[Sca-cooks] Re: vinegar and sauerbraten
Martin G. Diehl
mdiehl at nac.net
Thu Feb 3 14:37:13 PST 2005
Terry Decker wrote:
>
> Grappa is a brandy made from the pomace of the winemaking.
If Grappa is a brandy, why do I hear of 'home made' Grappa?
[snip]
> Bear
>
> > Entirely possible, as well. However, if we consider
> > that Grappa was made by Italian winery workers out of
> > the 'leftovers' of the vintinig process, and Grappa
> > was still a fairly strong drink (an assumption based
> > on the strength of modern Grappa, which may be a
> > mistake), it stands to reason that the fresh wine was
> > quite potent. I am not saying that Grappa is or is
> > not a period libation, mind you...merely that it has
> > been around for quite some time, and may have been /
> > may be a barometer by which to guage the strength of
> > wines in Antiquity.
> >
> > Or I am wrong :)
> >
> > William de Grandofrt
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