Mark West Wines is Not Vegan Friendly
| by Mark West | |
| Address: | PO Box 390 Graton, CA, 95444 USA |
| Phone: | 707-938-9229 |
| Fax: | |
| Email: | info@markwestwines.com |
| URL: | http://www.markwestwines.com/ |
| Checked by: | Sue |
| Double checked by: | Hillary, Debra |
| Added: | over 12 years ago |
| Double Checked: | over 6 years ago |
Company email (July 2018)
[Identical to November 2014 response]
Company email (November 2014):
"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."
Company phone contact (March 2012):
"I just spoke to them. Their white wines are vegan. Not the Reds"