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    Feb 21, 2006, 01:23 PM
    Is wine vegetarian?
    Is wine vegetarian?
    I've never thought about it before but someone asked me today and now it's bugging me not knowing... :confused:
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    Feb 21, 2006, 02:13 PM
    No its not unless it actually states so on the label I could go into major detail if you want but you will be asleep by the end of the post, if you really want to know I suggest you ask ben we both have wine expertese but he used to teach and can explain it better than me
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    Feb 21, 2006, 03:43 PM
    Try this link to a UK site:

    http://www.smithfieldwine.com/shop2/index.php


    Laura,and Ben obviously have good taste... but...

    My fav wine is El Vino Callapso. :D
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    Feb 21, 2006, 04:15 PM
    an extract from the site above (for those idlers who can't be bothered! ):
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    Wine is made from grapes as we all know, however, to improve wines' clarity they usually undergo a process called "fining". Fining can be as simple as letting nature take its course through gravity. This takes time and is not favoured commercially. Therefore, fining agents are commonly used.

    Fining agents used in the production of wine include...

    bentonite gelatine enolophin/kieselsol chitosan
    casein polyclar egg albumen isinglass
    carbon sparkolloid



    The following fining agents are derived from animal / fish products:

    Gelatine
    100% animal derived gelatine. Produced from cooking / controlled partial hydrolysis of fibrous insoluble protein collagen found in bone, tendons, skin and connective tissue.

    Albumen
    Egg whites, usually dried or frozen.

    Casein
    Is sodium or potassium caseinate which is the primary protein in milk. Both are obtained through the precipitating action of acid on milk.

    Isinglass
    Made up of collagen fibres derived from the air bladders of certain fish, usually the swim bladder of the sturgeon.

    Chitosan
    Derived from the shells of shellfish and crustaceans.

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