On Friday, April 22, 2016 at 1:28:48 PM UTC-7, yeahright wrote:
> "jmcquown" wrote in message ...
>
> >A neighbor gifted me with a box of white zinfandel wine before heading back
> >to his home up north. This isn't one of the wines I care to drink. I
> >figured perhaps I can use it in cooking. Before googling and coming up
> >with a ton of untried recipes I thought I'd ask here. Any suggestions?
>
> >Jill
>
> White zin generally has sugar added. The wonderful dark skins of the zin
> grape have been stripped off and the wine sweetened. It's for wimps, and I
> would avoid cooking with it.
>
> To restate, it's crap.
>

No sugar can be added to California White Zin, and where else
does White Zin come from?

Sugar can only be added to sparkling wines in California, to produce
the secondary fermentation. Per the California Code of
Regulations:

§ 17010. Provisions Applicable to Wine Produced in California.
17 CA ADC § 17010BARCLAYS OFFICIAL CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS
Barclays Official California Code of Regulations Currentness
Title 17. Public Health
Division 1. State Department of Health Services
Chapter 5. Sanitation (Environmental)
Subchapter 2. Foods and Drugs
Group 2. Definitions and Standards
Article 14. Wine Standards and Prohibited Practices (Refs & Annos)
17 CCR § 17010
§ 17010. Provisions Applicable to Wine Produced in California.
The following provisions shall apply to wines produced in California:
(a) Sugar Use. No sugar, or material containing sugar, other than pure condensed grape must, and no water in excess of the minimum amount necessary to facilitate normal fermentation, may be used in the production or cellar treatment of any grape wine except: