In article >,
"Giusi" > wrote:

> "Dan Abel" > ha scritto nel messaggio news:dabel-
> > "Giusi" > wrote:
> >
> >> Cream of Tartar is not sold here. It is made from the scrapings of
> >> Italian
> >> wine barrels and that is shipped to the USA where they produce cream of
> >> tartar, but they don't ship it back here. Why? I don't know.
> >
> > I don't know either. That makes no sense. They must throw away tons of
> > the stuff around here, why would they import it from Italy? And why is >
> > it so expensive?
>
> I think you have an exaggerated idea of how much American wine is made in
> wooden barrels. As to why it is expensive, dunno. Ask them!

By "around here", I didn't mean the entire US. I live close to a
premium wine area for the US.

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Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA