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Can British wine grapes resolve a global warming question?
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| December 11, 2006
| Dennis T. Avery
Posted on 12/13/2006 9:09:02 PM PST by quantim
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Comment #21 Removed by Moderator
To: Michael.SF.
"Bob -- Look at that Martha, their wearing Tee shirts!
Martha -- So?
Bob -- It's 12 degrees outside. I spent two freakin hours shovlin so you get get your freakin gum drops for that damned cake and those Yahoo's are wearin freakin shorts!!
Martha -- Your point?
Bob -- We're movin......... This time I mean it!........ we're movin to California. "
That is precisely how Pasadena was founded...a mass migration from Indiana folk who were tired of the cold weather.
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posted on
12/18/2006 1:47:49 PM PST
by
lepton
("It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into"--Jonathan Swift)
To: Michael.SF.
The failures of the British to develop a true wine industry is due to many reasons, climate being low on that list. Such other factors as: ** Easy access to superior wine from Bordeaux.
Actually, in the 13th century the evidence is to the contrary - the French winemakers were complaining about their markets being flooded by imported British wines.
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posted on
12/18/2006 1:52:41 PM PST
by
lepton
("It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into"--Jonathan Swift)
To: FrPR
6. Real men don't need SUVs. Drive happily anyway.
the suspension in my SUV makes for a much smoother than any truck i've ever driven. That means the the wine won't bruise er.. i mean the keg won't get shaken up too badly in transport.
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posted on
12/18/2006 1:53:45 PM PST
by
absolootezer0
(stop repeat offenders - don't re-elect them!)
To: lepton
Actually, in the 13th century the evidence is to the contrary - I was thinking of later years, 17th and 18th century's when the wines of France were dominant in England, along with the Ports.
England did have a moderately strong wine economy, as you state, but it died out for many reasons. My point was contrary to this article, weather was not a primary factor.
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posted on
12/18/2006 3:09:36 PM PST
by
Michael.SF.
(It's time our lawmakers paid more attention to their responsibilities, and less to their privileges.)
To: StayAt HomeMother; Ernest_at_the_Beach; decimon; 1010RD; 21twelve; 24Karet; 2ndDivisionVet; ...
Note: this topic was posted December 11, 2006. Thanks quantim.
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03/24/2014 5:40:39 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
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To: Michael.SF.
“Easy access to superior wine from Bordeaux.”
Except that during the MWP, the complaint was that the British wines were substantially cutting into the French market...even in France.
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posted on
03/24/2014 5:55:06 PM PDT
by
lepton
("It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into"--Jonathan Swift)
To: Michael.SF.
Sorry. Resurrected thread.
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posted on
03/24/2014 5:56:31 PM PDT
by
lepton
("It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into"--Jonathan Swift)
To: fat city
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posted on
03/24/2014 9:00:41 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
To: lepton
Wow, this is a blast from the past!!
;)
Point of interest: Wine Author Hugh Johnson, has a book: "World Atlas of Wine"
I have a copy from 1975 and also an updated version from 2010 (I think, I am not at home so cannot confirm).
The book is an excellent wine reference book, one I highly recommend. In the opening section he has a map of Europe with the 'Noble wine' regions listed:
Bordeaux, Burgundy, Rhone and others. It also lists very specific section within those regions, such as in Burgundy, he references 'Mer Sault', 'Mont Rachet' and others.
The spellings are old, but the names are recognizable. The list is, if I recall correctly from the Roman era.Even then, they knew which lands produced the best wines.
If you are not familiar with the book, I think you will find it of interest.
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posted on
03/24/2014 10:11:58 PM PDT
by
Michael.SF.
(I never thought anyone could make Jimmy Carter look good in comparison.)
To: quantim
Those Romans and their SUVs...
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posted on
03/26/2014 5:55:55 AM PDT
by
Little Ray
(How did I end up in this hand-basket, and why is it getting so hot?)
To: Michael.SF.; SunkenCiv
It is generally true that the regions of Europe too cold to grow good wine grapes became beer and spirits drinkers and the regions capable of producing good wine became wine drinkers. Of course, there are exceptions to the rule, such as Germany's excellent wine region.
England seems to go back and forth, although pubs are still dominant over wine bars. I'm not surprised wine-making prospered in this relative warm cycle.
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