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The pesticides in your Pinot Grigio: Study reveals more than HALF of wines sold on the British high street contain toxic chemicals – so, is your favourite bottle affected?



SIX PESTICIDES 

– Feteasca Regala (Romania)  

FIVE PESTICIDES

– Mimo Moutinho Red Blend (Portugal) 

– Marks & Spencer Malbec (France) 

– Sainsbury’s Gavi White Wine (Italy)  

FOUR PESTICIDES

– Valdo Prosecco Rose (Italy) 

– Myton Hill Pinot Grigio White Wine (Moldova)  

THREE PESTICIDES

– La Vieille Ferme Red Wine (France) 

– Sainsbury’s Pinot Grigio Trentino (Italy) 

– Nice Drop Pinor Noir (Chile) 

– Valpolicella Ripasso (Italy) 

– Kumala Shiraz (South Africa) 

– Calvet Prestige Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon (France) 

– Cambalala Sauvignon Blanc (South Africa) 

– Le Manoir Du Baron Chardonnay (France) 

– Le Froglet Sauvignon Blanc (France) 

– Morrisons Pinot Grigio White Wine (Italy)  

TWO PESTICIDES

– Cambalala Pinotage (South Africa) 

– Campo Viejo Rioja Tempranillo (Spain) 

– Louis Raynald Cotes du Rhone (France) 

– La Vieille Ferme Rose Wine (France) 

– Freixenet Italian Rose Sparkling Wine (Italy) 

– Cambalala Chardonnay (South Africa) 

– Chapmans Bay Sauvignon Blanc (South Africa) 

– Beachfront California Merlot (USA) 

– Comte Tolosan Malbec (France) 

– Marques Los Rios Rioja (Spain) 

– Comte Tolosan Cave Des Roches Malbec (France) 

– Moillard Bourgogne Gamay (France) 

– Chevalier De Fauvert Chardonnay (France) 

– Brouilly Red Wine (France) 

– Des Tourelles Claret Bordeaux Red Wine (France) 

– Comte Tolosan Malbec Red Wine (France) 

– Des Tourelles Claret Red Wine (France) 

– Asda Extra Special Soave Superiore Classico White Wine (Italy) 

– Gavi Dry White White (Italy) 

– Cape Kyala Chenin Blanc White Wine (South Africa)  

ONE PESTICIDE

– Cotes Du Rhone Villages Red Wine (France) 

– Penfolds Koonunga Hill Shiraz Cabernet (Australia) 

– Macon Villages White Wine (France) 

– Mad Fish Sauvignon Blanc (Australia) 

– Lidl Chateau St Eutrope Corbieres (France) 

– Corte Aurelio Nero D’avola Sicilia (Italy) 

– Wolf Blass Shiraz (Australia) 

– Penguin Sands Cabernet Sauvignon (South Africa) 

– Aldi’s Specially Selected Sauvignon Blanc White Wine (Chile) 

– Castellore Orvieto D.O.C. Classico White Wine (Italy) 

– Southern Ocean Sauvignon Blanc White Wine (South Africa) 

– Lateral Sauvignon Blanc White Wine (Chile) 

– Private Bin Riesling White Wine (New Zealand)  

NO PESTICIDES

– Buenas Vides Merlot (Argentina)

– McGuigan Estates Black Label Merlot (Australia) 

– Blossom Hill Soft & Fruity Red (Spain) 

– Waitrose Chilean Red Wine (Chile)

– Beachfront White Grenache (USA) 

– McGuigan Reserve Chardonnay (Australia) 

– Brancott Estate Sauvignon Blanc (New Zealand)

– Waitrose Chilean White Wine (Chile)

– Marks & Spencer Merlot (Australia) 

– Casa Mana Tempranillo (Spain) 

– Silver Bay Rose Wine (UK) 

– Isla Negra Cabernet Sauvignon (Chile) 

– Jam Shed Shiraz (Australia)   

– Good Company Sauvignon Blanc Blush (New Zealand) 

– Aldi’s Specially Selected Lebanese Red Wine (Lebanon)   

– 19 Crimes Chardonnay (Australia) 

– Aldi’s Shiraz Red Wine (Spain)   

– Valle Central Malbec Red Wine (Chile)   

– Graham Norton Malbec Red Wine (Argentina)   

– Pepper Box Shiraz Red Wine (Australia) 

– Fresh & Juicy Rose Wine (Spain)   

– McGuigan Estates Rose Wine (Australia)  

– Marks & Spencer Organic Verdejo White Wine (Spain)



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