'Some observations concerning the Ordering of Wines' by Christopher Merrett

Reference number: RBO/2i/14

Date: 1662

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Details about preserving, fining and correcting colour, smell or taste of different wines
Concentrates on Spanish, Rhenish and German wine and how to make them less sour and more clear (fine)
Read to the Royal Society on 17 December 1662

Reference number: RBO/2i/14
Earliest possible date: 1662
Page extent: 9 pages
Format: Manuscript

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Christopher Merrett

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Christopher Merrett, 'Some observations concerning the Ordering of Wines' by Christopher Merrett, 1662, RBO/2i/14, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_2i_14/some-observations-concerning-the-ordering-of-wines-by-christopher-merrett, accessed on 08 February 2026

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Dates: 1661 - 1739

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