Need help about non-Sulfites wines

[Randy Caparoso]

Sulfites are in all wines. This is as true as the day is light and the night is dark.

But there are a number of wineries who make it a policy not to utilize sulphur in either the vineyard or in the winery, and so there is just the bare, natural minimum in their wines. Frog's Leap (who makes terrific Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Zinfandel and Cabernet Sauvignon) and Frey (best for their Zinfandel and Petite Sirah) in California, for instance, follow that regime.

In France, it's mostly red wine producers. There's the famous Domaine Tempier as well as Domaine de Gautiere in Provence, and Breton, Foillard, Thevenet, and Lapierre in the Morgon district of Beaujolais (four of the infamous, super-naturalist "Gang of Five"). Is this what you're thinking of? There are more, if you are wondering.