Salvete,<br>
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I'm probably covering old ground, but does anyone have any ideas about recreating sour wine. Do i just let some wine stand for a few days or am I going to poison myself/make myself ill?<br>
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Valete<br>
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Is sour wine the same as vinegar? To make wine vinegar the wine needs to be exposed to the air every few days. <p></p><i></i>
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Do you mean posca? It's atrocious stuff. Sour wine and water is the combination. I can ask for the recipe if you're really anxious for it. <p>Legio XX<br>
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Hi Rich,<br>
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I wouldn't say say anxious, more intrigued. I've experimented with off the shelf wine vinegar and water and that nearly made me hurl. maybe your recipe/directions will be better but it doesn't sound too good.<br>
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I tried experiments with white wine vinegar and water. It was drinkable but my preference would be diluted cheapest white wine. Acetum seems to translate as Vinegar but maybe it is a paternalistic view of rather poor wine. <p></p><i></i>
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We have used red vinegar mixed with red wine, which wasn't too bad (made us cough a bit ...) <p></p><i></i>
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Wwell, I have found that a red wine vinegar mixed with water actually is more refreshing than coke or sprite, once you get used to the idea that it is Sour instead of sweet. If you add too much vinegar it may clean out some of your helpful stomach bacteria and cause loose bowels so don't experiment before a long event or march!<br>
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Most modern wines contain preservatives that inhibit souring. <p></p><i></i>