And when you take your next drink of water, remember that the hydrogen in it was created some 13.7 billion years ago shortly after the Big Bang. I swear I detect a hint of "liveliness" in every sip. Bob
On Tue, Jan 10, 2012 at 10:16 AM, Pete Pete <rsvp...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > Mexico Doug mentioned a meteorite corkscrew, Dec 31, 2011 on MPOD... > http://www.tucsonmeteorites.com/mpodPic.asp?DD=12/31/2011&WYD= > > > > If someone could convince this guy he should sprinkle a pinch of meteorite in > every fermenting barrel, we could get rid of the tons of cutting dust we all > have! > > CHEERS! > > Pete > > > > http://www.eveningnews24.co.uk/news/norwich_man_creates_out_of_this_world_wine_in_chile_1_1172747 > > http://www.eveningnews24.co.uk/news/norwich_man_creates_out_of_this_world_wine_in_chile_1_1172747 > > Norwich man creates out of this world wine in Chile > > > > Ian Hutcheon, who grew up in Hellesdon, has just launched a new Cabernet > Sauvignon wine called Meteorito, which is believed to be the first wine aged > with a meteorite formed during the birth of the solar system. > > It was created at Mr Hutcheon’s Tremonte Vineyard in Chile and at the nearby > astronomy centre, Centro Astronomico Tagua Tagua, which the 40-year-old also > runs. > > Mr Hutcheon said: “I have been involved in wines and astronomy for many, many > years and I wanted to find some way of combining the two. > > “When you drink this wine you are drinking elements from the birth of the > solar system.” > > Mr Hutcheon said the meteorite, which is about three inches wide, is from an > American collector’s private collection, and that it was formed about 4.5 > billion years ago and crashed into the Atacama Desert in northern Chile about > 6,000 years ago. > > He explains on the wine’s label: “The meteorite used in the creation of this > wine came from the Asteroid Belt between Mars and Jupiter, and the idea > behind submerging it in wine was to give everybody the opportunity to touch > something from space, and extra-terrestrial rock, the very history of the > Solar System, and feel it via a grand wine.” > > He said he has so far created about 10,000 litres of the wine, and that since > it was launched it has created a lot of attention and even been featured on > Chile’s national news. > > The process of making the first lot of Meteorito began in April 2010 when the > grapes were picked from Mr Hutcheon’s mountain vineyard which is planted on > an old gold mine and is about 100km south-west of Chile’s capital Santiago. > > The fruit then went through a process of alcoholic fermentation for about 25 > days, before undergoing malolactic fermentation for about 12 months to refine > the taste of the wine – it was during this process that the wine was held in > a wooden barrel with the ancient meteorite, before being blended with some > more Cabernet Sauvignon wine. > > Mr Hutcheon said he believes the meteorite gives the finished wine a > “livelier taste”. > > The wine is currently sold exclusively at the Centro Astronomico Tagua Tagua > and Mr Hutcheon said he would like to export it to other countries including > the UK. > > Mr Hutcheon, who grew up in Clovelly Drive, Hellesdon, spent many years > travelling extensively around South America before settling in Chile. > > In 2007 he launched his own observatory which went on to become Centro > Astronomico Tagua Tagua, and in 2013 it will host the International Astronomy > Congress. In July 2009 he bought his mountain vineyard. > > He is married to Karen and has two children – Emilia, almost two, and > eight-month-old Max. > > Mr Hutcheon often returns to Norfolk to visit his parents Brenda and David > Hutcheon, who now live in Worstead, and his sister Louise and brothers Paul > and Steven also live in the Norwich area. > > For more information on Mr Hutcheon’s vineyard and astronomy centre visit > www.tremonte.cl and www.centroastronomico.com > ______________________________________________ > HAPPY HOLIDAYS!! > Visit the Archives at > http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ HAPPY HOLIDAYS!! Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
