Learning about wine

[mrdutton]

Well yes, because they are chemical cousins if you will. They are hydroxyl derivatives of hydrocarbons. Alcohol is C2H6O and glycerine is C3H8O3. They both have the ability to fit in-between water molecules.

You can actually take a glass of water, add alcohol to it and not have the level of the liquid rise in the glass - now isn't that interesting. Do I drink water with my JD or just JD with my JD?

Glycerine is hydroscopic trihydroxy alcohol and is used as a solvent and a plasticizer.

But don't worry too much and just realize that I just have too much time on my hands!