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From: werner@ut-ngp.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.wines
Subject: Re: Novelty Wines
Message-ID: <401@ut-ngp.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 12-Jul-83 01:39:29 EDT
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Posted: Tue Jul 12 01:39:29 1983
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In Germany, mainly in the Frankfurt area, apple-wine is a bigger thing than
grape-wine.   The celebrations and festivities are comparable to the better
known "Oktoberfest" of Munich, where Bavarian dark and ligth beer is the main
attraction.  I grew up in Heidelberg, which translates "mountain where the
blueberry grows" and, vaguely, remember that my grandfather used to make wine
from the berries, as well as goose-berries, cherries, etc.  In general,
however, those fruits are better used for brandy than for wine, but it is a
matter of taste, I guess.
Historically, I believe the principal Nordic drink was "Honey-wine", called
"Met". Today it is hard to find, but most  people who get a chance to taste it
seem to like it, in moderation.  The English term is "mead", whereas "Met" is
German. The term is, probably, very similar in the other Germanic languages.

Honey-wine is also cherished by some South-American Indians of the Amazon
region, I found to my surprise.  Does anyone know what the North-American
Indians used for their "parties"?