This would sound like a description of Retsina, but for the fact it hasn't got any tasty stuff at any stage.Dr. Dextrin wrote:So presumably all the tasty stuff has been processed out.
Retsina
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orlando
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Re: Retsina
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Fermenting:
Conditioning:
Drinking: Southwold Again,
Up Next: John Barleycorn (Barley Wine)
Planning: Winter drinking Beer
Re: Retsina
Kalimeraguypettigrew wrote:Hi Guys I've wanted to make a Retsina for years.
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The resin taste in Retsina came about because many years ago the Greeks used resin to seal the corks in the earthenware amphoras that were used for transporting and storing their wine. Naturaly enough the taste of resin, over a period of time, affected or infected the wine. So I guess the way to replicate it would be to add resin during maturation much as oak barrels are used for whisky. All over Greece you can see pine trees being tapped for the resin. Strangely they only make white Retsina. It really does taste good in Greece with BBQ lamb and salad but never seems the same anywhere else.
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1. Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, thoroughly used, totally worn out and loudly proclaiming... "f*ck, what a trip
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Re: Retsina
I saw that local chemist is selling pine oil as an 'essential oil'
On looking at small-print though it says explicitly for external use only and need for care in case its dropped on skin
, so I suppose that would rule that out. 
Looks like you're back to tapping a pine-tree to use on your amphoras
On looking at small-print though it says explicitly for external use only and need for care in case its dropped on skin
, so I suppose that would rule that out. Looks like you're back to tapping a pine-tree to use on your amphoras
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jonnyt
Re: Retsina
This link http://www.homewinemaking.co.uk/forum/Y ... 1188670246 suggests using pine cones as a substitute.