Have you heard of vegan wines? You know that they are? Or what products of animal origin are used in making conventional wine? Is wine not made from grapes? Today as Wine connoiseur de MadeinSpain.store, brings a selection of wines, which are increasingly popular and consumed among wine lovers.

• A growing demand
• Aloers 2016 -100% Xarello
• Nosso by Menade 100% Verdejo
• Clot del Roure 100% Xarello
• A Pita Cega- Lagar de Sabariz 100% Albariño
• Ad Libitum- 100% Maturana Ink

A growing demand

El vegan wine arises to meet the demand for a lifestyle, which rejects the use of goods and services that come from animal origin. Based on ethical principles of respect for animals, also including environmental and health principles. Formerly, in the process of filtering wine and during its clarification, egg white, bone gelatin or other products were used to remove natural substances from the wine, which are in suspension, which is not usually pleasant to the eye. In addition to the liquid, it is also usually cloudy.

As an interesting fact, a small contribution, did you know that most vegan wines come of certified organic vineyards? And that Spain, is the world leader in organic vineyard area, with almost 110.000 hectares, equivalent to almost 13% of world production. Organic production is a self-contained farming system based on the optimal use of natural resources, without using synthetic chemicals or genetically modified organisms.

This is the selection of 5 best vegan wines that we currently have on our website MadeinSpain.store:

1. Aloers 2016 -100% Xarello

Credo Wineries, elaborates 3000 bottles of this wine suitable for vegans, in the Penedés. The bottle is only 390 grams and is an Eco bottle, a form of reduce carbon footprint. A wine made under the characteristics of the biodynamic agriculture, the grapes are harvested by hand, to guarantee the best quality and that they arrive healthy at the winery, where the fermentation will then begin. The cork is natural, recyclable and sustainable. A wine that is made in the vineyard, perfect for aperitifs. Vibrant and lively, a wine that can accompany even a good vegetable rice.

2. Nosso by Menade 100% Verdejo

The Sanz brothers, pamper their ecological vineyards, in Rueda, where they seek to return to the vineyard, what man has stolen. They build hotels for insects, mobile trees, a system to be able to move them through the different plots, thus promoting the impact on the environment. In the farm MenadeTo have the complete cycle, ducks, geese and donkeys coexist with the fauna. Our, a wine that tastes like VerdejoLike the old ones, it smells like the damp earth, just like the first day of harvest. It is also a wine free of allergens and histamines, which makes a perfect marriage with pasta and grilled vegetables.

3. Clot del Roure 100% Xarello

Wineries Vins el Cep makes this wine suitable for vegans, from a vineyard aged around 70 years, in the Penedes. They were among the first to have this certification. There is little production of this wine but of great quality. Following the rules of biodynamic agriculture, Maite esteve and his team, seek to offer the maximum expression of the variety Xarel lo. Pure elegance, with a great wealth of nuances. A wine that pairs well with grilled robellones and cheese for dessert.

4. A Pita Cega- Lagar de Sabariz 100% Albariño

Pilar Higuero, queen of glasses with Andalusian blood, seeks to make live wines, with the minimum possible intervention and in harmony with nature. From the first day his project was born under the foundations of the biodynamic agriculture, with happy chickens or happy chickens, literally running around the farm. An albariño of category, that fixes you one afternoon. If you are going to eat tofu, scaly or you will cook rice with mushrooms, it will undoubtedly be your best choice.

5. Ad Libitum- 100% Maturana Red

La Cellar Juan Carlos Sancha placeholder image produces wines suitable for vegans in the Rioja Alta. They seek to recover minority varieties, a process in which the same Juan Carlos Sancha placeholder image He participated from his chair at the University of La Rioja, where he is a professor. The wine comes from a vineyard planted at 600m in 1997. A red with personality, elegant and with silky tannins. At this time of year it is a wine that gives good results, enjoying chestnuts, figs, mushrooms and pumpkin dishes are undoubtedly a joy for the palate.

I hope that it has helped you to learn more about this type of wine, and that you will find on our website with my evaluations. We will be delighted that you share a piece of vegan and ecological Spain through MadeinSpain.store, where you will find only the best!