Seriously. Need reccos for a celeb party. Make all the jokes you want but get me a name!
Domaine Carneros makes a vegan sparkler.
This article doesn’t mention any sparklers, but I thought it was interesting: The Oregonian: Vegan vino? Sure, but it comes with a few catches.
Familia Zuccardi Vida Organica Sparkling Chardonnay, Argentina
…very, very good and inexpensive.
I do not think it is vegan, but it is organic.
Organic we got in spades. But you can get organic meat, that’s not the issue. Fining agents and refined sugar in the dosage seem to be the stumbling blocks (although the sugar thing seems to be bleeding into the raw food thing).
Celery juice, vodka and Alka Seltzer?
Kind of a narrow market, like Mormon or Muslim cocktails.
Roberto,
Clicquot and Moet’s NV’s are now Vegan. I think some of the latest vintage releases are too.
Fleury’s entire line is Vegan.
Those are the first ones that come to mind, but I am sure there are more.
What wine goes with Vegans? Depends on how you cook them.
Vegan Sparkler. Gee I love LA!!! 
Wow, it had never occurred to me that “vegan” was an option when it came to champers. I thought it was all grapes and such. Stupid me.
Greg, I lived in Texas once and thought stuff like this was whack too. Now I’m infected. ![[swoon.gif]](/uploads/db3686/original/2X/f/f425e8dac3e7344bee264da02e55428971be23a9.gif "swoon"){kind=small}
Can Vendrell Cava. @ $17
It’s the “and such” part that doesn’t work for the vegan crowd. In addition to the fining agents (which primarily come from animals) all sorts of bugs make it into the press. I learned earlier this week from Al Osterheld that ants in particular can contribute an unpleasant flavor to a wine’s bouquet. ![[cheers.gif]](/uploads/db3686/original/2X/0/0ff9bfcdb0964982cd3240b6159868fbdf215b1a.gif "cheers"){kind=small}
A name? A name you want!? Ok…You got it.
Steve
Ok now…Get a few cases of yellow label…Go to Staples and get a pack of those sticky peel off labels. Put them in your printer and print a bunch that say:
VEGAN
Stick to bottles
There you have it
Interestingly enough, it was this very subject that started me down the slippery slope to DSP with His Squirrelness. Our first “tiff” if you will.
I posed, in Wine Talk, the question of whether vegans would drink wine if they knew about the microscopic insect parts in it and he moved the post to Food and Wine. Considering we were talking bugs (and some people eat them) I found the move funny in an ironic way, but when I told him I found it funny (“Best laugh I’ve had all week, Mark.”) he was certain I was mocking him. Ensued the usual exchange of pithy retorts (“If I have to explain it to you . . . don’t contact me again.”). It’s from small events that a Berserker is spawned.
From the Organic Wine Company Store online:
“Blanquette de Limoux Brut Bernard Delmas
A dry, creamy, full-bodied sparkling wine with a fine yeasty character in the aroma, and toasty green apple & lemon flavors. VEGAN. Certified Organic Grapes”
2007 Moscato d’Asti Mario Torelli
“Delicately sweet & “frizzante” (bubbly). Made with Moscato Rosso & Malvasia Rosso for grapey fruit flavors, with a little Trebbiano for lift & acid. VEGAN - Certified Organic Grapes”
Champagne Carte d’Or Brut Serge Faust
“The Real Thing! A dry, full-bodied brut from Champagne. Rich, full aromas, creamy texture and mature fruit flavors. Hints of yeast and nuts. VEGAN - Certified Organic Grapes”
For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
Getting a caterer what she needs is hardly selling my soul. That would be selling Veuve or Santa Margharita…
Anybody whose veganism seeks, or rather insists upon, assurances of “purity” at these levels isn’t genuine. If they believe the possibility of traces or x parts per million are unacceptable thresholds I can assure them they’ve fallen short on a regular basis elsewhere.
Maybe this
-Kain
Duval-Leroy is vegan, too.