WINE
No longer confined to its own little ghetto,
Wine
organic produce is now displayed alongside
its regular, non-organic peers, and takes its
place on the shelves purely on merit.
Tom Cannavan’s
wines of the month
Tom Cannavan is Editor of
www.wine-pages.com
and international online writer of the year
for us, but it is undoubtedly better for the environment if
such chemical treatments are minimised.
Surely fermented grape juice couldn’t be anything
other than suitable for vegetarians? Well, there’s
nothing derived from animals in any bottle of wine but
there are some products used during the winemaking
process that can be animal derived. One example is
gelatine, used to clarify wines before bottling. Veggie-
friendly wines substitute other products for these.
T
wenty years ago, vegetarian and organic
wine was seen as something a bit quirky
This month’s vegetarian
and niche. Supermarkets had tiny little
and organic wines
sections crammed with a rag-bag assortment
of organic products - from jams to stock Via Cara, PiNOT GriGiO CuVÉe
cubes - that often seemed to have been BruT, iTaly
chosen just because they were vegetarian Suitable for vegetarians, this sparkling Pinot
or organic, rather than for their intrinsic Grigio has peach and ripe red apple fruit,
quality. The selection usually included a with a touch of toffee. On the palate it is dry,
bottle or two of wine. citrusy and gently bubbly. a little bargain at
£3.99, aldi.
Today, vegetarian and organic produce has
joined the mainstream. No longer confined PerriN, ‘NaTure’ CÔTeS du
to its own little ghetto, organic produce is rhÔNe 2007, FraNCe
now displayed alongside its regular, non- an organically certified wine, this big, rich
organic peers, and takes its place on the red is savoury and dark in the mouth, and
shelves purely on merit. That includes needs a chunk of beef - or maybe nut roast
wine, much of which only declares itself as - to show at its best. £9.99, Oddbins.
organic or suitable for vegetarians on the
FONSeCa, Terra Prima
back label.
reSerVe POrT, POrTuGal
Organic wines are made from grapes farmed another certified organic wine, and this time
without the use of synthetic herbicides, a Port. Silky-smooth aromas of crushed red
pesticides or fertilisers. Some people will berry fruits and chocolate, with little herbal
argue this makes the wines more wholesome nuances. £14.99, Peckham & rye.
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