Vinchase natural wines are additive free!
Wine is one of only commercial goods that does not require a list of ingredients, even though the FDA allows for up to seventy (70) additives. These additives are used in the conventional winemaking process and are used to alter the flavors, acidity, texture, aroma and color of the wines. Some of the ingredients allowed are made from animal product, thus making the wines not vegan friendly. Sugar is often added to hide flaws in the wine, most would be surprised to learn that some of the best selling conventional wines contain up to 20g of sugar per liter. You can find these mass produced wines in the supermarket, wine shop, online, or any chain store. You won’t find them on Vinchase.
Vinchase wines are fully fermented dry and do not contain sugar or any other additives.
Here is a list of allowed ingredients in wine in the United States:
| Type or purpose of addition | Permitted additives |
|---|---|
| Acidification | tartaric acid |
| Clarification | calcium alginate potassium alginate potassium caseinate casein isinglass silicon dioxide edible gelatine acacia (gum arabic) milk/lactalbumin proteins of plant origin ovalbumin (egg white) alumino silicates ferrous sulfate |
| Decolourants | polyvinyl-polypyr-rolidone (PVPP) activated charcoal |
| Deacidification | lactic bacteria neutral potassium tartrate potassium bicarbonate calcium carbonate |
| Deodorant | copper sulfate |
| Elaboration | oak chips metatartaric acid water |
| Enrichment | concentrated grape must rectified concentrated grape must saccharose tannin oxygen |
| Enzymes | betaglucanase pectolytics urease |
| Fermentation | fresh lees ammonium bisulphite thiamine hydrochloride yeast cell walls yeasts for wine production diammonium phosphate ammonium sulphate ammonium sulphite |
| Sequestrants | fresh lees potassium ferrocyanide calcium phytate citric acid |
| Stabilisation | calcium tartrate potassium bitartrate yeast mannoproteins |
| Preservatives | sorbic acid sulphur dioxide argon nitrogen potassium bisulphite dimethyl dicarbonate (DMDC) carbon dioxide potassium metabisulphite/disulfite allyl isothiocyanate lysozyme potassium sorbate ascorbic acid |