My spies tell me that in the recent round of negotiations between the US and EU, the Americans, who are already permitted a water content of three per cent in wine, have asked permission to increase this to 10 per cent.
Those mystified by the significance of this might care to take a look at my original article in More words about wine and the subsequent fascinating response from interested parties in 2003 purple pages at first clue | second clue.
The main clue begins with a and ends with l.