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Excerpt from Report on a Tour of Inspection in the Wine-Growing Districts of Western Europe and Algeria
In all countries, the fine wines appear to owe much to the methods of keeping and ageing, and accordingly the details of the manipulations which they receive in the cellars are care fully noted. A description of the cellars themselves is likewise often added and although some of the details may appear to be of trivial character, great importance is attached to them by the Vintners, and scrupulously followed in all new constructions in the same district. Thus to cite one example, the Solera system is now adopted very generally in the maturing of sherry wines throughout the whole sherry district. I am not aware that this system, which, after all is a very simple process, as will be seen later on, has ever appeared in print, and, in fact, is looked upon as a great secret by the manufacturers.
The manufacture of brandies and the production of dry grapes or raisins is at present engaging a considerable share of attention, particularly in Andalusia, and both processes are here briefly described, consistently with the scope of this report.
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