Double checked about 9 years ago, first checked April 2012
What the company told us
Correspondence on record, with the date of each entry.
Company email
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Company email (November 2017) re Souverain Wine
"Treatment of wines with milk or egg products is a common wine industry practice and is done by winemakers as needed to provide the appropriate treatment and clarity to the wine. These milk or egg products are removed during the filtering of the wines after treatment. In addition, we go one step further to verify that milk or egg products are not detectable after filtration by testing each lot of wine that is treated.We hope that with this information you can make an informed decision that meets your dietary needs."
Company email
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"Thank you for contacting us regarding Winking Owl Winery. We appreciate the opportunity to respond to your question about the content of our products and hope the following information will be useful to you.
Treatment of wines with milk or egg products is a common wine industry practice and is done by winemakers as needed to provide the appropriate treatment and clarity to the wine. These milk or egg products are removed during the filtering of the wines after treatment. In addition, we go one step further to verify that milk or egg products are not detectable after filtration by testing each lot of wine that is treated. However, our E. & J. Cask & Cream and ChocolatRouge products do contain dairy base products in the cream which is sourced from Holland.We hope that with this information you can make an informed decision that meets your dietary needs."
Company Facebook response (December 2012): [regarding New Amsterdam]
"You will be pleased to know that we do not test our products on any types of animals nor do we use any animal products in our Gin and Vodka.
We appreciate you taking time to contact us. We hope you will continue to enjoy our fine products for many years to come."
Company email
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Company email (April 2012):
"Our winemakers tell us that gelatin and proteins from animal or fish products and milk or eggs have been used in winemaking for centuries and are recognized as traditional methods for wine fining, or clarifying. Generally, none of these products remain in the wine because they are removed by filtration prior to bottling. A few of our premium wines that undergo minimal or no filtration prior to bottling are exceptions and therefore may not be completely free of animal products."