Updated November 2020 based on the "suitable for vegans" flags on the product pages of https://www.sandeman.com/
At present, NONE of Sandeman's products are considered safe for vegans.
Company email (May 2017) re: Sandeman
"De acordo com enólogo, este vinho não é tratado, em nenhuma fase, com nenhuma substância derivada de animais, incluindo o mel."
[Google Translation: "According to an oenologist, this wine is not treated, at any stage, with any substance derived from animals, including honey."]
Company email (February 2013):
"If you are looking for a vegan-friendly Port you can choice the Sandeman Vintage (all vintage crops) and Sandeman LBV.
All the other range is treated (fined) with gelatin from animal origin. Hope in the future we can use only vegetal gelatin.
Sandeman Ports are exclusively produced and bottled in Portugal."
Sandeman
Not Vegan
None of the 27 products listed are vegan friendly.
Products (27)
- Sandeman Brandy de Jerez Capa Negra Not Vegan
- Sandeman Brandy de Jerez Imperial Not Vegan
- Sandeman Madeira Fine Rich Not Vegan
- Sandeman Madeira Rainwater Not Vegan
- Sandeman Porto Apitiv Reserve Not Vegan
- Sandeman Porto Fine Ruby Not Vegan
- Sandeman Porto Fine Tawny Not Vegan
- Sandeman Porto Fine White Not Vegan
- Sandeman Porto Imperial Reserve Not Vegan
- Sandeman Porto Late Bottled Vintage 2015 Not Vegan
- Sandeman Porto Quinta do Seixo 2017 Not Vegan
- Sandeman Porto Tawny 10 Years Old Not Vegan
- Sandeman Porto Tawny 20 Years Old Not Vegan
- Sandeman Porto Tawny 30 Years Old Not Vegan
- Sandeman Porto Tawny 40 Years Old Not Vegan
- Sandeman Porto Vau Vintage 2011 Not Vegan
- Sandeman Porto Vintage 2018 Not Vegan
- Sandeman Ruby Founder's Reserve Not Vegan
- Sandeman Sherry Armada Superior Cream Not Vegan
- Sandeman Sherry Character Superior Medium Dry Not Vegan
- Sandeman Sherry Don Fino Superior Fino Not Vegan
- Sandeman Sherry Fino Not Vegan
- Sandeman Sherry Medium Dry Not Vegan
- Sandeman Sherry Medium Sweet Not Vegan
- Sandeman Sherry Pedro Ximénez Superior Natural Sweet Not Vegan
- Sandeman Sherry Royal Ambrosante Pedro Ximénez 20 YO Not Vegan
- Sandeman Very Old Tawny Cask 33 Not Vegan
What the company told us
Correspondence on record, with the date of each entry.