion here given by a man of much practical knowledge.] 



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