Cook's Champagne is Not Vegan Friendly
| Address: | 12667 Road 24 Madera, CA, 93639 USA |
| Phone: | 1-888-659-7900 |
| Fax: | |
| Email: | http://www.cookschampagne.com/CBICMS/cookschampagne/contact.html |
| URL: | http://www.cookschampagne.com |
| Checked by: | Abigail |
| Double checked by: | Karen, Daniel |
| Added: | about 15 years ago |
| Double Checked: | over 12 years ago |
Company email (January 2023)
"In regard to your email we do use casein during the winemaking process. Therefore Cook’s is not considered vegan at this time."
Company email, March 2012:
[Same as the one below]
Company Email, 2010:
"Fining agents are used on a lot-by-lot basis to optimize the quality. Some fining agents contain proteinaceous materials. Proteinaceous fining agents
are used to react with color and/or tannin molecules to make them removable by subsequent filtration. Both the fining agent, the color and/or tannin it reacts with are removed by the filtration process.
All of our fining agents are approved by the Alcohol & Tobacco Tax & Trade Bureau (TTB, formerly the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms)
One of our standard fining agents contains Micronized potassium casseinate [casein is milk protein], food grade gelatin, egg albumin and other food grade components."