European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 4, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                A i  a j at. A a Ika ,4 f 9f/i Century Glass is displayed near a 20th Century Apple wine Pitcher. 4.2 trillion Marks making the Price of a Glass about 5 i cents. A a a a a a. A a a a a. Germany produces 180 million liners of Apple wine a year. Half of that is consumed the rest is turned into vinegar. A revealing statistic is that of that total 70 million liners of the stuff is made in the state of Hessen and half of that in Frankfurt the largest City in the state. A four million liners of the Frankfurt production come from local innkeepers that s usually the Quot Good. Stuff Quot the Champagne of Apple wines the drink for connoisseurs who will Only imbibe Apple wine from the tap  the traditional Ripple sided glasses business is Good according to a spokeswoman for Possman co., a commercial producer that has been in the Trade since 1881. Quot our sales Are up 5 percent which holds True for _ our Competition also. The Low calorie fad certainly has something to do with the increase. People Are Drifting away from Beer toward our product Quot she said. It May not be surprising that. Frankfurt runs  Streetcar through town called the Quot Apple wine express Quot which can be hired for Tours an parties. The Side of the Streetcar boldly brandishes among other things a portrait of the town  son. A Johann Wolfgang von Goethe poet philosopher and historian. A a. History Hus recorded Goethe s pronouncements on. Beer and wine but nothing on Apple wine. Although the w Ine s detractors claim this to be a Blessing in disguise those in the Trade consider it an unfortunate oversight. _ _ a. A for the curious inquisitive and interested the. Apple wine museum hours Are the same As those of the historic museum 10 . To 5 . Tuesday through sunday and from 10 , to 8 . _ a. Wednesdays. A a Rte. .