Posted on 01/30/2014 9:36:41 PM PST by nickcarraway
More than even Italy or France, China guzzled almost 2 billion bottles of red wine last year. Red wine consumption has skyrocketed in the country since 2007, partially because the color red signals good fortune, experts say.
China has surpassed France and Italy to become the biggest consumer of red wine in the world.
According to a joint report out of Vinexpo and The International Wine and Spirits Research (IWSR), Chinese oenophiles tipped back the equivalent of 1.865 billion bottles last year (or 155 million 9-liter cases).
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“UHT (ultra high temperature) pasteurized milk is sold in many countries with questionable refrigeration.”
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So that is how they get away with it? I am not talking about “questionable refrigeration”. I mean zero refrigeration both here and in Europe, where I would see pallet loads of it.
A good Chardonnay has an excellent taste but you need the proper glass. A Chardonnay glass has a wide lip so that the wine washes over your whole tongue. Narrower wine glasses focus the wine down the middle of the tongue which gives it a bitter taste(to me). I never appreciated Chardonnay until I learned this. Many Chardonnays have a smooth,buttery taste to me. Quite pleasant.
“Got to get over to Cebu and quaff a few liters with you , Alex.”
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Yes, you need to come visit, sit in our shaded beer/wine garden above the beach and enjoy my European wine or our great San Miguel beer.
The annual vegetable festival started today. A parade just went by. Soon we will head to the seaside park to see spectacular fireworks.
Yes, UHT milk needs no refrigeration. It does have a slight cooked taste, which some dislike. Canned evaporated milk was popular in the US in the 1920’s and 1930’s before most people had refrigerators.
” Canned evaporated milk was popular in the US in the 1920’s and 1930’s before most people had refrigerators.”
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I well remember Pet and Carnation canned evaporated milks. My mother used them in cooking, but for drinking I thought they tasted awful.
I am not much of a milk drinker but in my morning cereal, the box milk taste as good as any. The box milk here comes in both regular and low fat. I bought some today.
” sit in our shaded beer/wine garden above the beach and enjoy my European wine or our great San Miguel beer.”
:-) Both !
I learn so much from FreeRepublic.
Well, good for the Chinese. Something we can enjoy and relate to.
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