To: Jubal Harshaw
“The Greeks obviously put pine tar in their wine so that the Turks wouldn’t steal the wine. It’s just brilliant in it’s simplicity.”
My grandparents always maintained that was the story...and the fact that no Turk will drink Retsina lends it credibility.
25 posted on
10/27/2009 7:34:13 PM PDT by
Kolokotronis
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To: Kolokotronis
As someone who eats Greek once a week, I enjoy retsina with my mezze.
The Turks actually produce some nice white wines, but none with pine resin.
39 posted on
10/28/2009 8:45:38 PM PDT by
Clemenza
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