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Re: Inexpensive Wine
[Re: dlbert]
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01/02/2016 06:21 PM
01/02/2016 06:21 PM
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dlbert said: The main issue in wine is sulphites ... even most organic wines are full of them. Sulphites are a natural product of fermentation - maybe up to 40ppm. A small part of the population do have sulphite allergies, probably linked to asthma. Sulphites are used to perserve wines, sweet have the most, then white and then red [the tannins tend to help]. Sulphites decrease in the bottle over time. Better quality wine often has somewhat lower sulphites. If I was allergic to sulphites I would not be drinking wine, but sulphites are a larger issue in lots of other food products. If I was looking to lower my sulphite intake I would be looking at cutting out other products before wine. Note for the record I can normally detect sulphite around 100ppm, low for wine, most people cannot detect that level without either a sulphite issue or tasting education. I tend to buy wines I know have lower sulphites, aged reds or in a pinch decant - but that's just me [and for the record I never drink alcohol out of a styrene container ie summer bbq picnic, glass for me always] J&B
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Re: Inexpensive Wine
[Re: boucharda]
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01/03/2016 02:19 PM
01/03/2016 02:19 PM
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boucharda said: You forgot the Washington and Oregon wine diversions <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Wink.gif" alt="" /> True enough...My bad!
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