tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post2324356512261549295..comments2024-03-18T04:47:16.199-07:00Comments on The Gray Report: EU decides "organic wine" can contain sulfitesW. Blake Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17755307711801965966noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-29523622074202343072012-02-17T09:59:20.325-08:002012-02-17T09:59:20.325-08:00Any idea whether the new organic import regulation...Any idea whether the new organic import regulations will allow EU-produced organic wines to be sold as organic in the US?<br /><br />That would certainly put pressure on the USDA to reverse course and make the right call.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-56916441964449896672012-02-10T10:20:04.906-08:002012-02-10T10:20:04.906-08:00I'm also unclear as to whether the regulation ...I'm also unclear as to whether the regulation refers to residual amount, or total allowed to be added. The word "content" implies the former, which is sensible. <br /><br />I'm beginning to question the whole idea that there must be a certain amount of free SO2 available at all times to "protect the wine." We are so anaerobic in our approach to production methods that John M. Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18343670865804216103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-16226147662048337882012-02-09T10:45:54.976-08:002012-02-09T10:45:54.976-08:00James & Blake,
Do you think those number are ...James & Blake,<br /><br />Do you think those number are Total or Free? I assume that's a total addition...which has very little to do with what is free and what protects the wine.<br /><br />Adam Lee<br />Siduri WinesAdam Lee/Siduri Winesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-63629843978732978782012-02-09T09:42:32.467-08:002012-02-09T09:42:32.467-08:00Yes, a significant other point is that allowed sul...Yes, a significant other point is that allowed sulfite levels for non-organic wines is much lower in the EU than the US.<br /><br />Nothing I've ever read makes me think the US level for conventional wines is too high for health reasons -- you're either one of the rare people with sulfite sensitivity, in which case 150 ppm is also too high, or you're not. But it is striking that the W. Blake Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17755307711801965966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-80648620267945560722012-02-09T09:25:47.754-08:002012-02-09T09:25:47.754-08:00I just went to the regulations and it says:
These ...I just went to the regulations and it says:<br />These include: maximum sulphite content set at 100 mg per litre for red wine (150 mg/l for conventional) and 150mg/l for white/rosé (200 mg/l for conventional), with a 30mg/l differential where the residual sugar content is more than 2g per litre.James Hallnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-12819718739136314472012-02-09T05:51:49.891-08:002012-02-09T05:51:49.891-08:00Blake,
I am confused in that I thought the maximu...Blake,<br /><br />I am confused in that I thought the maximum allowed limited of sulfur was 100mg/liter in the new regulations....<br /><br />http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP%2F12%2F113&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en<br /><br />Adam Lee<br />Siduri WinesAdam Lee/Siduri Winesnoreply@blogger.com