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From Vine to Glass: Understanding Vegan Wine

If you’ve never considered the possibility that wine might not be vegan, you’re certainly not alone. While the primary ingredients of wine, like grape juice and yeast, are inherently vegan, the winemaking process commonly involves fining agents, typically of animal origin.

Vegan-certified wine contains no animal-derived substances or by-products in its ingredients, manufacturing, or packaging. Continue reading here for the original Maison Mirabeau article.

Are Mirabeau wines vegan? Mirabeau’s range of vegan wines includes X, Forever Summer, Belle Année, Prêt-à-Porter, La Folie and our Domaine cuvée La Réserve. In addition, all of our wines are vegetarian.

Understanding Vegan Wine

Some people with specific dietary preferences or ethical concerns may prefer vegan wine. Vegan wine might be a good choice for someone concerned about food allergies and intolerances. For those who generally avoid animal products, vegan wines are more aligned with those diets.

Vegan wine is produced without animal-derived products such as egg whites, fish bladder (isinglass), casein (a milk protein, or chitin (fibre from crustacean shells). Typically, these agents are used in winemaking to clarify or refine the wine. Alternatives to animal-derived agents are bentonite clay or plant-based fining agents.

Health benefits? With any alcohol, moderation is advised. Choosing between vegan and non-vegan wine might not significantly impact your health, but it can match dietary choices.

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Stephen had been in the corporate world for 15 years and in August 2008 turned down a promotion that would have meant more money but also more stress, longer hours and less time with his young family. For many years the Cronks had been dreaming and talking about moving to France to make their own wine, but the moment never seemed quite right to make the big leap.

Soon after, a good redundancy offer seemed the perfect opportunity to turn the dream into reality and after selling their beloved house, they left the leafy suburbs of south-west London in August 2009. Their worldly possessions were packed up on the back of a truck and with barely a word of French between them, the family headed south to a small village called Cotignac, in the heart of Provence.

The Cronks spent a year getting their bearings, learning to live the provençal way, as Stephen was criss-crossing the country researching and finding the best vineyards to work with. The next step was setting up a small wine business with the principle objective of making a Provence rosé that would be regarded as one of the very best from the region, while building a brand that people would grow to love. In order to achieve this aim, they put together a highly experienced winemaking team and threw their heart and soul into the brand and innovative communications with their customers. Mirabeau is now being sold in more than 30 markets, has won medals and earned acclaim from some of the world’s toughest wine critics, but what really makes Stephen happiest is that their wines are an integral part of people having a great time together.

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