("Coby Beck" wrote)
In specific answer to the "grapes used to grow in England" bit, I like to
point people he

http://www.english-wine.com/index.html


Alexis Bailly Vineyard - Hastings, MN
http://www.abvwines.com/about.htm
French winemakers have long held that in order to produce great wine, the
grapevines must endure hardship - wind, sleet, snow, drought.
Enthusiastically, Bailly adopted the motto, "Where the grapes can suffer."

http://www.mngrapes.org/varieties.html
"The grape varieties listed on this page all are hardy to at
least -20F/-28.9C."

http://news.minnesota.publicradio.org/features/199911/16_idelsons_wine/
Minnesota wines - Gopher Grapes


Montblack :-)