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Saturday, Mar 23, 2002
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Travel & Places Variety - Domestic Travel Taste the best Frederick Noronha
An octogenarian wine-maker from Goa, Edwin Saldanha, who has published a book offering all the secrets of making wine, believes that a tiny bit of wine is healthy, specially after one crosses two-score and tenSaldanha has authored the book Successful Goan Home Wines. His advice: a small 40 to 60 millilitre peg, taken at food time, and well diluted for those above 50. This, he believes, could help improve digestion and circulation. "My book is the only one in the whole world that tells you how to make wine from tropical fruits," he says. It has recipes on how to make wine from mangoes, bananas, cashews, and even kokum and jambul. "I've make wine from everything. A lady-journalist asked me what I make wine from." The old man who has been making wine from the age of 13, told her, "Just about everything; even soles of old shoes!" Goa had a tradition of affluent women closely guarding secrets on making wine. "They don't sell it, but only use it for festivals and feasts." But he believes adulteration is ruining Goa's traditional liquors, including the potent and strong-flavoured brew feni.
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