Vegan wines are A Thing these days. Most supermarkets list vegan wines on their websites, and the Co‑op recently announced it was aiming to increase its offering to 100 wines by the end of the year (Majestic plans to follow suit). It might come as a bit of a surprise that wine wouldn’t be vegan, but animal-derived products such as gelatine and isinglass (made from fish bladders) are routinely used for fining, or clarifying (I don’t fancy the sound of that much, either). And while vegetarians could drink wine fined with casein (milk protein) and egg whites instead, vegans obviously can’t.
The good news is that a significant number of wines already fall into the vegan category, particularly the own-label ranges. The Co-op has been commendably open about listing ingredients on its own wines, 55% of which are now suitable for vegans, including the rather delicious Irresistible Casablanca Valley Pinot Noir. It’s also encouraging suppliers such as Piper-Heidsieck, which makes its bestselling Les Pionniers champagne, to take the vegan route, too.
Source : theguardian
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