Portuguese Company Launches Chestnut Flower Based Product to Replace Sulfite

[Andy Velebil]

For those interested in such things.

“Based in Braganza in northeastern Portugal, Tree Flowers Solutions is the biotech start-up behind Chestwine, an organically certified innovation that uses chestnut blossom as a natural preservative for wine…”

https://www.winebusiness.com/news/article/297170

[Eric Ifune]

To me, more of a marketing tool. The "No added sulfates" is bull to me.

[Moses Botbol]

Neat idea. Will bottles state they are using this? Look forward to seeing such products at my local B&M!

[Frederick Blais]

I have not tried yet a wine vinified with this, but from what I read, it does leave some specific aromas to the wine due to its addition.

It is something that is targetting small and "natural" wine producers as I don't think it will scale to hit massive productions that is where the real abuse of sulfites is.