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26 September 2013

Drinking Natural Wine

If you have a taste for the finer things in life or are keen to maintain a healthy lifestyle, it’s always ideal to know exactly what ingredients are in your daily intake of food and drink. In a world filled with additives, preservatives and E numbers, organic foods are the perfect antidote for a better you. For instance, drinking natural wine as opposed to other standard fare could prove very beneficial to you and your well-being.

Harmful sulphites in regular wines can lead to health implications which could put you off your drink for good. Typically instigated by an unknown allergy to sulphites, some reactions can range from the unsavoury to the life-threatening. Studies show that sulphites can enhance the risk of getting relatively harmless asthma but can also however lead to cancer, even if you do not suffer from an allergy.

Thankfully, a solution is at hand with a broad range of low-sulphite wines available for your pleasure. The extraction of the potentially harmful substance does not detract from the overall quality of the wine so you can enjoy a crisp, smooth drink as you ever would, safe in the knowledge that you’re taking helpful steps towards a healthier living. At Good Wine Online, we specialise in delivering the best not only for your taste buds but for your whole body.


Sulphites: An Overview
‘Sulphite’ is the collective term for sulphur compounds, something which is typically associated with E numbers – a constant inclusion in most modern day foods to help preserve it. This aids the life of a wine and often leads to enhancing that ‘aged’ taste.

The sulphite content of all wines is highly variable, with natural wines having little content. It is not possible to find a sulphite-free wine which can often cause confusion as it’s described incorrectly regularly.

However, minute traces in wine aids the fermentation process and leads to no reaction for those potentially vulnerable to it.

How to Ensure Low-Sulphite Intake in Your Wine
If you have reason to believe you may be allergic to sulphites, the best course of action is to sample a wine with lowered sulphite content, popularly stocked online by independent retailers. Should you feel any sensation of unease after a glass, this could indicate that you’re vulnerable to it. However, it doesn’t have to hinder your enjoyment of wine as if you drink a glass containing minimal sulphite then this shouldn’t impact you or your health.

Due to the cost-cutting measures implemented by our local retailers, it is seldom that you’ll find a wine below a medium sulphite content measure. There’s a burgeoning market opening up online for either people who are sulphite-allergic or those simply wanting a healthier, cleaner lifestyle which caters to all your individual needs. The typical aromas and tastes differ from your conventional high-street wines but it’s widely-regarded that once you adjust to the earthier and more wholesome tones, it’s a worthwhile conversion.

What’s in a Natural Wine?
Thankfully, instead of tasting a potent mixture of chemicals and additives in a glass, all you have to quench your thirst is the very flavour of the grapevine it was picked from. During the producing process, only the necessary steps are taken to ferment properly which all helps the taste.

So, instead of picking up an off-colour Pinot Grigio from Sainsbury’s, why not sample a natural wine instead? Your body will thank you for it.

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