Comments on: The More You Know http://blog.snooth.com/2008/05/09/the-more-you-know/ Find Better Wines Sun, 12 Oct 2008 23:08:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.2 By: ccarpita http://blog.snooth.com/2008/05/09/the-more-you-know/#comment-5120 ccarpita Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://blog.snooth.com/2008/05/09/the-more-you-know/#comment-5120 I am all for informing the consumer, but I think having standard FDA nutritional facts on a bottle of wine would be a waste of ink. It's bad enough you have to see it on bottled water. However, I agree that the alcohol content should be precisely reported, or the average measurement should be used instead of the bottom of the band. Taxes should be reduced accordingly. I am all for informing the consumer, but I think having standard FDA nutritional facts on a bottle of wine would be a waste of ink. It’s bad enough you have to see it on bottled water. However, I agree that the alcohol content should be precisely reported, or the average measurement should be used instead of the bottom of the band. Taxes should be reduced accordingly.

]]> By: oceank8 http://blog.snooth.com/2008/05/09/the-more-you-know/#comment-5123 oceank8 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://blog.snooth.com/2008/05/09/the-more-you-know/#comment-5123 Doesn't make much sense how they think this will get people to drink responsibly. I would imagine most people wont read the label and those that do, it wont have any affect on their drinking. Doesn’t make much sense how they think this will get people to drink responsibly. I would imagine most people wont read the label and those that do, it wont have any affect on their drinking.

]]> By: philip http://blog.snooth.com/2008/05/09/the-more-you-know/#comment-5114 philip Fri, 09 May 2008 19:39:57 +0000 http://blog.snooth.com/2008/05/09/the-more-you-know/#comment-5114 Scott - there's a space issue as well. The nutritional information takes up a fair amount of space, so wineries might end up using those concertina style labels that drug packaging has. Also, at some point people will realize there's limited "nutritional" value in wine. There are calories from the ethanol of course, but thats about it, unless Mega Purple suddenly comes with riboflavin Scott - there’s a space issue as well. The nutritional information takes up a fair amount of space, so wineries might end up using those concertina style labels that drug packaging has.

Also, at some point people will realize there’s limited “nutritional” value in wine. There are calories from the ethanol of course, but thats about it, unless Mega Purple suddenly comes with riboflavin

]]> By: mark http://blog.snooth.com/2008/05/09/the-more-you-know/#comment-5115 mark Fri, 09 May 2008 19:50:17 +0000 http://blog.snooth.com/2008/05/09/the-more-you-know/#comment-5115 I've always thought that it was the anti-alcohol sentiment with respect to youth that caused the drinking problem as opposed to people not knowing how many calories are in a glass of wine or what the alcohol percentage is. Sure, let's fill everyone in on the specifics as we do for other food products but back in Health Ed in middle school our teacher said wine was 14% ABV and that's basically all one needs to know to gauge his or her limits. I’ve always thought that it was the anti-alcohol sentiment with respect to youth that caused the drinking problem as opposed to people not knowing how many calories are in a glass of wine or what the alcohol percentage is. Sure, let’s fill everyone in on the specifics as we do for other food products but back in Health Ed in middle school our teacher said wine was 14% ABV and that’s basically all one needs to know to gauge his or her limits.

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