Guest guest Posted February 15, 2003 Report Share Posted February 15, 2003 Interesting...however, the original post didn't do this short article justice. The whole article is posted below with a few excerpts of special interest. " ...French authorities seized 80,000 litres of wine and 200 kilograms of powdered ox blood that had been used, illegally, to clarify wine...European Union banned wine-related usage of bovine blood in 1997...it is not known how much blood-treated wine was exported between 1997 and 1999... " " ...blood is not an approved wine additive in Australia...Other animal by-products are however, permitted in Australian wines...[such as] egg white, milk casein, gelatine (made from boiled down cattle hooves), and isinglass (made from fish bladders)...for purist vegetarians traces of these substances may remain in finished wine. " " Nowadays a clay-based material known as bentonite is the preferred fining agent for most commercial winemaking... " These excerpts present a much different picture than the poster's subject suggested. However, the issue is further addressed at: http://www.vrg.org/journal/vj97jan/971wine.htm In my assessment, the current process is much like what's portrayed in these excerpts. DaveO " Bloody Red Wine Not Kosher " So you thought wine was a pure, vegetable product! Not so. Vegetarians, vegans, and followers of religious dietary laws will be distressed at news reports confirming that blood is still being used in the production of wine. Early in June French authorities seized 80,000 litres of wine and 200 kilograms of powdered ox blood that had been used, illegally, to clarify wine at 14 Rhone Valley wineries. " The European Union banned wine-related usage of bovine blood in 1997 due to the risk of transmission of mad cow disease (bovine spongiform encephalopathy) to humans, where it is manifested as Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. " The wines confiscated were not vin ordinaire. Twenty five per cent carried the sought-after AOC classification, the remainder rated the lesser VDQS appellation. The tainted wine will be destroyed and, presumably, the manufacturers prosecuted but it is not known how much blood-treated wine was exported between 1997 and 1999. In the history of world winemaking blood has frequently been used as a fining agent in a process that removes protein haze from newly made wines. But, according to the Australian Food Standards Code, blood is not an approved wine additive in Australia. Other animal by-products are however, permitted in Australian wines. They include egg white, milk casein, gelatine (made from boiled down cattle hooves), and isinglass (made from fish bladders). Unfortunately for purist vegetarians traces of these substances may remain in finished wine. Consumers who wish to avoid such wines should seek out the few organic winemakers who as a matter of principle shun the use of animal products altogether. " Nowadays a clay-based material known as bentonite is the preferred fining agent for most commercial winemaking. but bottle labels do not list fining agents nor is there any legal requirement to include such information. " See link to this article's source below... gothbutterfli [gothbutterfli] That is gross. You'd think even non-veggie would find that revolting. ~Lady Elisa --- leblanc <phunkyleblanc333 wrote: > > i know that most wines are filtered using eggs (a > vast majority, sadly), but i've also heard that > many of the " finer " upscale wines are filtered using > bovine blood. i read that the EU had banned this > process because of Mad Cow disease, but i've also > heard recently that not all vineyards comply > especially if they are shipping internationally > (see here: http://www.alsopreview.com/wine/mfbloody.html ). > anyone know anything more about this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 15, 2003 Report Share Posted February 15, 2003 Some of you may be interested in knowing which alcohol products are vegetarian and vegan friendly a great list of these can be found at: www.vnv.org.au/alcohol Regards to the fish, LisA ICQ#: 15562604 *** www.gu.uwa.edu.au/clubs/vegies *** " I think---therefore I'm single... " -Lizz Winstead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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