Although it may seem like a paradox, it is not the first time that someone has asked us if our wines They are vegan, that is, they are suitable for people who follow a vegan diet.
As you know the Vegan diet excludes all types of meat or traces of animal origin (milk, eggs, honey, cheese and butter). Normally, it is a lifestyle or philosophy that goes beyond food, so it also avoids the use of objects and clothing of animal origin.
Winemaking: clarification process
Some of you may wonder how a wine, a product that comes from grapes, that is, of plant origin, can not be vegan. The fact is that not all wines are vegan .
During the winemaking process, after fermentation, the wines are cloudy, they have different natural materials in suspension that will mostly settle over time. To eliminate this "turbidity" what is called "turbidity" is done. clarification of wine , removing remaining impurities from the grape or yeast before bottling.
Clarification can be carried out in many ways and It is often made with animal products . For example, egg white (or powdered albumin) is often used in red and rosé wines, and milk derivatives such as casein are often used in white wines.
Apart from these products (albumins), products of marine origin (alginates) and proteins of vegetable origin (pea and potato), mineral origin (bentonite, which is often used in white wines) or chemical nature (silicic anhydride, PVP and PVPP) can also be used.
Vegan wine
For a Wine that is suitable for consumption by a vegan person must not be made with clarifiers of animal origin or omit this process .
In the case of our wines, We are not certified vegan , but During our production process we do not use clarification of animal origin.