It also mentions that the TCA was in the range of 2-6 parts per
trillion for the affected bottles - which Gallo claim is undetectable
by most palates?


I don't imagine it would be detectable by anyone's _palate_, though they might
well pick it up by nose......

I am not going to bash Gallo. I did plenty of that in the eighties, when
they deserved it. But this current media play does not bode well with me...

http://ptcl.chem.ox.ac.uk/MSDS/TR/2,...roanisole.html

Do you want to drink this?

Tom In CTown

I`m not going to bash gallow either.... but, I`m definitely not
going to buying their brands for the forseeable future.... not even if
they were to put all their wine on sale at half price....

I find that the store I was buying the wine at is mostly gallo made
wines of different lables.... even some of their moderately priced
wines like gallo of sanoma.... cabernet.... which is to be one of
gallos better wines... but still had some yuck taste....

And though I am new to wine drinking, I did notice that all those wines
had an off taste..... I`m glad to hear that it was the wine and not my
taste buds......

Fortunately, I have found some other low priced wines without that off
taste.... Livingston cab under five dollars u.s.....
Good for an everyday wine for me.... It doesn`t have that gallo off
taste... so I hope that it isn`t a gallo wine under a different
lable..... end of ramble....

(Vizzion) wrote in message ...

Fortunately, I have found some other low priced wines without that off
taste.... Livingston cab under five dollars u.s.....
Good for an everyday wine for me.... It doesn`t have that gallo off
taste... so I hope that it isn`t a gallo wine under a different
lable..... end of ramble....

If it was "Livingston Cellars", then yes, it is a Gallo Wine. One of
their production wineries is located in Livingston, CA. I believe the
label depicts the main building in Modesto tho'.

I had already bought a second bottle of Livingston cab, and it was
almost undrinkable..... but, managed to gulp most of it down.... It
must have been that tca musty old thing going on..... Thank you for
the info about it being a gallo wine....

I thought I would try a different red, so I bought a Paul Vella merlot
in a five liter box... 11.99 usd..... It should last a month after
opening without oxidating....

Since recently beginning with wine, I had only bought cabernets.... So
I thought it was time to branch out... to other reds....

The vella merlot isn`t bad.... I am swirling and sipping some as I
type.... There is some black cherry, and grape taste... light and
pleasant.... and sweet.... does not seem to have much of an alcohol
kick or content...

I will have to test it against other merlots.... but with five liters
in the fridge it may take a few days...... to finish.... but, I do seem
to enjoy this better than the cabs that I have had already tried......

snip

I thought I would try a different red, so I bought a Paul Vella merlot
in a five liter box... 11.99 usd..... It should last a month after
opening without oxidating....



Do you mean "Peter Vella"? That's a gallo product also...