  The relationship between magnetic order and ferroelectric properties has been
investigated for MnWO$_4$ with long-wavelength magnetic structure. Spontaneous
electric polarization is observed in an elliptical spiral spin phase. The
magnetic-field dependence of electric polarization indicates that the
noncollinear spin configuration plays a key role for the appearance of
ferroelectric phase. An electric polarization flop from the b direction to the
a direction has been observed when a magnetic field above 10T is applied along
the b axis. This result demonstrates that an electric polarization flop can be
induced by a magnetic field in a simple system without rare-earth f-moments.
