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Italy, until a few years ago, was considered a mere
wine manufacturer. She has,
however, ___1___ to upgrade her wines and is now
___2___ of
the
world's finest wine makers. The Italians regard wine
___3___ a nourishing drink, not
merely a pleasure
provoking ___4___. Therefore, they
___5___ pride in
producing wines
of quality and flavour.
In the old days, wine was pressed ___6___ heavy, bulky
men who would
run barefoot in a tank of grapes ___7___ hours. Their
colossal weight pressed
the juice from the grapes, ___8___ was then drained
aside and fermented.
Today, however, there are machines which perform
this ___9___ under more sanitized
___10___.
Grapes are picked in the predawn hours ___11___ they are
freshest
and juiciest. ___12___ the first rays of the sun touch
them and dry them, wine
pickers are already ___13___ at work. By the time day
___14___, the
grapes are ready to be graded. White and red wine
grapes are separated to be made ___15___ their
respective wines. Then, only the top-grade grapes
make
___16___ to the wine presses. These wine presses,
located in modern factories,
have the ___17___ to squeeze large quantities of grapes
in a short time, a far
___18___ from their inefficient ancestors.
Special chemicals are ___19___ to ferment the
grape-juice, and they are bottled and labelled.
These wines are then stored in deep, cool and dim
cellars to age maturely before they are ___20___. |
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Italy, until a few years ago, was considered a mere
wine manufacturer. She has,
however, managed to upgrade her wines and is now
one of
the
world's finest wine makers. The Italians regard wine
as a nourishing drink, not
merely a pleasure-provoking
one. Therefore, they
take pride in
producing wines
of quality and flavor.
In the old days, wine was pressed
by heavy, bulky
men who would
run barefoot in a tank of grapes
for hours. Their
colossal weight pressed
the juice from the grapes,
which was then drained
aside and fermented.
Today, however, there are machines which perform
this job/task under more sanitized
conditions.
Grapes are picked in the predawn hours
when they are
freshest
and juiciest. Before the first rays of the sun touch
them and dry them, wine
pickers are already hard at work. By the time day
breaks, the
grapes are ready to be graded. White and red wine
grapes are separated to be made
into their
respective wines. Then, only the top-grade grapes
make
it to the wine presses. These wine presses,
located in modern factories,
have the capacity to squeeze large quantities of grapes
in a short time, a far
cry from their inefficient ancestors.
Special chemicals are
used to ferment the
grape-juice, and they are bottled and labelled.
These wines are then stored in deep, cool and dim
cellars to age maturely before they are
sold. |
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