Curious about what's actually in a bottle of wine? We're told the joyful stomp of peasants treading grapes (still practiced in parts of the world) is quite sanitary since any "impurities" are killed off by the alcohol.
But what about that lizard that gets caught in the crusher destemmer down in Australia?
Peer into any Whole Foods market, and you'll see shoppers straining to read the fine print on the back of boxes and jars.
But what about a wine bottle? All we can read is flowery prose, in addition to government-regulated mandates such as volume and alcohol content.
Most average consumers assume that an oaky wine tastes and smells that way because it's been aged in genuine oak.
But at a certain price point, it's probably a cheaper oak chip or a stave.
And hey, what about the additives such as tartaric acid, citric acid, bentonite, and more?
Below is an eye-opening article on potential new government regulations in this area ...
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