tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499957141699011933.post677425064296680798..comments2024-03-10T10:36:09.923+00:00Comments on Gem of The Ocean: One of Life's Mysteries - Strong Altar Winegemoftheoceanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05521207668262592414noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499957141699011933.post-21311894296974242582007-12-16T02:38:00.000+00:002007-12-16T02:38:00.000+00:00Thanks, anon!Thanks, anon!gemoftheoceanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05521207668262592414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499957141699011933.post-12501496438196804992007-12-11T11:32:00.000+00:002007-12-11T11:32:00.000+00:00Some approved altar wines are fortified. Of course...Some approved altar wines are fortified. Of course, altar wine is required to be pure grape wine. Pure grape brandy is used to fortify the wine, thus being appropriate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499957141699011933.post-37041437162790631222007-11-29T19:14:00.000+00:002007-11-29T19:14:00.000+00:00Well, the variety we get for Mass is 100% made of ...Well, the variety we get for Mass is 100% made of the grape and approved. It's not just this brand of wine, I've seen that to be the case in many instances. Typically I see from 19-22 percent or so. Back when I was in college and first assisting in the sacristy it was one of the first things I noticed.<BR/><BR/>Karengemoftheoceanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05521207668262592414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499957141699011933.post-12895639012135552952007-11-29T18:54:00.000+00:002007-11-29T18:54:00.000+00:0020% sounds like a fortified wine (ie. alcohol adde...20% sounds like a fortified wine (ie. alcohol added or distilled) which would be a no-no. The website lists port as one of their varieties which I believe is also a no-no (I sound like a little kid!) But since I don't know how they make the wine (and the fact that their diocese has OK'd it is no guarentee). Also wines can be tricky (I attended Mass at one very concervative convent in San Francisco where the variety they used tasted like a berry win, but it wasn't). (I've always wanted to use cream sherry but that is also a no-no! :-(ArchAngel's Advocatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00475482633072586712noreply@blogger.com