| A night out with a glass of wine and a nice dinner | | | | bottled wines are without any yeast content |
| is a wonderful tradition. However, for many | | | | whatsoever. |
| people who have been prescribed a yeast diet, | | | | How can yeast free wine be possible if yeast is |
| this tradition, they believe, is no longer a reality. | | | | the key ingredient in wine brewing? When the |
| Are there such things as yeast free wines? | | | | yeast reacts with the sugar, the yeast is used up |
| When wines are brewed, they are fermented to | | | | and the product is alcohol. The yeast is no longer |
| produce alcohol. To begin the fermentation | | | | alive and active, and therefore equally not harmful |
| process, yeast and sugar are combined to react | | | | to the body. If active yeast bacteria were still |
| chemically. The products of this reaction are | | | | present in bottles of finished wine product, |
| alcohol and carbon dioxide. After the wine has | | | | fermentation would continue to take place. This |
| fermented at a regulated temperature for a few | | | | would result in cloudy, foul tasting wine. Pressure |
| weeks or so, it is filtered and bottled. | | | | buildup would also take place, whereas the wine |
| Yeast is used in the fermentation of every wine | | | | cork would actually begin to push itself up out of |
| on the market. But how does that affect an | | | | the neck of the bottle. |
| individual on a yeast free diet? If yeast is used in | | | | Rest assured, wine breweries take utmost care in |
| wine fermentation, then wines must contain | | | | producing flavorful, yeast free wines every time, |
| yeast. Therefore, they must be avoided if there | | | | which means that wine can be enjoyed by even |
| are, in fact, not truly yeast free wines. | | | | those limited by diet restrictions. |
| On the contrary, almost all filtered and refined | | | | |