Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!seismo!hao!cires!nbires!ut-ngp!werner 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 Article-I.D.: ut-ngp.401 Posted: Tue Jul 12 01:39:29 1983 Date-Received: Thu, 7-Jul-83 20:50:33 EDT Lines: 16 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"?