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I am bummed with this news since I am now CF also....
   
  February 23, 2006

Thank you for taking the time to contact us and express your opinions 
about
Woodbridge 
wines. We appreciate hearing from you!

We do not test our products for gluten.  However, to our knowledge, 
they do
not 
contain it.   Where one’s health is of a concern, we always recommend 
that
you consult 
with your physician.

Fining agents are used on a lot-by-lot basis by the winemaker to 
optimize
wine quality. 
Some fining agents contain proteinaceous materials.  Proteinaceous 
fining
agents are used 
to react with color and/or tannin molecules to make them removable by
subsequent 
filtration.  Both the fining agent, the color and/or tannin it reacts 
with
are removed by the 
filtration process.

All of our fining agents are approved by the Alcohol & Tobacco Tax & 
Trade
Bureau 
(TTB, formerly the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms) 

One of our standard fining agents contains Micronized potassium 
casseinate
[casein is milk 
protein], food grade gelatin, egg albumin and other food grade 
components.

I hope the information we have provided is helpful.  We appreciate your
interest in 
Woodbridge wines and hope we can look forward to serving you as a 
valued
customer.

If I may be of any assistance in the future, please feel free to 
contact me
at 1-800-836-9463 
Ext. 67674.

Sincerely,

April Z. Stewart
Consumer Relations Representative
Woodbridge Vineyards

Reference # 186289


		
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