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Paper, 'Some observations concerning the ordering of wines' by Christopher Merrett

Reference number: CLP/10iii/2

Date: 1662

Description

Merrett provides details about preserving, fining and correcting colour, and the smell and taste of different wines. His paper concentrates on Spanish, Rhenish, and German wine and how to make them less sour and more clear (fine).

Subject: Agriculture

Read to the Royal Society on 17 December 1662.

Reference number
CLP/10iii/2
Earliest possible date
1662
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
8 pages
Format
Manuscript

Creator name

Christopher Merrett

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Christopher Merrett, Paper, 'Some observations concerning the ordering of wines' by Christopher Merrett, 1662, CLP/10iii/2, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_10iii_2/paper-some-observations-concerning-the-ordering-of-wines-by-christopher-merrett, accessed on 14 December 2024

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