Is 'New Madeirans traded sugar, the era's dominant luxury item, with Britain and Flanders, and they proved skillful in the art of winemaking.' a logical precursor to the hypothesis 'Salt was the dominant luxury item of the era.'
New Madeirans traded sugar, the era's dominant luxury item, with Britain and Flanders, and they proved skillful in the art of winemaking.###Salt was the dominant luxury item of the era.