White wine the death knell of northern viticulture. The vine disappeared from northern Germany and Baden, and the maximum altitude for viticulture descended to 220 metres. Hans-Jürgen Otto noted that: "all the vineyards suffered and decreased in area". In England the vine also disappeared. The less early vineyards preferred to select white varieties of grapes because, even if unripe, white grapes allowed wine that was a little sour to still be consumable, while red grapes do not give enough colour and green tannins make the wine bitter. The interruption of the fermentation by a cold winter led to the discovery of the
Twelve Grapes "magic" is treated like an old heritage, and in modern days it's viewed as a cultural tradition to welcome the new year. There are two main places where people gather to eat the grapes: with family after the dinner or in the main squares around the country, the Puerta del Sol in Madrid being the most famous place to do it. The twelve grapes are linked to the Puerta del Sol tower clock, where this tradition started and from where the change of year is always broadcast. This tradition was also adopted in places with a broad cultural relation with