Comments on: Drinking well re(a)d… http://greenlagirl.com/drinking-well-read/ Urban environmental lifestyle blog in Los Angeles Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:11:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: peterb http://greenlagirl.com/drinking-well-read/comment-page-1/#comment-1495 peterb Mon, 06 Feb 2006 16:44:43 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/2006/02/04/drinking-well-read/#comment-1495 Roger is utterly and didactically wrong about preservatives in wine, and if he doesn't like sulfites in his wine (and isn't allergic), then that's a good leading indicator that he simply doesn't like real wine. I've explained why in more detail on your later article. here: http://greenlagirl.com/2006/02/05/the-skinny-on-sulfites/ Roger is utterly and didactically wrong about preservatives in wine, and if he doesn’t like sulfites in his wine (and isn’t allergic), then that’s a good leading indicator that he simply doesn’t like real wine. I’ve explained why in more detail on your later article. here: http://greenlagirl.com/2006/02/05/the-skinny-on-sulfites/

]]> By: Roger, Gone Green http://greenlagirl.com/drinking-well-read/comment-page-1/#comment-1482 Roger, Gone Green Sun, 05 Feb 2006 18:11:05 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/2006/02/04/drinking-well-read/#comment-1482 Lead. Ancient civilisations used syrup of lead as a sweetner, including a sweetner for wine. Oops. Real wine doesn't need the preservative, except under modern expectations of long shelf life, product uniformity, and poor storage conditions -- and a lack of anything to do with spoiled wine. Wine vinegar, of course, was a very useful product, whether made deliberately or by accident. I have a couple of cases of homemade hard cider in the basement; if they go bad, we will have cider vinegar. (grin). Lead.

Ancient civilisations used syrup of lead as a sweetner, including a sweetner for wine. Oops.

Real wine doesn’t need the preservative, except under modern expectations of long shelf life, product uniformity, and poor storage conditions — and a lack of anything to do with spoiled wine. Wine vinegar, of course, was a very useful product, whether made deliberately or by accident.

I have a couple of cases of homemade hard cider in the basement; if they go bad, we will have cider vinegar. (grin).

]]> By: Jasmin http://greenlagirl.com/drinking-well-read/comment-page-1/#comment-1480 Jasmin Sun, 05 Feb 2006 15:43:30 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/2006/02/04/drinking-well-read/#comment-1480 I wonder what the ancient Greeks drank. I wonder what the ancient Greeks drank.

]]> By: Shea Gunther http://greenlagirl.com/drinking-well-read/comment-page-1/#comment-1478 Shea Gunther Sun, 05 Feb 2006 14:12:41 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/2006/02/04/drinking-well-read/#comment-1478 Sounds like you need to do a lot more research. ;) Sounds like you need to do a lot more research.

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]]> By: Roger, Gone Green http://greenlagirl.com/drinking-well-read/comment-page-1/#comment-1476 Roger, Gone Green Sun, 05 Feb 2006 13:01:53 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/2006/02/04/drinking-well-read/#comment-1476 Many people are highly allergic to sulfites, and have asthma attacks or worse as a result. They are a chemical preservative sometimes once used on salad greens (now prohibited I think) and meat (it keeps dead flesh from turning grey/brown as it decomposes, and no I am not vegan or veg or any such thing) and other things. I find it does deaden the flavor of some products, although it could be that the products are just closer to rotten, masked by the sulfites; and I do have a mild adverse reaction to it in quantity (albeit not strong enough to skip an occaisional tempting foray). Many people are highly allergic to sulfites, and have asthma attacks or worse as a result. They are a chemical preservative sometimes once used on salad greens (now prohibited I think) and meat (it keeps dead flesh from turning grey/brown as it decomposes, and no I am not vegan or veg or any such thing) and other things. I find it does deaden the flavor of some products, although it could be that the products are just closer to rotten, masked by the sulfites; and I do have a mild adverse reaction to it in quantity (albeit not strong enough to skip an occaisional tempting foray).

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