Canada’s two-drinks-per-week guideline may have oenophiles looking for suitable zero-percent alternatives
Even before the stringent two alcoholic drinks a week guidelines were released last week, requests for recommendations of non-alcoholic wines have been increasing. Such e-mails were commonplace as abstinence challenges approached, in the form of Dry Januarys and Februarys or Sober October, but now they are almost a daily occurrence. Many people are looking to reduce consumption or, in some instances, exclude alcohol completely.
The unfortunate reality is the alcohol-free wine category isn’t as robust as its beer, cider and spirits counterparts. To my taste, most “no alcohol” wines are pale imitations, lacking the complexity and interest of the real thing, with one-dimensional flavours that usually range from peculiar to horrid.
A satisfyingly well-made wine has mouthfeel – one of those words, like “moist” or “slacks,” that gives some people the ick – but is useful term to encapsulate the texture, weight, depth of flavour and length from a lingering aftertaste you’ll sense from each sip. Most of the non-alcoholic wines fail to deliver a similar satisfaction or pleasure.
A few non-alcoholic wines that made an impression have been featured in articles. Recent highlights include the enjoyable rosé and rieslings from the Leitz Eins Zwei Zero Alcohol range. Italian wine and liqueur producer, Bottega produces a tasty albeit overtly sweet sparkling rosé, 0 Rosé.
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