Sulfites

[Thomas]

Gibby: all things fermented contain sulfites; that includes cheese, bread, yogurt, et al.

Also, the word organic is often used either too loosely or for marketing purposes. Sulfur dioxide (the gas for sulfites) is an organic compound--anything carbon based is organic. Most wines produced "organically" refer to the grape growing process, where pesticides and fungicides are frowned upon.

As for Government regulations and sulfites: they allow that a wine producer need not post the scary government warning--Contains Sulfites--unless the wine contains 20 parts per million or more. So-called organic wines often contain sulfites, just less than 20 ppm.

As for health aspects, hotwine makes a good suggestion. This subject has been covered over and over and over; it seems, however, no matter how much it is covered, confusion persists.