I blogged this when Bonny Doon first released the news that they would be including ingredients on their labels. They have just released more specific information, and have indicated that they will be including 2 types of ingredient notifications. The first are for those ingredients that remain in the wine, and the second, for those that are used in the winemaking process but are then REMOVED from said wine.
Randall Grahm Discloses All on New Labels
SANTA CRUZ, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Bonny Doon Vineyard labels will disclose all wine ingredients beginning with the 2007 vintage white and 2006 vintage red wines. As of 2008, consumers will note that all ingredients are listed in two sections on the back label of each bottle of Bonny Doon wine. The first section highlights the wine‘s basic ingredients, i.e. grapes and sulfur dioxide, a preservative, found in the wine. The second section will point out ingredients used in the production of the wine such as bentonite, (a type of clay used to clarify wine prior to bottling) that essentially no longer remain in the wine.I’m writing about this as I really find it to be a real breakthrough for the wine industry (specifically as someone who prefers to know what it is that I am eating/drinking). I wonder how others who restrict certain ingredients from their diet feel about ingredients used strictly for clarifying wine – meaning the ingredients are added and then removed. If you were trying to avoid said ingredients and were told it was added and then removed, how would you feel about it???
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Happy holidays. Drink wine, but DO IT safely!!!!
WTG
Tags: Bonny Doon, ingredients, wine
Well just seen a programme on bbc2 about wine and what ingrediants are not listed on the label. How have they got away with it for so long? when a chentlmen from the wine industry was asked that question his reply was if a wine maker had a mad year and they needed to use more chemicals to help the wine along it would be a disadvantage to them if they had to list what they had used??? get a grip in other word effect there sales is that not part of being in buisness. Do we not have the right to know what we are drinking. eg my wife has asma and this prgramme highlighted that a certain chemical used in some wines can irratate the condidtion and it has? not impressed.
Red wine is ment to be good for you ( when drunk in moderation) but is it really? sorry about the spelling dyslexic. please comment back
You are right Glyn. there are several chemical ingredients that are used by modern wineries to compensate for issues with their wines. If the grapes didn’t have enough acidity the winemaker can add acid. There are chemical agents used for fining and clarifying the wine. There are chemicals used to remove off smells, etc…
Ingredients in wine, while a big challenge to the industry, will be a good thing…
Out and about, after going round some of the super markets and looking at the lables on bottles of wine. It is apprent that you would be lucky to find one with a list of whats in it, apart from the wieght watches one. How long will it be before we see labels on the back on wines telling us what is in them. I will still drink wine but my wife needs to know is in it as it can effect her asma. Well off to watch Chautoe monti now see if his moons are in the right place lol, will his wine be all natural?? Glyn