"David Rance" wrote in message
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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.

No. It is unnecessary in South Africa. The insolation is reliable
enough not to have to interfere with the must. I suspect the same is
true of California and Oz, which is why the wines from those regions
tend to be superior to French and German wines.

Franz