Dec 2012
Gluten and Celiac Disease
December, 2012 Filed in: Tasting wine
Having two grown children with Celiac disease, we are very attentive to the presence of gluten in anything we eat or drink. Often we are asked if wine and beer from kits is gluten free. The Barons and Black Rock beer kits definitely contain gluten and should not be consumed by celiacs. The Black Rock Cider kit is however gluten free, but read on and see the qualifier.
It is important to note that Winexpert or Vineco do not explicitly use gluten-containing products in the wine kits. Even so, they do not guarantee that there is absolutely no gluten in the wine products. Some of the ingredients may have been processed in plants by a supplier that processes other products with gluten. Simply stated while no gluten is added in these products they are not produced in gluten free facilities.
An additive such as the F-Pack contains glucose-fructose derived from corn, which the manufacture can’t guarantee as gluten-free. And the yeast used in the kits is processed on a substrate of beet sugar and glycolisides. These products do not usually contain any gluten or its derivatives, yet again, because they are not in control of the yeast production, they cannot guarantee it will be gluten-free.
Twisted Mist Kits all contain gluten, and should not be consumed by Celiacs or others with gluten intolerance.
It is important to note that Winexpert or Vineco do not explicitly use gluten-containing products in the wine kits. Even so, they do not guarantee that there is absolutely no gluten in the wine products. Some of the ingredients may have been processed in plants by a supplier that processes other products with gluten. Simply stated while no gluten is added in these products they are not produced in gluten free facilities.
An additive such as the F-Pack contains glucose-fructose derived from corn, which the manufacture can’t guarantee as gluten-free. And the yeast used in the kits is processed on a substrate of beet sugar and glycolisides. These products do not usually contain any gluten or its derivatives, yet again, because they are not in control of the yeast production, they cannot guarantee it will be gluten-free.
Twisted Mist Kits all contain gluten, and should not be consumed by Celiacs or others with gluten intolerance.