Buying wine is a Life or Death decision. No, not for you. For the wine! Most bottles are filtered to death☠️ While unfiltered wine is alive and vibrant Breaking down Filtered vs Unfiltered🍷🧵 Big wine companies filter hard. At their scale consistency is the #1 priority. Zero surprises. Every bottle has to match. Boutique producers can play a different game. We can monitor each barrel, catch small changes, and make decisions in real time. When you're close to the wine, filtering isn't always necessary. This isn't just about removing any sediment or haze. Filtering strips out yeast, bacteria and polyphenols. These are the pieces that give wine texture, structure, and the ability to change over time. By removing the part of the wine that makes it evolve. You’re killing its soul. Unfiltered wines move. They open up over hours. They taste different on day two than they did when the cork came out. Filtered wines do change, but not nearly as much. There's less inside to react, expand, or unfold. Filtered wines always look clean. Unfiltered wines sometimes don’t. But clarity has nothing to do with character. And cloudiness isn't the same as flaw. You can’t see whether a wine is alive. You have to experience it. There’s no ingredient label on wine. No list of added acids or enzymes or concentrates. But if a winemaker skips filtering, there's a good chance they’re skipping other heavy-handed tricks too. It’s not a guarantee. But it’s one of the few clues you get. I'm not here to tell you that "Raw Wine" is your healthy drinking solution. Unfiltered wine does contain yeast and bacteria, but it's not enough to fix your gut. However, if you already eat raw honey, drink raw milk, or ferment your own vegetables, this fits within that framework. Unfortunately, most bottles don’t say filtered or unfiltered. Many unfiltered wines don’t mention it. And most filtered wines won’t admit it. You have to ask. You have to know your winemaker. Because the best wines still have a pulse and can't be found at the grocery store. Most wine is filtered to death. And once you taste Living Wine, it’s hard to go back. I make Unfiltered Wine in Colorado and am happy to answer any questions. If this helped you understand wine differently, please help me spread the word by reNOSTing it.