The Wine Authorities Big List of Additives That
Can Legally Be Used in Wine
Acetaldehyde
Acid clays of monmorillonite
Activated animal or vegetable charcoal
Activated carbon
Agar-agar
Albumen
Alginates, calcium and potassium salts
Alumino-silicates
Ammonia
Ammonium bisulphide
Ammonium phosphate
Ammonium sulphide
Amylogluco-sidase) Mistelle
Argon
Bentonite
Beta-glucanase
Calcium ascorbate
Calcium hydroxide
Calcium phosphates
Calcium sulfate
Calcium tartrate
Caramel
Carbohydrase
Carbon dioxide
Carbohydrase (alpha-amylase)
Carbohydrase (beta-amylase)
Carbohydrase (Glucoamylase, Amylogluco-sidase) Mistelle Spirit derived from grapes
Casein
Catalase
Cellulose Oak (staves, shavings, powder, particles, etc.)
Citric acid
Collagen
Colloidal silicon dioxide
Concentrated must
Copper sulphate
Cultures of micro-organisms
Cupric citrate on a bentonite base
*Please note that these additives are primarily used in large production corporate wines,
but rarely by small artisan producers
Ion exchange resins
Isinglass
Iso-ascorbic acid
Kaoli
L-ascorbic acid
Lactic Acid
Lysozyme
Malic acid
Malolactic bacteria
Metatartaric acid
Milk and milk products
Must
Nitrogen gas
Oxygen
Pectin lyase
Pectinesterase
Perlite
Phytates
Pimarizin
Plant proteins
Polyoxyethylene monostearate
Polyvinyl polypirollidone
Potassium bitartrate
Potassium carbonate
Potassium erythorbate
Potassium ferro cyanide
Potassium hydrogen carbonate
Potassium hydrogen tartrate
Potassium meta bisulphide
Potassium monostearate
Potassium sodium tartrate
Potassium sorbate
Potassium sulphites
Potassium tartrate
Protease (Bromelin)
Protease (Ficin)
Protease (Papain)
Protease (Pepsin)
Protease (Trypsin)
Dimethylpoly-siloxane
Di-ammonium-phosphate
Diatomaceous earth
Egg albumen
Enzymes
Erythorbic acid
Ferrocyanide
Ferrous sulfate
Filtering aids
Fumaric acid
Gelatine
Glucose oxidase
Glyceryl dioleate
Glyceryl monooleate
Grape skin extract
Granular cork
Gum arabic
Hydrogen peroxide
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Silicasol
Silicon dioxide
Sodium alginate
Sodium carbonate
Sodium hydroxide
Sodium meta bisulphide
Sorbic acid
Sorbitan monostearate
Soy flour
Spirit derived from grapes
Sugar
Sulphur dioxide
Sulphur dioxide gas
Sweet reserve
Tannin
Tartaric acid
Thiamin chloride
Thiamin hydrochloride
Tiamine
Urease
Wood
​Yeasts and yeast nutrients