Pine needles..
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Re: Pine needles..
Isn't Retzina made from pine needles? I drank rather too much of it on a holiday to Greece and even the thought of it is making me feel very very squeamish.
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Re: Pine needles..
According to Wiki, it's made by adding the resin of Pinus halepensis (the Aleppo pine) to the wine.bonniethomas06 wrote:Isn't Retzina made from pine needles? I drank rather too much of it on a holiday to Greece and even the thought of it is making me feel very very squeamish.
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