MYSTERIOUS RED WINE
POPULAR IN ENGLAND. PORT AND POTATO SPIRIT. (United Press Association.) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) LONDON, February 21. A Thames bargee who recently proved unable to walk the white line, explained that he had been sampling a mysterious red wine at 2s a pint, which was prepared in a Thames-side building. Investigations show that it is a very fiery, intoxicating liquor, made from the cheapest Australian port, fortified with crude potato spirit from Germany.. The beverage possesses a very pronounced “ kick,” and is very popular in the north of England.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 20959, 24 February 1930, Page 9
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