Frey Organic Wine is Raw and Vegan

September 16, 2009

Image courtesy of Frey Organic Wine; article written by contributing wine expert Eliza Frey

Frey Organic Wine is Raw and Vegan!

Raw, vegan wine can be a joyful part of a living, raw food diet. People who choose a raw, plant-based diet may choose not to consume alcohol, but the two can actually be mutually inclusive. Raw, fermented beverages provide humans with living cultures that introduce beneficial micro flora and fauna into our bodies. Many fine wines are raw, produced by natural fermentations during which yeast convert the sugars in raw juice into alcohol. Wines made from high quality fruit free of mildew and disease does not require pasteurization and fall into the category of healthful, fermented beverages. Frey organic wines are never subjected to pasteurization or heating, and our estate wines are crafted during wild, spontaneous fermentations, with no added yeast or bacteria.

In the raw, grapes are an excellent source of potassium, and are also high in phosphorous, calcium and magnesium. Grapes are also rich in vitamins A and C. As to wine, studies have identified a relationship between moderate alcohol consumption, especially of wine, and a reduced risk of coronary heart disease, cancer and stroke. Both wine and grapes are also great sources of antioxidants, notably resveratrol, which tend to be more prevalent in red wine than white.

Raw Wine, Spontaneous Fermentations and Terroir

Terroir is a French term used to describe special characteristics in wine that are created due to the geography of where the grapes are grown. The composition of vineyard soils, the mineral content of the waters on a piece of property and the exposure of a given vineyards will all influence the flavor, or terroir. Raw wine produced by spontaneous, or native, fermentation is very true to the place where it was produced. These wines are essentially grape juice that is “processed” by the native yeasts that live on the fruit or in the air where the wine is made. There are many strains of yeast and each produces different flavor components in wine. The exciting thing about native, raw fermentations is that each location and year will produce a unique wine that is a thumbprint of the local climactic conditions and yeast population.

Vegan Wine

While wine is obviously vegetarian, not all wine is vegan. Animal products enter the production stream of wine in the form of fining agents. Fining is a process of clarification in winemaking. A substance is introduced into a wine and as it floats through the liquid it binds with proteins and then settles to the bottom of a tank or barrel. Common fining agents include bentonite clay (the vegan option), egg whites, isinglass (made from fish) or gluten based materials. Due to allergy concerns and vegan and vegetarian consumers, Frey Organic Wine and many other wineries have committed to using only bentonite clay.

If you are a raw food lover who is cautious about your dietary consumption, please consider trying a raw, vegan and organic wine! Many choices exist, and the selection is constantly growing. For more information about vegan wine, organic grape growing and raw wine, visit our website at www.freywine.com. To your health!

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6 Comments so far

Jess on September 16, 2009 Wednesday, 6:06 pm
Thanks for posting this. I’ve been doing a lot of research lately on the place of organic and/or biodynamic wine within a plant-based, living foods lifestyle. I think alcohol can be a scary topic for the health conscious as it is often seen as all bad, and it’s good to see this perception beginning to dissipate. How fantastic to see more and more winemakers standing up for the importance of natural growing and winemaking methods in terms of both the quality of the product and the health of the consumer (and the earth).

Hi Jess - I agree it can be a scary topic, and I admit it was for me for a good while.
Debra Frigault on September 18, 2009 Friday, 7:48 am
This was a great article because everything I do is organic including my cleaning products and my organic vegetable was to get rid of any mold or bugs. This article has been really eye opening.

And I really love my wine!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH.

Being a survivor of an Brain Anersymn I need to keep away from anything that is not organic (orders from my Neurologist)

Hi Debra - thank God you are a survivor! I’m with you, organic all the way!!
GirlonRaw on September 18, 2009 Friday, 2:35 pm
This is great news! I always wondered if being pure raw would entail having to give up alcohol forever. Do you know anything about vodka?

Thank so much Ingrid :)

Your welcome GirlonRaw! I don’t know a lot about vodka, just that it is distilled and that there are organic vodka labels. I’ll look into it and see what I find and get back to you.
andra on September 18, 2009 Friday, 4:53 pm
THANK YOU so much for posting this. This information has really helped me. I will look for this wine….

Cheers (raising a glass to Ingrid),

andra

Hi Andra - glad this article was helpful, and if you go to Frey’s website and sign up for their e-newsletter, you’ll received a coupon for $5.00 off toward your purchased. :-)
Nicole (The Fitness Freak) on September 21, 2009 Monday, 9:00 am
This is great to know! A Raw, vegan wine, fabulous : ) Thanks Ingrid!
Ett glas rött? « eaniegreenie on September 24, 2009 Thursday, 1:35 am
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