Double checked about 8 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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"Since each vintage could vary slightly, the information we provide is an approximate range of values for the type of wine. Below is the current approximate value for our Vin Vault Box Wine [followed by a chart saying cabernet sauvignon, chardonnay, and merlot are free of animal products and no animal products are used in processing]
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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."