40 years ago Austria wineries got caught sweetening wine with antifreeze, nearly killing the industry (and their customers)

In 1985, Austrian winemakers faced a problem: Their wines weren't sweet enough for the German market's taste. Rather than adding corn syrup like normal criminals, they mixed in diethylene glycol, aka antifreeze. The chemical m…
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