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Reader's Comments - February
By Salem Monthly Editors
from Salem Monthly, Section Opinion - Letters
Posted on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 11:25:03 PM PDT

Pissed, not buzzed - In response to: Nutritional box may grace wine bottles

First, the label you display is not what was proposed by the Trade and Tax Bureau ("New label requirements give oregon wineries a buzz," vol. 4, issue10). TTB's proposal, I believe, includes carbs, fat, and protein and doesn't include a picture icon.  

Secondly, I am so tired of reading about wineries complaining about how this information will not "fit" on a 750 ml bottle of wine.  
You have got to be kidding me.

If a full Nutrition Facts Panel and Ingredient list fits on a packet of artificial sweetner (1.5 by 1 inches), then I'm sure it will fit on a 750 ml bottle of wine together with any other information the winemaker wants to add.

I, for one, would love to see this type of information on the wines that I drink. Why should alcohol beverages be exempt while all other food and beverage products (including candy bars) have this type of information?  

I'd like to see ingredients too.

-- Anonymous






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