Wine additives
A list of additives permitted for use in the production of wine under EU law.
| Type or purpose of addition | Permitted additives |
|---|---|
| Acidification | tartaric acid |
| Clarification | calcium alginate potassium alginate potassium caseinate casein isinglass silicon dioxide edible gelatine acacia (gum arabic) milk/lactalbumin proteins of plant origin ovalbumin (egg white) alumino silicates ferrous sulfate |
| Decolourants | polyvinyl-polypyr-rolidone (PVPP) activated charcoal |
| Deacidification | lactic bacteria neutral potassium tartrate potassium bicarbonate calcium carbonate |
| Deodorant | copper sulfate |
| Elaboration | oak chips metatartaric acid water |
| Enrichment | concentrated grape must rectified concentrated grape must saccharose tannin oxygen |
| Enzymes | betaglucanase pectolytics urease |
| Fermentation | fresh lees ammonium bisulphite thiamine hydrochloride yeast cell walls yeasts for wine production diammonium phosphate ammonium sulphate ammonium sulphite |
| Sequestrants | fresh lees potassium ferrocyanide calcium phytate citric acid |
| Stabilisation | calcium tartrate potassium bitartrate yeast mannoproteins |
| Preservatives | sorbic acid sulphur dioxide argon nitrogen potassium bisulphite dimethyl dicarbonate (DMDC) carbon dioxide potassium metabisulphite/disulfite allyl isothiocyanate lysozyme potassium sorbate ascorbic acid |