Kara Daly
#wine people: we’ve talked natural wine and sulfites ad nauseum. What do you think the next buzzword is going to be?
Dec 1, 2022 at 9:42pmWeb
Show threadThad Dec 1, 2022
@wineisconfusing If ingredient lists become a thing, I think talking about additives that will end up on that list probably under names like ‘natural color’ or ‘grape concentrate’
Show threadKara DalyDec 1, 2022
@thad_ccws
I agree and it’s something I’d like to get ahead of.
Show threadDavid Round MWDec 1, 2022
@wineisconfusing I don’t know about buzzwords but I think the next thing we all need to talk about is sustainable packaging in wine.
Show threadKara DalyDec 1, 2022
@davidround
I need to learn more about this but I couldn’t agree more. Unfortunately I think tradition will be at odds with this kind of shift, but I do love that I can get Carussin Completo in a box.
Show threadDavid Round MWDec 1, 2022
@wineisconfusing it’s an interesting and complicated area. But we do need to make more of a move away from glass (and I say that as someone who currently mainly buys wine in glass bottles).
Show threadWineRoland 🍷Dec 2, 2022
@wineisconfusing @davidround years ago in Italy many winegrowers associations fought screw corks. Now they fight box and cans. And yes, box is a good choice for many wines
Show threadMarkus Wine Co.Dec 1, 2022
@wineisconfusing Maybe we can all take a break on the buzzwords for a little while?
Show threadKara DalyDec 1, 2022
@MarkusWine
If I felt that I had any control over that, I would agree to that mission.
Show threadAllison Levine 🥂Dec 1, 2022
@wineisconfusing thankfully I think the word "clean wine" died after its meteoric rise.
Show threadKara DalyDec 1, 2022
@pleasethepalate
That was a doozy…
Show threadAllison Levine 🥂Dec 1, 2022
@wineisconfusing I hated that word when Cameron Diaz came out with her BS wine. it resulting in my writing this story.
https://pleasethepalate.com/is-clean-wine-the-new-hydroxychloroquine/
Is clean wine the new Hydroxychloroquine? - Please The Palate

There are too many wine brands trying to trick the consumer with buzz words like “clean”, “sugar free”, “low carb” and more when they market their wines. As consumers, we...

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Show threadMeg MakerDec 2, 2022
@wineisconfusing Ingredient labeling and health warnings. The latter is coming in Europe. The former comes around again and again and again but is ascendant once more.
Show threadKara DalyDec 2, 2022
@megmaker
I agree, it's going to be what's on those labels...