Re: France's earliest winery found

Jack Linthicum <jacklinthicum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
news:1184780992.366540.101030@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:

How does 2 million gallons sound like, a local trade?

Well, it _does_ depend on how they're defining "local" here. At _current_
French use*, that would be enough for about 150,000 drinkers.

David

* Found here:

http://tinyurl.com/yvnhh

and yes I know, extrapolating 5th century BC usage from 21st century AD
usage is nudging the figures well towards WAG territory - you work with
what you got...

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