


NON ALCOHOLIC WINE FULL
For example, our top pick, the Leitz Eins Zwei Zero Riesling, delivers a full spectrum of flavors that can only be achieved through fermentation and vinification. All other fruit-based products marketed as nonalcoholic wine are simply juice. Cowez notes that there’s currently no legal difference between dealcoholized wines (true nonalcoholic wines) and simple grape juice labeled as such, which can cause a bit of confusion for consumers.Īccording to Cowez, true nonalcoholic / dealcoholized wine is produced from wine that has been fermented with yeasts and has undergone a vinification process, and then has gone through an additional process of having the alcohol removed. “Yeasts and the vinification process are the biggest difference between alcohol-free wine and grape juice,” explains Thierry Cowez, oenologist and dealcoholized winemaker for MIS Services in Belgium. Many consumers think that nonalcoholic wine is simply unfermented grape juice however, the answer is quite the contrary. We’re bringing you a handful of our favorite nonalcoholic choices for times that simply call for a little less booze. But first, what exactly is nonalcoholic wine? Among the plethora of reasons to go nonalcoholic (dry January, designated driver, baby on the way, religious reasons, or simply taking a recovery day from a heavy-hitting night prior), one thing’s for sure: taste should never be sacrificed. The phrase "nonalcoholic wine" may sound counterintuitive, though sometimes it’s exactly what the evening calls for.
