Has any of you ever wondered where in Cerilia it is that that noblest
of all potable substances, the ornament of the princely table and the
sine qua non of ceremony - yes, it is wine I speak of - comes from?

Many a realm in the wiki is mentioned as an importer of wine, yet with
the exception of Alamie and a single province in Avanil, there is hardly
a mention of where the stuff is actually made!

Some suggestions. According to Wikipedia the wine grape thrives
between rougly 30 and 50 degrees latitude on either hemisphere.
The map of Aebrynis from the download zone suggests that the
southern shore of the Great Bay is more or less at the 50 degrees
mark. This would make all but the Rjurik possible viticulturalist.

This to me seems far too generous. Perhaps the grapes of Cerilia
are less tough than those of our world, perhaps it's the lack of a
Gulf Stream on the western coast like Europe has (Halskapa after
all is roughly where Ireland is, though I would guess much colder),
but either way, I just can't see the Vos or Brecht having the sort
of climate which would allow them to make wine. Or the skill and
patience, for that matter!

Perhaps then the line should be drawn roughly at the latitude of
Rhuobhe and the Chimaeron. Any realm above this line, my guess
would be, is simply too cold for more than weak and incidental
viticulture. This leaves only the south of Anuire and most of
Khinasi (about which more later, perhaps).

Next to temperature, terrain should come into it as well, hills with
relatively poor soil being by far the best. This should be good news
for, say, Avanil and Diemed; less so for the swamp-ridden lowlands
of the eastern Anuirean shore.

There is also the difference between red and white to consider,
the latter being somewhat easier to grow in more northern areas.
If Alamie is indeed a wine producing realm (still not sure about that
one, me), it's probably sweet-ish whites rather than heady ruby
reds it goes for.

Ideas? Comments?