Is that anything like Kr�ver
Nacktarsch?
Kr�ver Nacktarsch
Eher nur wegen seines originellen Namens bekannter Wein aus dem deutschen Anbaugebiet Mosel-Saar-Ruwer (Bereich Bernkastel, Gro�lage Nacktarsch, Einzellage Kr�v). Die ungew�hnliche Bezeichnung hat ihren profanen Ursprung im Altdeutschen, "Nuck" bedeutet "felsige Erh�hung" und "Arsch" hei�t "Hecke". Die n�chterne Version der Kr�ver Winzer lautet: Bevor es eine moderne Sch�dlingsbek�mpfung gab, stand dieser Berghang im Herbst oft recht nackt ohne Laub und Trauben da, daher der Name "Nacktarsch". Es gibt aber auch zahlreiche andere Legenden �ber den Ursprung.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Potts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, 2004-05-12 17:18
Subject: [USMA:29771] RE: Fwd: RE: Calif. wineries
go outside the bottle -- Tangentially off topic
>
> It's a translation of "kalte Ente," which is itself a result of wordplay on
> "kalte Ende," meaning cold end.
>
> I haven't seen Cold Duck in some years (which may just mean I haven't been
> looking -- mainly because, as a wine lover, I like real wine).
>
> The following (at
> http://eat.epicurious.com/dictionary/food/index.ssf?DEF_ID=1120) describes,
> more fully, the origin of the term, including why it was originally called
> cold end:
>
> cold duck
> Originating in Germany, this pink sparkling wine is a mixture of champagne,
> sparkling Burgundy and sugar. Its origin is traced back to the Bavarian
> practice of mixing bottles of previously opened Champagne with cold
> sparkling Burgundy so the Champagne wouldn't be wasted. This mixture was
> called kalte Ende ("cold end"); over the years, Ende transliterated to
> Ente ("duck"). The wines used to make cold duck are often of inferior
> quality. The resulting potation is quite sweet with few other
> distinguishable characteristics.
>
> I've corrected the original, by capitalizing the nouns, which is an absolute
> requirement in German.
>
> Bill Potts, CMS
> Roseville, CA
> http://metric1.org [SI Navigator]
>
>
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >Behalf Of John Nichols
> >Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2004 13:30
> >To: U.S. Metric Association
> >Subject: [USMA:29769] Fwd: RE: Calif. wineries go outside the bottle
> >
> >
> >Ah yes, many nights I have slept off the contents of a Chateau Cardboard'
> >at my grandmothers rather than face the wrath of a mother. I
> >think once it
> >was Cold Duck - but I could be wrong about the brand, I am not wrong about
> >the CC or my grandmother or my mother. Of course 4 litres of cold duck is
> >at least metric consumption.
> >
> >I am not condoning drinking but I figure anyone who reads this
> >site is over 21.
> >
> >ohnJ, jhno,
>
>
