Radium wrote on 24 Apr 2006 13:33:54 -0700:
R> Madalch wrote: ??>> Most wines have pH closer to 3 than 7. A completely ??>> neutral wine isn't wine- it's diluted vodka.
R> Okay.
??>> Besides, if you pull out all the minerals, ions, and ??>> electrolytes out of the juice, you'll not only pull out ??>> all the flavour, you'll also pull out the nutrients that ??>> the yeasts need in order to ferment whatever you've got ??>> left.
R> What if those yeasts got the minerals, ions, and R> electrolytes from other sources [e.g. high-tech nanotubes R> seperate from the grape juice]?
R> BTW, minerals, ions, and electrolytes do not provide any R> flavor to the wine.
??>> Any oenophile will tell you that this "wine" ins't going ??>> to work- even if it did ferment, it'd be undrinkable.
Your original is crossposted to some actual scientific ngs. I assume you have been completely ignored and I recommend the Dummies book series to you.
James Silverton.