On Sat, 18 Sep 2004, Martin wrote:

I am not arguing with your contention that Germany gets more sun than we
do, just with your opinion that English wines are inferior because of
that.

The Germans help their wine by adding sugar in a wet year.

All wine makers do. In France it is called chaptalisation.

David
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