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The number of German Wine Queens elected since 1949 when the first Queen was crowned. Thirteen candidates—one from each of Germany’s wine growing regions—compete each year and are judged on their ability to answer complex questions on the German wine industry, winemaking, and viticulture. The newest Queen– Lena Endesfelder from the Mosel region—was crowned September 30th.

What country has the world’s most southern vineyards?

A. New Zealand

B. South Africa

C. Chile

D. Argentina

If you thought the answer was New Zealand, you would have been right until just recently. For 50 years, New Zealand’s Black Ridge Vineyard (at latitude 45.15 degrees S) held the title Most Southern Vineyard in the World. But Argentina now has a winery that has surpassed it. As of 2021, the world’s most southerly vineyard is Bodega Otronia (latitude 45.33 degrees S) in Chubut Province deep in Argentina’s Patagonia Extrema, a region once known only for mining and sheep. Over the next few years, the title will be an ongoing contest between Argentina and Chile, as both countries push viticulture further and further south toward the cold tip of the South American continent. (Sorry, New Zealand).

Booze

Once spelled bouse, the word Booze comes from the medieval Dutch word Büsen, meaning “to drink excess.” Bouse dates back almost one thousand years, to medieval English, but was most commonly used in the sixteenth… Continue reading

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