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I did give a tentative explanation, but in this post.
On 1/7/2025 at 7:36 AM, liuzhou said:Those produced by the original British companies had the names of various wines formed on top of them - port, champagne, claret, sherry etc. They were marketed as 'wine substitutes' as part of the Temperance Movement, although that may have been in deference to old man Bassett's extreme beliefs.
I did give a tentative explanation in this post.
On 1/7/2025 at 7:36 AM, liuzhou said:Those produced by the original British companies had the names of various wines formed on top of them - port, champagne, claret, sherry etc. They were marketed as 'wine substitutes' as part of the Temperance Movement, although that may have been in deference to old man Bassett's extreme beliefs.
