This sounds utterly disgusting.
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What's worse is that this probably isn't fiction. Oh, the names don't mean anything I'm sure, but I'll bet the method was quite real. Give me rum or give me spirits, I don't want any of this beer or wine swill. Especially if people are putting their unwashed feet and who knows what else all over the grapes.