Wine (was: Gotta crow!)

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Bev Thoman wrote:

> We have

> decided to try experimenting a little with some wine, watching the bg #'s

> very carefully. We have never been wine drinkers, so when I went to the

> grocery store I wasn't sure what to try first, but I knew Red wine and

> Merlow is good, I thought that Merlow is a type of Red wine, but there are

> white wines that are Merlow. I ended up buying Arbor Mist Blackberry

> Merlow, it has 21 g of carbs for an 8 oz serving. How can it lower bg's

> with that many carbs, does the fermenting process do something to the

> carbs?

Try drinking a REAL wine. Arbor Mist makes wine with flavorings and

SUGAR added! And that will NOT lower your carbs!

If you are anywhere near a Trader Joe's, I have found that their staff

is pretty good at recommending wines for newbies. They also have some

great prices on wines. If you get their Fearless Flyer, they often give

very extensive descriptions of the wines they are currently featuring.

Another way to find out what you like in wines is to go out to eat at a

nice restaurant and order wine by the glass. My husband and I used to

do this, and we'd each order a different wine so we could try two per

dinner. When you find one you like, you can ask the waiter " if I like

this wine, how would I describe what I like when picking another wine? " ,

and they'll generally be able to tell you, or fetch someone with more

wine experience who can. Your can also go to wine tastings, or go to

wineries that have tasting rooms, and do the same thing - find something

you like, and ask how it is described. (You can also buy a few bottles

or a case while you're there!) You'll pick up adjectives such as oaky,

fruity, spicy, buttery, dry, sweet, sharp, soft, etc., plus words such

as " tannin " . Then you can say to another waiter or salesperson, " Can

you recommend a white wine that is buttery and soft, but not cloyingly

sweet " , for example. Or " I'd like a red that is medium-dry and fruity,

with not alot of tannin. " If you like the oaky taste, you can

concentrate on Chardonnays. A good Merlot (note the spelling ;@) has

fruity overtones, often tasting a bit like blackberries; I'm sure that's

what gave Arbor Mist the idea of adding blackberry flavor and sugar to

their Merlot. There are lots of wine sites online where you can learn

more, but the best way is by tasting the wine yourself.

>

> I noticed a lot of wine's don't have the nutritional facts on them, is

> wine

> not regulated by the FDA?

>

As far as I know, they're only regulated by the Bureau of Alcohol,

Tobacco, and Firearms. And maybe the Federal Trade Commission insofar

as they are marketed or shipped across state boundaries.

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