New Vegetarian Booze Site

Posted by Jill Harris Jul 12, 2008

Did you know that your favourite summer-time beverage might not be vegan? We’ve explored why some wines aren’t vegetarian. The same holds true for beers and spirits, too.

Because manufacturers tend to change their formulas and processes without alerting customers, staying on top of which products (whether food or drink) are vegan and vegetarian can be a full-time job.

Luckily, there are now websites like Barnivore (a play on “omnivore” and “herbivore”) that are dedicated to helping veg*ns get their drink on without compromising their principles.

Barnivore was started by the same person who ran the now-defunct website about green living called Taste Better. While it’s sad to see a great website go under, it’s fantastic news that Barnivore will be taking its place.

Readers can use information from the site to guide their purchase of – and support for - animal-friendly manufacturers of beer, wine and spirits. Web viewers (like you!) are also invited to corroborate information that’s already present. This helps to catch when companies do change their formulas.

Barnivore is a truly vegan site, recognizing that even though finished wines do not contain the animal parts that are used in their production, using the products in processing at all is not ok.

Looking for ideas after you’ve bought a vegan wine? Check out Vegetarian Food and Wine Pairing , or Choosing a Vegetarian Wine.