EU RESEARCH PROJECTS SEEKS TO FIGHT WINE ALLERGIES
September 1st, 2008
BY KEITH NUTHALL
A EUROPEAN Union (EU) research project has been launched to prevent allergic reactions to wine, by finding alternatives to sulphur dioxide - widely used by the industry to prevent micro-biological damage to taste and colour.
Organised under the umbrella of EU research network Eureka, wine industry specialists are testing a variety of alternative substances and treatments to reduce the amount of sulphites in wines, which are regarded as an allergen.
Over three years, spending at least Euro 500,000, Dao Sul - Sociedade Vitivinicola, of Portugal; ...
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