wolit@rabbit.UUCP (07/13/83)
This is not a new idea. Back around the turn of the century, a rabid temperence nut, name of Welch, introduced what he called, "unfermented wine." In other words, grape juice. Even today, there are companies turning out such substitutes -- one is even marketing a non-alcoholic "champagne" specifically for such occasions as high-school athletics locker-room celebrations. (Just to show how you can never please everyone, some ultra-anti-drinking types objected to this on the grounds that it would get the little darlin's used to drinking something LIKE alcoholic beverages, which would later lead to the hard stuff...) Oh yes, that Mr. Welch is THE Mr. Welch, whose progeny are still making unfermented wine, unfermented wine jelly, unfermented wine drink (I guess rotting children's teeth isn't immoral), etc. Jan Wolitzky, BTL Murray Hill
randy@ucf-cs.UUCP (10/25/83)
I saw a report on cable news the other night about non-alcoholic wine.
It is suppose to taste like regular wine, but has had all its ethanol
removed. I think St. Regis is the name, but I'm not sure. It is being
test marketed in a few cities around the country and from the report
it is doing well. A mention was also made of stronger drunk-driving
laws as a possible reason for its success. Has anyone tried or heard
any more about this new wine. Do you consider it wine?
Randy Hendry
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