"The idea is that only bad wine makers are thought to work hard."
South Africa has also developed into a big wine maker.
With a new generation of wine makers, this is no longer the case.
The summer months are less crucial for the wine maker.
But the wine makers are not the only ones to blame.
German wine makers first began to lose their share of the market in the 1970's.
There were wine makers from both countries among the judges.
Many of the early wine makers simply didn't know how good their wines were.
American wine makers have never met a grape they didn't love.
For the most part, the wine makers of the world are only too happy to accommodate him.