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> generally full of additives for body, color, 'legs', and other attributes Is this true? Here in New Zealand a NZ$10 (US$7) bottle will be just wine unless it
by teruakohatu 6y ago
> generally full of additives for body, color, 'legs', and other attributes
Is this true? Here in New Zealand a NZ$10 (US$7) bottle will be just wine unless it is sparkling. The difference between cheap and expensive is that cheap wine is usually a blend of different wines to achieve some specific flavour profile which theoretically means a more generic flavour since it will average out the specific regional and micro-regional flavours.
- dagw 6y agoHere in New Zealand a NZ$10 (US$7) bottle will be just wine unless it is sparkling. Virtually no wine is 'just wine', especially at the lower price points. All winemakers add at least some additives and preservatives to help with the vinification process and to stabilize the wine. There are probably 30+ chemicals approved adding to wine and I can promise you that a NZ$10 of wine has several of them.
- Mandatum 6y agoWhat we think of as "just wine" isn't "natural wine". Yes, all wine has additives - but it's not artificial flaviourings etc.