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- Island Girl - 11-30-1999
Hello Everyone:
I'm very new here please bear with me. My husband and I were out looking for any wines that does not have any sulfites in it. Can anyone help us get a list of wines that does not contain sulfites. I appreciate very much for the help I can get.
Thank you,
IG
- Jerry D Mead - 12-01-1999
Sorry, Island Girl...there's no such thing. Sulfite is a naturally occuring bi-product of fermentation. Any fermented product contains some sulfite...and that includes bread, soy sauce, beer, etc.
It is true that for centuries winemakers the world over have added tiny amounts (parts per million) of additional sulfite to act as an anti-oxidant. The amounts of sulfite in wine are so minute that they seem only to bother the most hyper-allergic...and you are much more likely to find quantities of sulfite that might cause a reaction on restaurant salad bars or in fresh seafood cases at the market.
Because of modern winemaking techniques (micro-filtration, etc)today's wines have the least quantity of sulfite that they have ever had.
I'm curious...why especially are you seeking sulfite-free wine?
- Randy Caparoso - 12-04-1999
Sulfites are in all wines. This is as true as the day is light and the night is dark.
But there are a number of wineries who make it a policy not to utilize sulphur in either the vineyard or in the winery, and so there is just the bare, natural minimum in their wines. Frog's Leap (who makes terrific Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Zinfandel and Cabernet Sauvignon) and Frey (best for their Zinfandel and Petite Sirah) in California, for instance, follow that regime.
In France, it's mostly red wine producers. There's the famous Domaine Tempier as well as Domaine de Gautiere in Provence, and Breton, Foillard, Thevenet, and Lapierre in the Morgon district of Beaujolais (four of the infamous, super-naturalist "Gang of Five"). Is this what you're thinking of? There are more, if you are wondering.