Those wacky Canadians: Contented cows slurp wine

[Robin Garr]

Wine-fed cows a hit with chefs
Cooks love the unique flavour -- and cattle also seem to like a bottle of wine with supper
BY MIA STAINSBY, VANCOUVER SUN JULY 24, 2010

The B.C. wine industry just got a big boost from a new market segment: Cows.

Unfortunately, these cows meet a sad end -- but they do spend 90 of their last days living it up, drinking red Okanagan wine, and they do seem to like it. At least, they moo more and seem to "talk to each other." Could they be comparing vintages and talking about leathery notes in the wine of the day?

The idea of feeding wine to cows was hatched by Janice Ravndahl of Sezmu Meats in Kelowna. (Sezmu is the Egyptian god of wine.) She introduced it to local high-end chefs who, in turn, became drunk with glee.

Full story in the Vancouver Sun
http://www.vancouversun.com/life/Wine+c ... story.html


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This story reminds me of the local winery not to far from here.

They used to have a couple of cows that they fed the left-over grape must after fermentation.
Sadly, they had to stop because the cows kept getting drunk and falling over.

... and hence to the African elephants, who having gorged on a particular overripe fruit, become drunk. By all accounts said elephants tend to become somewhat loud.

Wow - and here we thought we had happy cows in California.

It'll probably catch on in the cow tipping states ... drunk practice cows ... easier to work on your form because they flop over more easily.

IF it takes drunken cows to lure him back, so be it. I just love to see my cousin here!

Cheers GaryB!

JuliaB

I've been doing pizza experiments. Here's one from the dark side!

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[Robin Garr]

I've been doing pizza experiments. Here's one from the dark side!

I could eat that.

... and hence to the African elephants, who having gorged on a particular overripe fruit, become drunk. By all accounts said elephants tend to become somewhat loud.

And that would be marula fruit. Sort of like lemon, kind of. It's the flavoring for Amarula Cream Liqueur from SA.

The elephants get a taste for it and butt the trees with their heads to make the fruit fall down. Baboons, monkeys, warthogs, and other animals eat it as well. It's a drunkfest.

The video also has their hangovers afterwards.

I've been doing pizza experiments. Here's one from the dark side!

I could eat that.

Now, where have I here that before?

Gary, you out in the sun too much?

Now, where have I here that before?