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Wine and Sulfites

By: Sarmaad

Sulfite free wine does not exist in nature. It’s physically impossible. However, low sulfites wines are becoming popular today.

There is a movement in the wine making industry that wants to eliminate wine that contains sulfite. Why? It’s a chemical preservative. But let’s look at what it actually does.

What are Sulfites?

During wine making sulfites are added to stop bacterial development and oxidation. In sulfite free wine, no sulfites are added to the wine during the winemaking process, however, they are naturally produced in the fermentation process. So, there is technically no such thing as a sulfite free wine.

Today winemakers have often abused them to mask smells from the wine or a poor quality crop of grapes. Sulfites have been linked to health issues including headaches, respiratory problems, rashes, and other allergic reactions. The sulfites that are added cause these allergic reactions, whereas the naturally occurring sulfites usually does not cause these side effects.

The biggest complaint about sulfites is the side effect of headaches. While sulfites can cause headaches, naturally occurring tannins released from the skins of the grapes are more likely the cause of headaches. But people are uncertain and no evidence has been carried out to illustrate the side effects of sulfites. So for now, organic advocates will say that if it is not occurring naturally, it should not be added.

Organic Wine and Sulfites.

Sulfites have not been added to organic wine, but during the fermentation process sulfites naturally occure, from the skin of the grapes. So, organic wines have to maintain a level of sulfites less than 100 parts per million (ppm), as opposed to the 350 ppm limit for non-organic wine makers.

If you are worried with added sulfites, you should be informed that European wines have significantly more sulfites than American wines. Also, red wines contains half of the sulfites content as white wines.

Taste of Sulfite Free Wines.

Many people have complained over the years about the taste of wines with no added sulfites. This is why organic wines have not taken off.

Although sulfite free wines have a brown tint to them, organic wine lovers are touting the rich, true flavor of the wine when no sulfites are added. But, still others will swear that sulfite free wine tastes like battery acid.

Since wine tasting is such a personal choice,only you can decide if you like the flavor of truly organic wine with no added sulfites. Organic wines are not usually found on shop shelves, instead can be found at local restaurants and wineries. Since the nature of sulfite free wine is that it cannot sit for long periods of time without some spoilage, these untainted bouquets may never be for mass consumption.

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