Clarification

[jacksoo]

6th-Jul-2001
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Hi Barnesy,

Thanks for the clarification, normally I buy red wines made from Australia as it more sweet. Merlot is my favourite! BIN 444/888 is next and sometimes Carabernet Sauvignon! Don't recall see any wording Non-Filter but will check again next time I shop! Are those red wines OK for vegetarian too? What sort clay use in "fine" may I ask?

5th-Jul-2001
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I'm a novice in drinking red wines (e.g: Bin 444 / 888...etc) and enjoy it very much but lately has stopped. Reason is in one newspaper stated that red wines and white wines distill process use cow blood to filter/clean the wines, is it true? We always thought wines is vegetarian!
Anybody can comment?

[This message has been edited by jacksoo (edited 07-05-2001).]

[barnesy]

I don't believe this is true anymore. I have never heard of this, it may have been true in the past.

Currently, they use substances such as benotine (a powdered clay) or egg white to "fine" the wine. Neither are left in the wine. As far as filtration, they use many methods but most are mechanical.

A simple solution would be to buy wines that say "No filtration" "Non Filtre."

Barnesy