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CONTENTS.
PREFACE.
Prices of grapes in California from 1876 to 1882, the Mission grape, v; annual shipments of wine and brandy from California, annual production of wine, acreage of vines, probable future production of wine, vi; objects of this book, want of works on the subject in English, method of vinification varies with kind of wine rather than with locality or climate, vii; climate of California and density of must similar to those of southern Europe, viii; comparison between California and European wines, viii-xiii; State Viticultural Commission, xiii; advice to grape growers, xiv; acknowledgments by the author, list of authorities, xv.
CHAPTER I.
GATHERING THE GRAPES—MATURITY.
Utensils for picking, number of pickers necessary, when to commence, [1]; when to gather, successive gathering, [2]; sorting the grapes, requisite degree of maturity, [3]; signs of ripeness, gathering before complete maturity, [4]; gathering after complete maturity, ripeness according to required strength, [5].