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Wine Facts -
What is Vegan
Wine?
Vegan Wine is a
Surprising and Delightful Complement to Vegan Food -
Satisfying the Strictest of Vegetarian Demands!
During the wine making process both organic
and non-organic vintners typically employ the
use of clarifying/fining
agents derived from animal
products - those ranging from egg whites, egg
albumin, casein (milk protein) and gelatin (derived from
animal bones) to chitin (obtained from lobster and crab
shells) and isinglass
(a fish by-product).
 Fining is the process
which makes cloudy wine clear, and removes "off" tastes
and unwanted substances missed during the filtration
part of the process. As the fining
agents are poured into the wine, they pass
from top to bottom, acting as magnets that attract the
unwanted particles. Once completing their journey
they are removed -
theoretically leaving no traces of them
behind.
It is the agents used for
fining that determine the
suitability of wine for Vegans.
Fining agents used to
process Vegan Wines are
typically organic, plant or mineral-based
material such as bentonite clay, kaolin, carbon
or diatomaceous earth (rock made from pulverized
algae).
It is fortunate that there are wines
available that have had no contact with animal matter
whatsoever. It is unfortunate however that
finding them is difficult, as they are not always
readily available, or clearly labeled. Then too, once
you locate one of these Vegan
Wines you'll find that it may not be
produced as vegan in a
subsequent vintage of that same wine.
French Wine Online carries a selection of
Organic / Vegan Wines in Reds, White, Sparkling
and Dessert to meet your widest range of Mood
and Vegan Food pairing needs. As with all of
our Organic Wines, you will find their taste is
unsurpassed!
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"I
have had the Domaine La Batteuse [Vegan
Chardonnay] and truly enjoyed the taste.
Thanks again for the chance to taste a little of
heaven."
Kelley Shomaker, via
e-mail |
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