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To: SunkenCiv

I don’t drink. But I wouldn’t mind trying it once. Can that stuff be bought?


3 posted on 06/17/2025 9:34:52 PM PDT by Jonty30 (He was so fat that it took a year for his memory foam mattress to forget him. )
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To: Jonty30
Honey wine is called mead and you can get that.
4 posted on 06/17/2025 9:37:55 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (Democrats are the Party of anger, hate and violence.)
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To: Jonty30
Now days it is called Passito di Pantelleria and goes from anywhere from $30 a bottle to about $150.

It packs a kick so serve in small glasses.

9 posted on 06/17/2025 9:54:22 PM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear ( Not my circus. Not my monkeys. But I can pick out the clowns at 100 yards.)
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To: Jonty30
I don’t drink. But I wouldn’t mind trying it once. Can that stuff be bought?

I've seen an Italian dessert wine with the word "Passum" on the bottle; didn't know about the use of raisins. A lot of the sweet dessert wines are sold in smaller (375ml) bottles (the one I saw was tall and skinny, like a bottle you might find balsamic vinegar or similar sold in).

19 posted on 06/18/2025 12:17:52 AM PDT by Charles Martel (Progressives are the crab grass in the lawn of life.)
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To: Jonty30

You can also buy Amarone wines, made from dried grapes.

True Amarone style wines are expensive, an issue that has ever been [and the point of the article].


20 posted on 06/18/2025 3:05:42 AM PDT by Adder (End fascism...defeat all Democrats.)
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Not recommending anything, but here is one seller of Cretan sweet wines. https://www.mycretangoods.com/category/114350/Drinks/Sweet-Wines/

I have had some. It is a very deep rich flavor and almost syrupy in mouthfeel. Not especially to my taste, but it is certainly a good wine for those who like that kind of thing.


21 posted on 06/18/2025 4:23:01 AM PDT by AndyJackson
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To: Jonty30

Using raisins to make wine is a trick used in prisons


22 posted on 06/18/2025 4:42:44 AM PDT by carcraft (Pray for our Country )
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