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Re: Pine needles..

Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2013 9:45 am
by bonniethomas06
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.

Re: Pine needles..

Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2013 11:33 am
by GeorgeSalt
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.
According to Wiki, it's made by adding the resin of Pinus halepensis (the Aleppo pine) to the wine.