why doesn‘t the FDA make wine producers list their ingredients.
Keithiki.is correct in his description of typical wine components. However, many of these are not ingredients per se. They develop as a result of the actual ingredients (grape juice, yeast and other bits and pieces). The main additive is the sulphites used as a preservative. I would not be concerned with commercial wine.
It is true that Boutari is a very large successful wine company, mainly because they have a long history of producing quality wines from different parts of Greece at a modest price. Nemea is an area that Boutari and other great Greek wineries are making very excellent wines, especially red wines being made from the Saint Goerge Cabernet Grapes. Boutari also has a vineyard on the Island of Santorini which makes amazing world class wines Especially white wines and excellent desert wines. The boutari Moschofilero is a wonderful simple crisp white wine, That is especially great during the hot summer months Boutari Nemia is a blended Red wine That is also easy to drink and, not bad for the money, but there are many better red wines coming from this area of Greece. As far as Retsina goes, Yuck! I dont care who makes it, its wine with pine resin in it. The pine resin is used as a preservative, which was needed a thousand years ago when it was being transported by horse or row boat over many miles. now with Temperature control and much faster transportation I dont see the reason to drink it. Paul Greece began wine culture thousands of years ago, the Romans spread it around the world. the rest is history. stick to beer
