Glossary
Sans Soufre
/sahn SOO-fruh/
French for 'without sulfur' - wine made without added sulfites.
Full Definition
Sans soufre (without sulfur) indicates wine made with no added sulfur dioxide. Part of the natural wine movement, these wines rely on careful winemaking and cool storage for stability. Small amounts of sulfur occur naturally during fermentation. Sans soufre wines can be fragile and variable.
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