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Arsenic In Wine – The Complete List

Following is the full, complete list of wines that allegedly contain dangerous amounts of arsenic, according to a lawsuit filed in Los Angeles, California. Almost all are inexpensive California wines. Arsenic is a poison that, when ingested in high enough doses, can be fatal.

1. Acronym GR8RW Red Blend 2011
2. Almaden Heritage White Zinfandel
3. Almaden Heritage Moscato
4. Almaden Heritage White Zinfandel
5. Almaden Heritage Chardonnay
6. Almaden Mountain Burgundy
7. Almaden Mountain Rhine
8. Almaden Mountain Chablis
9. Arrow Creek Coastal Series Cabernet Sauvignon 2011
10. Bandit Pinot Grigio
11. Bandit Chardonnay
12. Bandit Cabernet Sauvignon
13. Bay Bridge Chardonnay
14. Beringer White Merlot 2011
15. Beringer White Zinfandel 2011
16. Beringer Red Moscato
17. Beringer Refreshingly Sweet Moscato
18. Charles Shaw White Zinfandel 2012 (a.k.a., “Two Buck Chuck”)
19. Colores del Sol Malbec 2010
20. Glen Ellen by Concannon Glen Ellen Reserve Pinot Grigio 2012
21. Concannon Selected Vineyards Pinot Noir 2011
22. Glen Ellen by Concannon Glen Ellen Reserve Merlot 2010
23. Cook Spumante
24. Corbett Canyon Pinot Grigio
25. Corbett Canyon Cabernet Sauvignon
26. Cupcake Malbec 2011
27. Fetzer Moscato 2010
28. Fetzer Pinot Grigio 2011
29. Fish Eye Pinot Grigio 2012
30. Flipflop Pinot Grigio 2012
31. Flipflop Moscato
32. Flipflop Cabernet Sauvignon
33. Foxhorn White Zinfandel
34. Franzia Vintner Select White Grenache
35. Franzia Vintner Select White Zinfandel
36. Franzia Vintner Select White Merlot
37. Franzia Vintner Select Burgundy
38. Hawkstone Cabernet Sauvignon 2011
39. HRM Rex Goliath Moscato
40. Korbel Sweet Rose Sparkling Wine
41. Korbel Extra Dry Sparkling Wine
42. Menage a Trois Pinot Grigio 2011
43. Menage a Trois Moscato 2010
44. Menage a Trois White Blend 2011
45. Menage a Trois Chardonnay 2011
46. Menage a Trois Rose 2011
47. Menage a Trois Cabernet Sauvignon 2010
48. Menage a Trois California Red Wine 2011
49. Mogen David Concord
50. Mogen David Blackberry Wine
51. Oak Leaf White Zinfandel
52. Pomelo Sauvignon Blanc 2011
53. R Collection by Raymond Chardonnay 2012
54. Richards Wild Irish Rose Red Wine
55. Seaglass Sauvignon Blanc 2012
56. Simply Naked Moscato 2011
57. Smoking Loon Viognier 2011
58. Sutter Home Sauvignon Blanc 2010
59. Sutter Home Gewurztraminer 2011
60. Sutter Home Pink Moscato
61. Sutter Home Pinot Grigio 2011
62. Sutter Home Moscato
63. Sutter Home Chenin Blanc 2011
64. Sutter Home Sweet Red 2010
65. Sutter Home Riesling 2011
66. Sutter Home White Merlot 2011
67. Sutter Home Merlot 2011
68. Sutter Home White Zinfandel 2011
69. Sutter Home White Zinfandel 2012
70. Sutter Home Zinfandel 2010
71. Trapiche Malbec 2012
72. Tribuno Sweet Vermouth
73. Vendange Merlot
74. Vendange White Zinfandel
75. Wine Cube Moscato
76. Wine Cube Pink Moscato 2011
77. Wine Cube Pinot Grigio 2011
78. Wine Cube Pinot Grigio
79. Wine Cube Chardonnay 2011
80. Wine Cube Chardonnay
81. Wine Cube Red Sangria
82. Wine Cube Sauvignon Blanc 2011
83. Wine Cube Cabernet Sauvignon/Shiraz 2011

The lawsuit claims that the above wines contain as much as 500% more than what is acceptable in drinking water, and I’m honestly not sure how dangerous that is for human consumption, because trace amounts of arsenic naturally occur in most of the beverages and foods that we ingest on a daily basis. If you want to read a full scientific report on arsenic, click here.



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