herb wines
 

Just curious - I saw a recent post here about oregano wine (Dar V).
Do herb wines like this make a good wine for drinking, or is it
strictly for cooking with?




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On 5/28/04 6:49 AM, in article ,
"Joe" > wrote:

> Just curious - I saw a recent post here about oregano wine (Dar V).
> Do herb wines like this make a good wine for drinking, or is it
> strictly for cooking with?
>
>
>

I made a sweet style wine out of Thai Basil that turned out great.

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herb wines
 

In past times Herb wines and meads were used extensively for drinking and
for medicinal purposes both as cures and as preventatives. You can find
many recipes in wine books and some on the web.

Ray

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> On 5/28/04 6:49 AM, in article ,
> "Joe" > wrote:
>
> > Just curious - I saw a recent post here about oregano wine (Dar V).
> > Do herb wines like this make a good wine for drinking, or is it
> > strictly for cooking with?
> >
> >
> >
>
> I made a sweet style wine out of Thai Basil that turned out great.
>
> http://homepage.mac.com/gregcook/Win...thaibasil.html
>
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Joe,
Both. I made a pepper and herb wine which I use strictly for cooking and
marinating meat, but I know others who like to drink it. I'm trying the
oregano wine because I have an out-of-control oregano plant in my garden,
and I thought I'd see what it tastes like (this is my first batch). If I
don't like it I'll use it for cooking and marinating. Or if it is somewhat
drinkable I'll change the recipe to make it a bit sweeter.
Darlene

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> Just curious - I saw a recent post here about oregano wine (Dar V).
> Do herb wines like this make a good wine for drinking, or is it
> strictly for cooking with?
>
>
>
>
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Joe as a point of reference,
Vermouth wines, are classified as sweet aperitif wines and are similar to
the commercial products of sweet Cinzano or Martini. They are served chilled
at 7 to 10 degrees Celsius as appetite stimulant before meals. They contain
17 to 19 percent alcohol and 7 to 9 percent sugar. Their particular flavour
is derived from herbs.

Stephen SG

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| Do herb wines like this make a good wine for drinking, or is it
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Joe
As Stephen SG says there are many commercial herby wines available such as
vermouth, etc, and these are great as aperitifs to stimulate the appetite
before a meal. I made a great herb wine once, which I initially lost faith
in as it didn't smell or taste too good to begin with. I soon forgot about
it but after a few years I discovered it again (that air trap must've been
empty for years!), gave it another chance and the whole lot was drunk within
a week; several years on the neighbours are still talking about it and
asking me to make more!
"Stephen SG" > wrote in message
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> Joe as a point of reference,
> Vermouth wines, are classified as sweet aperitif wines and are similar to
> the commercial products of sweet Cinzano or Martini. They are served
chilled
> at 7 to 10 degrees Celsius as appetite stimulant before meals. They
contain
> 17 to 19 percent alcohol and 7 to 9 percent sugar. Their particular
flavour
> is derived from herbs.
>
> Stephen SG
>
> "Joe" > wrote in message
> ...
> | Just curious - I saw a recent post here about oregano wine (Dar V).
> | Do herb wines like this make a good wine for drinking, or is it
> | strictly for cooking with?
> |
> |
> |
> |
> | --
> | Joe
> | http://www.joekaz.net/
> | http://www.cafeshops.com/joekaz
> |
>
>

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Maybe I'll give one a try this summer. Like Dar V, I have some
renegade oregano, so I'll definitely have enough of that.



On 06/01/2004 06:43 PM, WorldsWorst said:
> Joe
> As Stephen SG says there are many commercial herby wines available such as
> vermouth, etc, and these are great as aperitifs to stimulate the appetite
> before a meal. I made a great herb wine once, which I initially lost faith
> in as it didn't smell or taste too good to begin with. I soon forgot about
> it but after a few years I discovered it again (that air trap must've been
> empty for years!), gave it another chance and the whole lot was drunk within
> a week; several years on the neighbours are still talking about it and
> asking me to make more!
> "Stephen SG" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>>Joe as a point of reference,
>>Vermouth wines, are classified as sweet aperitif wines and are similar to
>>the commercial products of sweet Cinzano or Martini. They are served
>
> chilled
>
>>at 7 to 10 degrees Celsius as appetite stimulant before meals. They
>
> contain
>
>>17 to 19 percent alcohol and 7 to 9 percent sugar. Their particular
>
> flavour
>
>>is derived from herbs.
>>
>>Stephen SG
>>
>>"Joe" > wrote in message
.. .
>>| Just curious - I saw a recent post here about oregano wine (Dar V).
>>| Do herb wines like this make a good wine for drinking, or is it
>>| strictly for cooking with?
>>|
>>|



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