It's not truein the UK, maybe in Grape growing regions *tilts nose away from reader*

Jim

"Dick Adams" > wrote in message ...
> frederick ploegman > wrote:
>> "Joe Sallustio" > wrote:
>
>>> Technically nothing made from anything other than grapes is
>>> wine but tell that to someone who makes country wines and
>>> see what they think of that distinction...
>
>> Even my Oxford dictionary disagrees with that, going so far
>> as to specify Elderberry and Ginger as just two examples of
>> "wines"........ ;o)
>
> I think that was Joe's point or in my words "Wine is made from
> grapes while wine with an adjective in front of it, e.g.,
> Elderberry Wine, is made from whatever you like."
>
> Dick