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
The Grapes (band) and gave them a packed house to play for every time. Likewise, Widespread Panic would bring The Grapes to Athens and give them a packed house at The Uptown Lounge. The Grapes and Widespread Panic shared the same audience for many years. It was a great scene: "country hippie kids with city hippie kids, and we all gave each other what we needed. We stayed up all night too. Those were some really fantastic times!" says Osti, Lighting Designer many years for the Grapes following the hiring of Ted Norton and Ramin Dawson in 1987. Later, the two bands played