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There are a few things about wine you should know before you choose to drink it again.

Over 80% of all wine produced and sold today have a long list of ingredients, ingredients far away from grapes.
Beside Sugar and water, there is a long list of chemicals added to wine to make it look good, taste good, to improve texture, etc.

The additives which can be added without notification include:

clay
acids like H2SO4
artificial yeasts and yeast enhancers
enzymes
sugar
gelatin
charcoal
various egg products
casein a milk protein
isinglass - a clarifying agent made from fish bladder extract





Additives Allowed in Wines

acacia (gum arabic)
kaolin
allyl isothiocyanate
lactalbumin
ammonium bisulphite
lactic bacteria
ammonium sulphate
lees
ammonium sulphite
lysozyme
argon
nitrogen
ascorbic acid
oak wood
bentonite
ovalbumin (egg white)
betaglucanase
oxygen
calcium alginate
pectinolytic enzymes,
calcium carbonate
plant proteins
calcium phytate
polyvinylpolypyrrolidone
calcium phytate
potassium alginate
calcium sulphate
potassium bicarbonate
calcium tartrate
potassium bisulphite
calcium tartrate
potassium caseinate
carbon dioxide
potassium ferrocyanide
carbon dioxide
potassium metabisulphite
casein
potassium tartrate
charcoal
silicon dioxide or colloidal solution
citric acid
sorbic acid or potassium sorbate
copper sulphate
sucrose
diammonium phosphate
sulphur dioxide
dimethyldicarbonate
tannin
dimethyldicarbonate
tartaric acid
gelatin
thiamine hydrochloride
ion exchange resins
urease
isinglass
yeast cell walls
kaolin
yeast mannoproteins



learn more about wine fraud:

http://janderson99.hubpages.com/hub/Wine-Making-Ingredients-and-Common-Wine-Additives-that-May-Shock-You

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/5027710/Wine-ingredients-including-fish-and-charcoal-should-be-listed-on-the-bottle-say-regulators.html


http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/05/dining/the-big-question-whats-in-wine.html?_r=0

http://www.trustyguides.com/wine-making3.html
 

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