German wine the best vineyards in Germany are steep vineyards overlooking rivers, where mechanisation is impossible and a lot of manual labour is needed to produce the wine. Since it can be difficult to get ripe grapes in such a northernly location as Germany, the sugar maturity of grapes (must weight) as measured by the Oechsle scale have played a great role in Germany. German vintners on average crop their vineyards quite high, with yields averaging around 64-99 hl/ha, a high figure in international comparison. "New" crossings used for low-quality white wine commonly yield 150-200 hl/ha, while quality-conscious producers who strive to
Brix & the Extricated 26th 2018 on the Grit Over Glamour label "Something To Lose"/"Faced With Time"/"US 80s 90s (Live at Hebden Bridge)" (2016, Blang) "Damned for Eternity"/"Temporary Insanity" (2017, Blang) "Moonrise Kingdom"/"Moonrise Kingdom (Harmonic Convergence)" (2017, Blang) Brix & the Extricated Brix & the Extricated are a British post-punk band, formed in 2014 in Manchester, by ex-Fall members Brix Smith Start (vocals/guitar) and Steve Hanley (bass guitar). The band formed in 2014 in Manchester, following the launch event for Steve Hanley's autobiography "". Four of the five members were one-time members of The Fall: Songwriter, guitarist and vocalist Brix Smith, long-term Fall member