Looking for a healthy wine?

[theresac1]

I came across a wine that is healthy. I haven't tried it yet, but I am going to order this. Low sugar, no sulfites, etc. Maybe some of you would be interested?

dryfarmwines.com/pages/wine...

Happy Thanksgiving! Theresa

[Barbteeth]

Hi there

I thought during fermentation the yeast changed the sugar into alcohol (ethanol) so I’ll probably just drink the wine I like as I don’t see any advantage

Barb xx

[theresac1 in reply to Barbteeth]

Yes that you are correct Barb. I haven't tried this wine, but I see many good reviews.

Here are the advantages from their website. Referring to sugar, sulfites, mold and alcohol content. I just thought it to be good information.

Lab Tested - Diet Friendly

All Of Our Wines Are Scrutinized And Investigated Carefully To Meet Our Exact And Specific Standards Of Purity –

Including Lab Analysis By A Certified Enologist.

All of our wines are scrutinized and investigated carefully to meet our exact and specific standards, including lab analysis by a certified enologist. First, a wine must be soulful and delicious and then it must meet our purity standards.

In lab testing we are looking for 3 things:

Statistically Sugar / Carb Free

Because we are mind/body health optimizers; we are also anti-sugar. We believe sugar is public health enemy #1. In our view and the view of the modern nutritional science world, sugar is the leading cause of most modern chronic diseases, including the explosion of metabolic diseases (there are 90 million pre-diabetics in the U.S.). Simply, sugar has no place in health/life optimization.

Our wines are lab tested for fructose and glucose, the two sugars found in wine. All of our wines are <1g/L of total sugars, statistically sugar free. These low/no sugars are naturally occurring, nothing added or taken away.

Ethyl alcohol is carb free. Carbs in wine come from the sugar content, as our wines are statistically sugar free, they are also statistically carb free.

Mycotoxin/Mold Free

All of our wines are tested for the mycotoxin Ochratoxin A. All of our wines meet the E.U. standard for screening at less the 2 parts per billion of OCA. There is no standard or testing of U.S. Wines for OCA. OCA is a known carcinogenic. To give you a reference point, OCA in coffee is allowed in the E.U. up to 10 parts per billion.

Low Alcohol

Wines can range in alcohol from 7 – 24% alcohol by volume. However, alcohol on the label is not required by the US Government to be accurate. It is simply “stated” and there is zero U.S. enforcement for accuracy. We test every wine to verify it is at or below what is stated on the label and our wines do not exceed a naturally occurring 12.5% alcohol. We do not select wines that have been processed with artificial alcohol reduction techniques.

Sulfites

The US government restricts added sulfites in wine to 350 ppm (parts per million). For now, we have created a standard not to exceed 75 ppm in our wines and most of the wines we represent are below 50 ppm.

Like many practices in the wine world, added S02, (sulfites) is a source of some controversy. Here is all we know for sure…all wines contain some sulfites, as they are naturally occurring. Winemakers often add S02 to a wine as a preservative, meant to stabilize and preserve the wine.

Whether added sulfites affect how you feel (actual allergies are quite rare) from drinking is also a matter of considerable debate. The debate also continues as to whether added S02 punches some of the life and taste out of wine, as it is a sterilizer. We generally feel that wines that are lower in sulfites, are more alive and real, with more vivid soul and personality.

[theresac1]

This is another article about Organic Wine and the benefits vs. conventional:

draxe.com/organic-wine/

[Barbteeth in reply to theresac1]

You have done your research !!

I remember when I’ve been over in France I used to go to little vineyards where the farmer would just have a few bottles of his wine to sell..they were lovely wines and I guess organic..can’t buy that sort of stuff in UK unfortunately

I’ll investigate ...I just assumed the procedure was pretty much the same in winemaking apart from the sparkling

Thanks

Barb xx

[hurricaneheather in reply to theresac1]

i follow Dr. Axe. he is knowledgable! his articles are "easy" for people to understand.

[NPmary]

Whole Foods has a wine section of organic, no sulfide wine.

[hurricaneheather]

i drink dry farm wines. i love them!

[theresac1]

hctrojan, I haven't ordered dry farm wines but am interested in them. Do you have suggestions on what to order?

[hurricaneheather in reply to theresac1]

i signed up for the membership, autoship every two months. i typically receive their (classic collection) selection of 6 reds; i adjust the quantity and delivery date as needed. i've enjoyed wine from all over the world via dry farm wines. i've shared the wine with friends, and they have enjoyed them, too.

[theresac1 in reply to hurricaneheather]

Hctrojan, are you on Ibrance and Femera?

[hurricaneheather]

two weeks on Ibrance 75mg, two weeks off. arimidex 1mg daily. lupron injection quarterly. (chemical menOpause)