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There may be some people out there interested in this. I have just found and used this site. They were extremely efficient in delivering the ordered products.
http://www.unmondevegan.com/index.cfm
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I personally would not put our dogs on non meat food but then we are still eating poultry and fish, only having given up red meat. I wanted to make paella which, in my opinion, isnt the same without chorizo. The above company sell a soya version, so when the weather improves will give it a go.
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Talking vegan, I saw a restaurant wine list that said "Almost all white wines are vegan, except those that have been oak-aged". As a winemaker, I have no idea how barrel-ageing could make a wine non-vegan but perhaps a vegan could shed some light upon it.
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The facts are that most wines use animal-derived fining agents to make the wines smoother and clear. These include gelatine, casein and egg-protein.
These products should not be present in the wine as the aim is to filter them out, but I guess that makes them unsuitable for vegans.
However, these products are not absolutely necessary and the more hands-off, specialist producers (like me) don't use them.
So it's possible for vegans to drink wine so long as they are selective, like they are with other products. He should look for ones which say "unfined" or "no animal products used" or "suitable for vegans" on the label.
What surprised me about the comment in that wine list is that fining agents are far more prevalent in white wines than red wines and I stall cannot think why barrel-ageing makes a wine unsuitable for vegans.
These products should not be present in the wine as the aim is to filter them out, but I guess that makes them unsuitable for vegans.
However, these products are not absolutely necessary and the more hands-off, specialist producers (like me) don't use them.
So it's possible for vegans to drink wine so long as they are selective, like they are with other products. He should look for ones which say "unfined" or "no animal products used" or "suitable for vegans" on the label.
What surprised me about the comment in that wine list is that fining agents are far more prevalent in white wines than red wines and I stall cannot think why barrel-ageing makes a wine unsuitable for vegans.
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