Wine Gums

[Tropicalsenior]

2 minutes ago, TdeV said:

I remember them from my childhood, so of course I had to buy some!

You know that we are going to expect pictures and an in-depth review.

[TdeV]

40 minutes ago, Tropicalsenior said:

You know that we are going to expect pictures and an in-depth review.

 

I bought both kinds, regular and sour, so I will let you know.

[Mjx]

On 1/7/2025 at 2:16 AM, liuzhou said:

 

 

Same texture but there's no real wine flavour.

 

I'm wondering whether wine gums' composition varies from country to country, because where I've found these (EU and USA), their texture is less elastic/rubbery than that of gummy bears. The flavours are standard fruit flavours.

[liuzhou]

13 minutes ago, Mjx said:

The flavours are standard fruit flavours.

 

Yes. As are all wine gums I've ever eaten.

I can't comment on comparisons with gummy bears, which I've only eaten once and that was decades ago although my unreliable memory would put them firmer than wine gums.

 

 

Edited Wednesday at 01:35 PM by liuzhou (log)

[Kerry Beal]

I would agree that wine gums are less elastic and chewy/rubbery than gummies. Tough comes to mind. 

[MaryIsobel]

Wine gums were a relatively cheap confection when I was a kid so I chose them often. Definitely not comparable to gummies - much chewier but not as sticky in the teeth as gummies. Now I'll have to seek out a roll (that's how they came when I was young.)

[Tropicalsenior]

On 1/8/2025 at 7:35 AM, liuzhou said:

Yes. As are all wine gums I've ever eaten.

Okay, I have to ask. If they are not made of wine and they have no wine flavor why are they called wine gums?

[TdeV]

43 minutes ago, Tropicalsenior said:

Okay, I have to ask. If they are not made of wine and they have no wine flavor why are they called wine gums?

 

@liuzhou explains at the top of this post.

[Tropicalsenior]

4 minutes ago, TdeV said:

 

@liuzhou explains at the top of this post.

Thank you. That does explain who named them and who invented them but it still doesn't say why he named them that.

[liuzhou]

I did give a tentative explanation, but in this post.

 

On 1/7/2025 at 7:36 AM, liuzhou said:

Those produced by the original British companies had the names of various wines formed on top of them - port, champagne, claret, sherry etc. They were marketed as 'wine substitutes' as part of the Temperance Movement, although that may have been in deference to old man Bassett's extreme beliefs.

 

 

Edited 7 hours ago by liuzhou (log)