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Doesn't most commercial wines contain a sterilizer/preservative called 
"meta-bisulfate" ?  Some people more sensative to it ?

tc


> From: Thomas Olenio <tolenio@sentex.net>
> Reply-To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
> To: <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
> Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Wine to Vinegar
> Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2002 19:05:53 -0400 (EDT)
>
> Hi,
>
> I thought it was sulfites or something in red wine that gave you
> headaches.  It has to be something specific to something found in the
> skins of red grapes, as the difference between the two colored wines is
> how long they stay in contact with the pulp/skins before being pressed.
>
> Later,
> Tom
>
> --
> Southwest Ontario
> Canada Hardiness Zone 6a
> (similar to US zone 5)
>
> On Fri, 27 Sep 2002, Gordon Nofs wrote:
>
> > mIEKAL
> >   Alcohol in wine is tested with a vinometer, and in other with a Proof
> > meter. Both and much other testers and equipment are available. You can 
> also
> > tell by the saccrometer what you alcohol will end up at if it goes to 
> 11% If
> > over the yeast will usually be killed. that is how you get a sweet wine. 
> Dry
> > wines supposedly will not give you those nasty headaches the next day if 
> you
> > over do it. It is sweet wines that do. And I used to love Sweet, Sweet
> > cherry wine.  I would have to check out my test equiptment and books to 
> give
> > more specific info.
> > Gordon C. Nofs
> > Flint, MI.
> >
> > ----Original Message Follows----
> > From: mIEKAL aND <dtv@mwt.net>
> > Reply-To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
> > To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
> > Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Wine to Vinegar
> > Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2002 10:36:00 -0500
> >
> >
> > This is a problem, I havent given up drinking but I dont really drink a 
> lot
> > of wine or
> > alcohol....  with 15 gallons of elderberry wine sitting in my wine 
> cellar
> > from last year & a lot
> > more wines on the way, its becoming increasingly difficult justifying 
> making
> > such a volume of
> > wine.  But each year I make it, I learn more about winemaking & I love
> > making use of the
> > products of our gardens..
> >
> > how do you measure the alcohol content Gordon?  that shows you want a
> > primitive state my skills
> > are at.  oh well, it still tastes good to me.   mIEKAL
> >
> >
> >
> > Gordon Nofs wrote:
> >
> >  > Oh yes I quit drinking and smoking over 40 years
> >  > ago. Finally gave all my wine and barreled alcohol that was over 25 
> years
> >  > aged to a brother in law. about 10 years ago. There were at least 22
> >  > gallons. some of the alcohol checked out at 160. Now to find someone 
> "in
> > the
> >  > family" that would like all the test equiptment, jugs 5 gal, cappers,
> >  > corkers etc to.
> >
> > --
> > mIEKAL aND
> > dtv@mwt.net
> >
> > Dreamtime Village http://www.dreamtimevillage.org
> >
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