Talk:Grappa

message: Just a comment, about the proof. Had a bottle this Christmas, don't have any documentary proof, but the bottle said it was 38%. So, just slightly lower than that quoted in the main page. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 86.3.249.215 (talk • contribs) 21:54, December 25, 2006  (UTC)
Just a request for a section on grappa competitions and events, which I assume there must be, but have been unable to find online.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 109.115.135.199 (talk) 18:15, 15 June 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: I recently attended a training session in NYC.  one of the attendees was an Italian.  a group of us went to dinner at Carmine's and after dinner, he explained Grappa and that we should have a smooth Grappa.  his explaniation was exactly on point of digestivo as noted in the wiki and the fact that you can eat and eat and not be full afterwards.  his story about a lunch with family and friends that ended at midnight expanded his story. the waiter brought a small wine glass of Grappa, my Italian friend tried it and didn't like it.  after a few words, in Italian, the waiter brought a second glass which my Italian friend blessed.  all four of us slowly sipped our Grappa.  if anyone has dined at Carmine's, they will greatly appreciate each meal served provides a quantity of food for two.  of course, the diner was excellent and I over ate.  as my Italian friend described, I did not have the full or bloated feeling I thought I would have after consuming such a meal.  not that I suggest one uses this to over eat, of course.  it could come in handy if you do go to Carmines' in Time Square!!! —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 72.82.178.31 (talk) 23:50, 20 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Grappa, some experience 

message: Regulation (EC) No. 110/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 January 2008 on the definition, description, presentation, labelling and the protection of spirit drinks regulates:  “Grape marc spirit or grape marc is a spirit drink which meets the following conditions:  it is produced exclusively from grape marc”. (Cfr. Annex II, n. 6)
Oxford and other English dictionaries describe as something different “pomace” and “marc”. It is fraud changing consciously the official words. Is it consciously done?
For the rest the word “pomace” is not recognized as an English word by “Word PC software”. Instead marc is recognised as an English “word” in “Word”.  González del Valle (talk) 17:12, 25 March 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ad. V.Pomace. Official language ought to be used  

message: It has to be proved with reliable sources that most grappa includes stems and seeds in the distillation. EC regulation does not requite that inclusion. The opposite. It produces methanol.
González del Valle (talk) 17:32, 25 March 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ad. V. “But also stems and seeds” 

message: In the Wikipedia  “Brandy” entrance  (Cfr- 3.3) are specifically contemplated “Pomace Brandies”. “Orujo” is one of the most typical  pomace brandies. It is consequent with Wikipedia terminology to write “Spanish orujo brandy” instead of “Spanish orujo liquor”. 
Revising Wikipedia lexicon could be an  alternative. 81.9.163.73 (talk) 17:58, 25 March 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  A. V. “Orujo liquor” and “orujo brandy” 

message: Grappa  is not of Italian origin. Grappa is an Italian word.
Brandy is an English word. That does not means that  brandy has English origin.González del Valle (talk) 02:59, 25 March 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ad V. “of Italian origin” 

message: The assertions that follow are based in old Regulation n º 1557/89 no more in force. Actual Regulation  (No. 110/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 January 2008 on the definition, description, presentation, labelling and the protection of spirit drinks) does not protect “grappa” the same way. 81.9.160.53 (talk) 03:20, 25 March 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ad V. “grappa is now protected” etc.

message: I've removed this paragraph added by User:213.140.11.128:
:Now Grappa is considered an elegant distilled beverage as Whiskey, Cognac etc,and this international success of Grappa is due to the Nonino family, who first created in 1973 the single varietal Grappa, the monovitigno (before only existed Grappa of mixed pomaces) and, in 1984, Nonino family revolutionized again the Grappa's world by distilling first of all the whole grape, obtaining the Ministerial authorization by their specific request.
If this information is included anywhere in any form, it should be in an article on Nonino. I know next to nothing on Nonino so I encourage something else to create one. Here is another useful link. —mako (talk•contribs) 21:50, 1 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Nonino 

message: That assertion is insulting and ought to be removed. Grappa is usually made with good wines and good  grape pomace.81.9.160.53 (talk) 03:32, 25 March 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  A.V. “Most grappa in made”, etc.

message: The distinction between grappa and eau de vie should be discussed in the article. Badagnani 08:46, 27 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[Eau de vie]] 

message: In at least the Oltrepo Pavese region of Italy, two kinds of grappa are brewed: the cheaper, harsher grappa brewed from pomace, called "sgrüja" in the local dialect, and the more expensive, smoother grappa made from whole grapes, called "üga" in the local dialect.  The article doesn't mention this latter kind, asserting that grappa is made from pomace and pomace alone.  Is "üga" technically something other than grappa, or should this be mentioned in the article?  Are there other regions of Italy where whole-grape grappa is brewed?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Saintp (talk • contribs) 19:56, 17 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Pomace grappa and whole-grape grappa 

message: This article said "between 50% and 80% alcohol by volume", which I don't think is wrong. First, the only bottle of grappa I own says 38% (way below 50%), and second, from experience with other beverages I seriously doubt that over 60% is very drinkable or over 50% very enjoyable. So I've changed to the statement in :it:Grappa which said 37.5% to 60%. Feel free to find reliable sources which allow the statement to be refined further, but the old statement was definitely wrong. Tomas e (talk) 09:08, 14 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Alcohol content of Grappa 

message: To whom it may concern:
The name MAROLO (Distilleria F.lli Marolo) and their link should be added as one of the most known and leading grappa producer. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grappa
Among the most well-known producers of grappa are Nonino, Berta, Sibona, Nardini, Jacopo Poli, Brotto, Domenis and Bepi Tosolini. While these grappas are produced in significant quantities and exported, there are many thousands of smaller local and regional grappas, all with distinct character.
The distillery's web link is http://www.marolo.com/
Pls. advise if I need to present additional documentation showing that Marolo is among the MOST WELL-KNOWN PRODUCERS OF GRAPPA
Many thanks.
Best regards.
Alex Boselli
Vice President
Premium Brands, Inc.
69-13 Fleet Street
Forest Hills, NY 11375-5165
e-mail: PremiumB@aol.com
WEB site: www.paoloboselli.com
718-263-4094phn
76.106.116.110 (talk) 02:40, 30 December 2008 (UTC)
replies: text:  I don't think Marolo is anywhere near as common a brand as Nonino or Nardini. I'm not saying that they don't make good grappa, just that it's not as well known a brand as some of the others listed. 203.97.110.64 (talk) 10:03, 28 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Most well-known producers of Grappa should include Distilleria Marolo 

message: The article says that 
the woody parts of the grapes such as stems and seeds are co-fermented with the sugar-rich juice, producing wood alcohol which is toxic
but the link to the wood alcohol and ethanol fermentation pages seem to say that cellulose (i.e. wood) cannot normally be fermented, and that methonal is produced from wood by an industrial-chemical process (destructive distillation). So what is fermented in grappa production must be sugar (in the presence of wood). From this, I don't think the stems and seeds would make the drink dangerous. I'm not sure though - perhaps someone who knows more about this could comment / amend the page.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.156.104.162 (talk) 15:52, 23 November 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Wood alcohol 

message: Grappa gives me amazingly bad hangovers. Have any other Grappa drinkers discovered this as well? Why is this?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.107.88.189 (talk) 15:49, 27 May 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Hangovers 

message: <<even if moonshine operations will never completely disappear, they are now very rare.>>
This is the opposite of true. Home-made grappa is quite common.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.87.15.60 (talk) 13:40, 8 September 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Home-made ("moonshine") grappa is very common 

message: A recent change noted: "Nope. Grappa can also be from the Italian parts of Switzerland". I believe the laws have all changed now (or should I say -- yet once again! lol) ; must be made on "territorio nazionale" which also excludes San Marino, Vatican City, etc. etc. See 1 August 2011 decree: http://www.cooksinfo.com/edible.nsf/pages/grappa/$file/Decreto-11A12466-scheda-tecnica-della-grappa.pdf
Cheers.
Randal Oulton (talk) 21:35, 3 August 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Grappa in Switzlerland 

message: The following comment from the history section seems to be complete conjecture and should be removed or sourced
"Distillation useful for producing beverages was not discovered until the eighth century, and it likely took about two more centuries for the technology to travel from its home in the Levant and Persia to Italy (likely by route of the Crusades)."
173.73.174.29 (talk) 05:52, 25 February 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  History section  

message: What does "acid-based" mean in this context? Is it just that the beverage is acidic?
Dwiki (talk) 16:48, 2 June 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: No, it was an unreverted vandalism.--Phso2 (talk) 17:03, 2 June 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Acid-based