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
Colour Me Free! was set to be released in April 2009, but EMI postponed it to July. "I just don't know what's happening with it. They really need to pull their finger out. I've worked very hard on this record and I don't know what the plans are until EMI confirm a release date", she told the "Daily Mail" in March 2009. "Colour Me Free!" was delayed once again until 20 October 2009. By January 2010, Stone's dispute with EMI had been settled. The original cover art for "Colour Me Free!" features a black-and-white shot of Stone in a cage, which, according to