jojo54
Garden Ornament
Good, bad or elsewise it's everywhere. 
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It is the sulfates. Every wine made in America and bottled for sale contains them. Imported wines are sulfate free if you order directly from an overseas winery but if they are on the store shelf they contain sulfates. I also make wine sulfate free. Never had a headache from my homemade wine.Greenthumb18 said:Yeah, that's what I always thought, that sulfites would cause a headache when drinking wine. That's one of the reasons I make homemade wine so its all natural, without any sulfites in there.
Actually they are added to kill any yeast that grows naturally on the grapes. Foriegn wineries rely on the natural yeast. American wineries add yeast.vfem said:This must have different effects on us in different countries.![]()
I Have two in my library. One is "From Vines To Wines" By Jeff Cox. Very detailed and I found it confusing when I first started. Much of the terminology used is not very well explained and it goes into far more detail than a home winemaker needs. IMOlesa said:Actually, I have found some lovely California wines that are labeled "organic". It states on the label that no sulfates can be detected. Needless, to say it is pricey. I am dying to make my own wine and mead. I just haven't taken the jump yet...
Anybody have a how to book to recommend?