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Bette,

One man's milk is another man's poison.  You're afraid of wine  
because it might have mold?  Mold is something to be celebrated  
(definition from epicurious.com):

Botrytis cinerea
[boh-TRI-tihs sihn-EHR-ee-uh]
Also called noble rot, this beneficial mold develops on grapes under  
certain environmental conditions. However, under the wrong  
circumstances (such as unripe grapes), gray rot develops and spoils  
the grapes. When carefully cultivated, botrytis causes the grape to  
shrivel, concentrating and intensifying both sugar and flavor. In  
addition, the acid levels remain high, which prevents the resulting  
wines from being cloyingly sweet. Most winemakers are exhilarated  
when noble rot descends on their grapes because it gives them fruit  
from which to make very elegant, intensely flavored DESSERT WINES. In  
California, botrytised wines are usually referred to as LATE HARVEST  
or SELECT LATE HARVEST. In France, where noble rot is called  
pourriture noble, the best-known beneficiaries are the famous wines  
of SAUTERNES. Noble rot is called Edelfäule in Germany, where  
winemakers are experts at producing a large variety of elegant wines  
such as TROCKENBEERENAUSLESE and BEERENAUSLESE. The renowned  
Hungarian TOKAY Aszú is also a popular botrytis-infected wine. In  
Italy, botrytis cinerea is called muffa nobile. A wide range of grape  
varieties are subject to the positive effects of noble rot. These  
include CHENIN BLANC, FURMINT, GEWÜRZTRAMINER, HÁRSLEVELÜ, OPTIMA,  
ORTEGA, RIESLING, SAUVIGNON BLANC, SCHEUREBE, and SÉMILLON.
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to go back on topic, I have used Purina's feeds (Equine Senior and  
Complete Advantage, Equine Junior) since around 1993.  The only  
quality thing I've ever encountered is the occasional bag of CA that  
is too moist, forming balls that have to be broken up.  This is  
"annoying", certainly hasn't happened enough to keep me from  
continuing with their stuff--I wonder if it's the dry climate that  
makes it so suitable.  My herd has never exceeded 3, but surely the  
timeframe is significant enough statistically.  My adults get CA  
every day, though in low quantity.

I like hay cubes as treats, current favorite is Kruse's oat-alfalfa.   
In cold weather, I mix them with hot water to make chunky soup/slurry  
and feed once fully hydrated.  My gang thinks they've died and gone  
to heaven.  Q literally drools when fed them in hand, something about  
this combo.  Of course he's weird, likes orange peels but not orange  
fruit, etc.

Lynne
and the great greys
and no financial interest in Purina LLC except a desire to see some  
of my photos on their feed bags!
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