Description: This is a scarce, first edition copy of "Practical Guide for the Treatment and Management of Wines in English Cellars" by L.P. Mouraille. 1889 1st edition (with no edition designation stated on the title page - for example, the 2nd edition states "Second Edition" on the title page...this copy has no edition stated); Simpkin, Marshall, and Co.; London. Softcover. The book features a profile drawing of Mouraille and other illustrations. There are advertisements at the back, many of which are illustrated. Smaller in size - the book measures 6 3/8" tall x 4 3/4" wide. Here are a some examples of the contents: Capacity of Hogsheads; Methods of Sulphuring; Samples, Sample Orders, and Purchases of Wines in Wood; Tasting; Effect of Contact with Air; Effects of Variation in Temperature; Racking; Cleanliness - Rinsing of Casks; Mouraille's Patent Syphon; To Cellarmen; Blending; Taking Delivery of Wines on Arrival; Fining Red Wines with Eggs; Filling the Casks; Leakage; Cellars in Private Houses; Bottled Wines; Description of the Bit-Tap; Corks; Italian Wines; Fermentation of Red and White Wine in Wood; Treatment of Sour Wines; Lime Water; Mouldy Taint; Weak Wines - Young Wines; Mildew, Black Rot, Oidium; Port, Sherry - Artificial Wines; Brandies and Spirits; Champagnes; Receipts to Make Iced Wines; Home-Made Curacao; Recovery of the French Vineyards; Hygienic and Dessert Liqueurs...and much more. From the author's Preface: "It is therefore, not only for the cellarman that this little book has been written, but for the wine merchant, the cellar-master, the taster, and the connoisseur. It is for them to follow the advice continued herein, and to enforce it upon their employes. I am content to leave the fate of this little work in their hands, feeling convinced that if they will literally follow its prescriptions they will insure for it the success which I venture to trust it truly deserves."
Price: 375 USD
Location: Merrimack, New Hampshire
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Binding: Softcover, Wraps
Place of Publication: London
Language: English
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Illustrated
Author: L.P. Mouraille
Publisher: Simpkin, Marshall, and Co.
Topic: Nonfiction
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Subject: Wine
Original/Facsimile: Original
Year Printed: 1889
