What's in that wine? You may not want to know. According to the L.A. Times, federal regulators are considering new rules requiring winemakers to list ingredients on labels, thanks to an allergen-disclosure law passed by the U.S. Congress in 2004. I'm usually in favor of truth-in-labelling, and being aware of what I consume, so how bad could this be? Ponder this:It might be disenchanting if the label also listed the chicken, fish, milk and wheat products that are often used to process wine. And it would be hard to maintain the notion that wine is an ethereal elixir if, before uncorking, consumers read that their Pinot Noir or Syrah contained Mega Purple (a brand of concentrated wine color), oak chips or such additives as oak gall nuts, grape juice concentrate, tartaric acid, citric acid, dissolved oxygen, copper and water.Well, whatever, I don't want to know what's in my Red Head Yard Dog Petit Verdot. Thanks, but no thanks!
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