Wines & Pesticides/Insectisides

[Thomas]

WW, Bucko has wine knowledge? Didn't you mean whine knowledge?

Capo, if you eat fresh fruits and vegetables from the supermarket you are likely injesting more pesticide residue than you would from drinking wine, especially if you have no idea from which country those fruits and vegetables come, or if you do know, you have no idea what their pesticide regulations are.

In viticulture, pesticides are among the most regulated chemicals and they are used as little as possible. In many cool growing regions most years don't provide enough insect problems to even warrant pesticide, or to at least warrant a minimum use that vegetable farmers would eny just for the cost savings.

As for Spain and that wine you were talking about: I do not accept sweeping indictments like "In Spain they use too much pesticides." It shows that the person who said it either doesn't know what he/she is talking about, has an agenda, or read two lines from a 2,000 word document. So, the best thing to do would be to contact that particular winery (Internet?) and ask.

Still, at about a bottle a day, I don't worry about pesticides in my wine--and I don't think you should either.

By the way, don't let Bucko get under your skin--since he is a doctor, he'll send you a bill for invasive procedure [img]http://www.wines.com/ubb2/smile.gif[/img]