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Are Frey Wines acceptable to vegans? Yes. Frey Vineyards has made a commitment to formulate all of their organic and Biodynamic wines to be acceptable to vegans. Both our red and white wines are made without using any animal products, which are commonly used in winemaking as fining agents. What are fining agents? Fining is an ancient winemaking practice that clarifies and stabilizes wine. Fining agents are added to a tank or barrel of wine. They drift through the wine, picking up solid matter and eventually sink to the bottom of the container. The clarified wine is siphoned off the top, leaving behind the residue and fining agent resting on the bottom. Hydrolyzed wheat gluten isolate and pea protein isolate are sometimes used as fining agents in wine making. Other fining agents are casein (milk protein), gelatin, egg whites, fish glue and natural bentonite clay. It is important to remember that fining agents precipitate, or sink, to the bottom of the tank or barrel, then are completely separated from the wine before bottling. Although these fining agents are completely removed before the wines are bottled, some consumers may object to their use by a winery. What fining agent is used at Frey Vineyards? Frey Vineyards uses only bentonite, a natural clay from the earth commonly used in winemaking as a fining agent. Are Frey Wines acceptable to people with wheat allergies or celiac disease? We make no health claim regarding our wines. But we do not use any fining agents containing wheat gluten isolate or pea protein -- only bentonite. Our promise to our customers is to continue to produce a completely organic wine, made from carefully tended organic and Biodynamic grapes and free from any additives. |
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Frey Wines are Vegan Wines