tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-379527437394692794.post1310195770359920442..comments2023-03-03T15:52:39.407+00:00Comments on Credit Crunch Drinking: The great mineral water rip-offFiona Becketthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12970779962455905201noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-379527437394692794.post-2840277709753938602009-09-04T21:43:44.964+01:002009-09-04T21:43:44.964+01:00I'm a bit late, but I'm with Barm: I'd...I'm a bit late, but I'm with Barm: I'd much rather trust a heavily regulated Water Authority than a profiteering drinks company. Remember when Coca-Cola just tried bottling tap water anyway. Bottled water should just be banned. Its waste of resources is immoral, and justifying it by saying the profits will keep restaurants in business just shows how warped our logic is when we want to defend our excesses.Graham Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05125684354979529715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-379527437394692794.post-30389355793815280072009-02-13T20:42:00.000+00:002009-02-13T20:42:00.000+00:00Water authorities are far, far more stringently re...Water authorities are far, far more stringently regulated than mineral water producers. I don't have any concerns about mineral water being impure, but neither do I have the remotest fear of being poisoned by my tap water.Rob Sterowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07870233673933087794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-379527437394692794.post-66444093367712984042009-02-05T17:30:00.000+00:002009-02-05T17:30:00.000+00:00Yes, love to see it. Do send.Yes, love to see it. Do send.Fiona Becketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12970779962455905201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-379527437394692794.post-38821852533059057742009-02-05T12:37:00.000+00:002009-02-05T12:37:00.000+00:00The Gers is not somewhere I would want to spend my...The Gers is not somewhere I would want to spend my relative youth, Fiona! I would miss the bright lights of London too much...<BR/><BR/>I only had time to visit a very small family owned foie farm where the ducks were cleanly kept with fresh air and natural light. <BR/><BR/>The trip was really about the rich genetic heritage of grape vines like Tannat (star of 'The Red Wine Diet') and the blending of the top cuvees for Producteurs Plaimont. <BR/><BR/>Having visited, I've become very interested in the so-called 'French Paradox' if it even is that. If you like, I'll be happy to send you the link to the article when ready.Douglas Blydehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07246988475977393027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-379527437394692794.post-1556227005376648022009-02-04T21:21:00.000+00:002009-02-04T21:21:00.000+00:00I must go there. Sounds a really interesting place...I must go there. Sounds a really interesting place.<BR/><BR/>What was your reaction to your foie gras trip? Did you visit a farm?Fiona Becketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12970779962455905201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-379527437394692794.post-8415386846510174202009-02-04T16:42:00.000+00:002009-02-04T16:42:00.000+00:00It was indeed Curtain Road's 'Saf'.Incidentally I ...It was indeed Curtain Road's 'Saf'.<BR/><BR/>Incidentally I just went on a press trip to the Gers - I was thinking about your Decanter article on Foie Gras when seeing the birds being fed and their large livers in the market (and on the plate).Douglas Blydehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07246988475977393027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-379527437394692794.post-85678948329959376782009-02-03T09:56:00.000+00:002009-02-03T09:56:00.000+00:00I certainly take your point on cost grounds, boak....I certainly take your point on cost grounds, boak. Just a bit uneasy about scrupulousness (or otherwise) of water authorities.Fiona Becketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12970779962455905201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-379527437394692794.post-58164906577543531262009-02-01T18:40:00.000+00:002009-02-01T18:40:00.000+00:00Tap water every time. The only time I drink bottl...Tap water every time. The only time I drink bottled water is if I can't get near a tap.Boakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17657725007230709027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-379527437394692794.post-41825018363382424262009-02-01T10:30:00.000+00:002009-02-01T10:30:00.000+00:00Was that Saf, Douglas - sounds fascinating. And y...Was that Saf, Douglas - sounds fascinating. And yes, you're right about water revenue, particularly in these hard times.Fiona Becketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12970779962455905201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-379527437394692794.post-82630828710979013962009-02-01T00:07:00.000+00:002009-02-01T00:07:00.000+00:00Two points, which may be of interest, inspired by ...Two points, which may be of interest, inspired by your post: <BR/>1. I was recently served filtered water adjusted to a sharp pH of 9.5, served with a slice of cucumber. The venue happened to be offering meticulous vegan food and the marriage was harmonious;<BR/>2. I believe that if people boycott buying H2O in restaurants en masse then restaurateurs will be forced to put up prices elsewhere - to regain the dehydrated revenue...Douglas Blydehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07246988475977393027noreply@blogger.com