Does anyone have a recipe for Retsina and thank you in advance.

On Feb 21, 2:28 am, Jim > wrote:
> Does anyone have a recipe for Retsina and thank you in advance.

I couldn't find a recipe, but I found some ideas which may help to
make retsina or a wine similar...

Retsina is made using white or sometimes rosé wine and gets its
distinctive taste from pine resin (sap from
the Mediterranean Aleppo Pine tree). Apparently the Aleppo pine also
grows in El
Paso Texas in the US. I don't know whether it is harvested and sold
by Greek-Texans or if you'd have to do it yourself! I don't know
about the health angle of using sap from other pine trees.

Another idea which *might* provide a similar taste (I have no idea if
it would) is to store the
wine during maturation in a pine barrel or to make an infusion of
pinewood or cut some pine staves and use them in your fermenter or
bulk storage container.

It's an interesting idea - I'd be interested to hear if you come up
with a 'solution' and how it tastes if you do

Jim

On Thu, 21 Feb 2008 02:28:09 GMT, Jim > wrote:

>Does anyone have a recipe for Retsina and thank you in advance.

From my one and only, many years ago, tasting of Retsina, I figure you
could use a blend of turpentine and vodka, diluted with distilled
water to reach the appropriate alcohol level.
Obviously, that's just my opinion as I've been led to believe that
many people actually enjoy the stuff.

Ross.

On Feb 21, 11:34 am, wrote:
> On Thu, 21 Feb 2008 02:28:09 GMT, Jim > wrote:
> >Does anyone have a recipe for Retsina and thank you in advance.
>
> From my one and only, many years ago, tasting of Retsina, I figure you
> could use a blend of turpentine and vodka, diluted with distilled
> water to reach the appropriate alcohol level.
> Obviously, that's just my opinion as I've been led to believe that
> many people actually enjoy the stuff.

Yeah, it's nasty stuff. I suppose you could pour some Pine-Sol into a
batch, and approximate the taste of Retsina.

Retsina is the only booze I ever poured out, rather than chugged as a
15 yr. old. B-{)

Kirk

On Thu, 21 Feb 2008 12:34:46 -0500, wrote:

>On Thu, 21 Feb 2008 02:28:09 GMT, Jim > wrote:
>
>>Does anyone have a recipe for Retsina and thank you in advance.
>
>From my one and only, many years ago, tasting of Retsina, I figure you
>could use a blend of turpentine and vodka, diluted with distilled
>water to reach the appropriate alcohol level.
>Obviously, that's just my opinion as I've been led to believe that
>many people actually enjoy the stuff.
>
>Ross.
That turpentine makes me wonder if it mite be injurious to your
health?

On Feb 21, 6:22*pm, Jim > wrote:
> On Thu, 21 Feb 2008 12:34:46 -0500, wrote:
> >On Thu, 21 Feb 2008 02:28:09 GMT, Jim > wrote:
>
> >>Does anyone have a recipe for Retsina and thank you in advance. *
>
> >From my one and only, many years ago, tasting of Retsina, I figure you
> >could use a blend of turpentine and vodka, diluted with distilled
> >water to reach the appropriate alcohol level.
> >Obviously, that's just my opinion as I've been led to believe that
> >many people actually enjoy the stuff.
>
> >Ross.
>
> That turpentine makes me wonder if it mite be injurious to your
> health?

According to Wikipedia, i guess it can be:

"Another anecdote claims that an excess of undiluted retsina was
lethal for King Eric I of Denmark and Sigurd I of Norway.[2]"
from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retsina