SC - Poppa's mustard

[KallipygosRed at aol.com]

In a message dated 6/17/00 2:09:38 AM US Mountain Standard Time, 
CBlackwill at aol.com writes:

<<  Likewise, vines 
 planted alongside (or in plots previously occupied by) various other berries 
 also take on some of those flavors.   >>

Yes, I agree. I know **nothing** of wine, except what I like to drink. But my 
friend stated that is why the transplanted grapes that were grafted to the 
European stock after the pests nearly wiped them out (we were talking briefly 
of this the other day--can't remember the name)--and he mentioned French 
Merlot that was especially affected--became regionalized again and didn't 
smell/taste/react like American grapes. They readapted to their soil, pulled 
up the attributes, and converted. And he believes, although I can't verify, 
that the Merlot grapes now were actually a combo from Eastern block countries 
and America.

Lars