What Is Natural Wine? And Is It Healthy? | Todd White

EPISODE 30 | I’ve been waiting my whole life for this episode!!! (Okay, that’s a slight exaggeration…but I’ve been waiting a long time!) As you may know, I’m a wine lover…but I don’t just LOVE any wine—I LOOOVE natural wine! That’s why I was suuuper excited to learn everything there is to know about natural wine from Todd White, founder of Dry Farm Wines. Listening to this episode is basically like taking a crash course on the topic, which is why I’m calling it Natural Wine 101. I know you’re gonna love it! Enjoy!!

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MINUTE-BY-MINUTE BREAKDOWN OF THE EPISODE:

• 4:55 – What led Todd to start his “healthy wine company”—Dry Farm Wines—in the first place
• 14:25 – Todd explains the collusion that exists between the wine lobby and Washington, DC, as well as the massive corporate consolidation that’s happened in the wine industry
• 17:15 – Why are there so many additives in conventional wine? And how come they’re not listed on the label?
• 23:07 – What is natural wine?
• 25:40 – The main differences between natural wines and commercial wines
• 30:55 – How Dry Farm Wines stand out among the rest, specifically because of their “dry farmed” nature
• 36:28 – The amount of sugar in standard red wine + the sugar-free nature of Dry Farm Wines
• 38:35 – What’s the deal with sulfites?
• 40:44 – The problem with natural wine
• 43:09 – Back to Dry Farm Wines being sugar-free…how is that even possible?
• 48:18 – Red vs. white wine: Which is healthier and why?
• 48:10 – Why women have difficulty drinking red wine as they age
• 49:48 – Todd explains how to identify natural wines “out in the wild” (aka in stores and restaurants)

LINKS [SOME MAY BE AFFILIATE LINKS; PLEASE READ MY DISCLOSURE FOR MORE INFO]:

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