On Jan 5, 7:02*pm, Donald > wrote:

> but adding a cultured yeast for winemaking (not for bread or beer
> making) is not using a chemical additive. It's a natural product.

"Chemical additive" is not a synonym for "unnatural" or "evil",
despite what the organic food movement would have you think.

The grapes that one starts out with a chock full of chemicals-
sucrose, glucose, fructose, tartatric acid, tannic acid, phenols,
citric acid, ascorbic acid, various esters, etc., etc. And don't
forget the dihydrogen monoxide. Anyone who is afraid of -chemicals-
shouldn't be making wine. Or eating. Or drinking. Or breathing.