Hi Bruce,
Glad you mention it, never had any luck with wine of the root variety. Thought I might be into the biz with Sugar Beet as with 28 per cent sugar content, thought couldn't lose, as East Anglia has fields full of 'em.
Mentioned to a local farmer who wondered how many tons I might require for the needy glass.
Found, as with Turnips, Carrots and Beetroot, wine turned 'Mousey' (Local dielect) and was total crap. Guess there's a way, but haven't yet discovered it so stick to tree fruit.
As to the Sammy, guess dries spread as it's a real hot P/S - Still working, but won't hand it back for another week or so, even though chap wants to watch football for some reason - Chris.