| Sulphur dioxide is used in the wine making process | | | | cheaper to produce. |
| for fermentation as it can preserve the character | | | | Different types of wines contain different levels |
| of the wine including taste, flavour and colour. | | | | of sulphites and the knowledge about this factor |
| Sulphites are a natural byproduct of winemaking | | | | will help a person in finding out a low sulphite wine |
| and has not been considered dangerous in small | | | | for consumption. Red wines are having the lowest |
| quantities. Over time, cheap bottles of wine have | | | | level of sulphites because they naturally contain |
| added sulphites to help enhance the flavour | | | | anti-oxidants acquired from their stems and skins |
| cheaply. However, some people are highly allergic | | | | during fermentation. However, wine makers add |
| to sulphur and therefore they should avoid | | | | some sulphites anyways to this low sulphite wine |
| anything that contains it. Low sulphite wine | | | | to maintain the flavour on the cheap. White wines |
| contains quite negligible amount of sulphites and | | | | and roses have higher levels of sulphites as they |
| therefore consuming it is normally considered safe | | | | need anti-oxidants in the form of sulphur since |
| even for people allergic to sulphites. | | | | they are not left in contact with their skins during |
| Though sulphur dioxide is used to preserve the | | | | fermentation. Sweet wines will be having the |
| taste of wine, if used in excess quantity, it can | | | | highest level of sulphites as sugar will combine |
| cause an unpleasant taste evident at very low | | | | with sulphur. Therefore more sulphur is added to |
| concentration. Wines with high level of sulphur | | | | get the same level of free sulphur dioxide. |
| dioxide are known to cause some health issues | | | | The difficult task of finding low sulphite wine has |
| including fatal allergic reactions and terrible | | | | been made easy by the Internet. You just need |
| hangovers. Another reason for people to look for | | | | to do a quick search in the search engines to find |
| low sulphite wine is that when sulphites are added | | | | a good low sulphite wine. There are a lot of online |
| in high quantity to wines, fewer grapes are | | | | stores that provide the product and you can |
| required to make a bottle of wine, thus making it | | | | purchase it online as well. |