Anbaugebiet

One of thirteen specified winegrowing regions in Germany. Plural anbaugebiete.

Which food was reported in an April Fool’s hoax to supposedly grow on trees?

A. Spaghetti

B. Mushrooms

C. Rice

D. Turnips

The spaghetti-tree hoax was a three-minute prank report which aired on April Fools’ Day in 1957 on the BBC current-affairs program Panorama. The broadcast showed a family in southern Switzerland harvesting spaghetti from the family “spaghetti tree”. At the time spaghetti was relatively unknown in the U.K. The BBC told viewers they could grow their own spaghetti trees by “placing a sprig of spaghetti in a tin of tomato sauce and hoping for the best”. An estimated 8 million people watched the program and hundreds phoned in to question the authenticity of the story or to ask for more information about how they could grow their own.

As reported this week in The Drinks Business, Moët Hennessy CEO Philippe Schaus said that the luxury giant LVMH (which owns the Champagne brands Moët & Chandon, Krug, Dom Pérignon and Veuve Clicquot), was “running out of stock” of some of its Champagnes. Analysts say the easing of the Covid pandemic has resulted in a surging demand for Champagne. (Time to lay in a few bottles for New Years.)

Moët Hennessy CEO Philippe Schaus

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