Chateau Ste. Michelle Columbia Valley Chardonnay is Not Vegan Friendly

by Chateau Ste. Michelle USA
Address: 14111 NE 145th Street P.O. Box 1976
Woodinville, Washington, 98072
USA
Phone: (425) 488-1133
Fax:
Email: info@ste-michelle.com
URL: https://www.ste-michelle.com/
Checked by: Sara
Double checked by: Jaylyn, Becca, Tracy, Taylor
Added: about 4 years ago

Company email (September 2022)
"We use some gelatin on a small portion of our reds that go into our Columbia Valley and Indian Wells tiers of wine. So, we have historically said they are not vegan. The gelatin is a fining agent that is settled and filtered out of the wine. So the wine doesn’t contain any gelatin, but it is used in the process of making the wine."

Based on this explanation, we cannot say this wine is considered to be vegan due to the fining agent used for filtration. (The Columbia Valley and Indian Wells tiers do not contain any dairy ingredients or derivatives)

All of our red wines outside of our Columbia Valley and Indian Wells tiers are considered to be vegan, as they do not use any animal products."

Company email (September 2020)
"The Chardonnay from Columbia Valley is not vegan unfortunately."

Company email (May 2013):
"Some wines contain trace amounts of egg whites (used as a fining agent). I know for certain that the CSM 2011 Sweet Harvest Riesling can be included on a vegan list."

Company email (April 2013):
"Our Columbia Valley Merlot does have a small
amount of Lysozyme, which contains eggs."

Company email (August 2011):
"The current vintages of our Columbia Valley Riesling, Dry Riesling, Cold Creek Riesling, Waussie Riesling, and Harvest Select Riesling, Ethos Late Harvest Riesling, and our Eroica Rieslings are all vegan friendly."

Company email:
"I checked with our Quality Assurance team and learned that our wines would not be considered vegan because of the fining agents that are used."

Company email:
"I checked with our winemaker as was told that "all non-Riesling whites starting with 2003 vintage are NOT Vegan. So it looks like the Chateau Ste. Michelle Rieslings and Eroica would be vegan friendly. I don't have the information on the Saint M as that is bottled in Germany and not here and has a different winemaker."

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