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Non alcoholic wine

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Averyyounggrandmaofsix · 30/06/2021 23:55

Please could anyone recommend a non alcoholic dry white wine that doesn't taste like apple juice.
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Averyyounggrandmaofsix · 19/05/2023 14:47

Just to say I tried the Jukes and absolutely hated it. Tried to offload it to my sister but she felt the same. £70 down the drain - literally.

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lanawinters · 17/05/2023 09:29

McGuigans white (a Sauvignon, I believe) and their red (Shiraz) are both very good.
Haven't tried their rose or Chardonnay varieties.

Aliciamia100 · 17/05/2023 09:24

I think il try it 👍

mildlydispeptic · 17/05/2023 09:22

Fever tree is a naice brand of tonic water and other mixers

Aliciamia100 · 17/05/2023 09:03

Thanks , what is fever tree ?

mildlydispeptic · 17/05/2023 09:02

Thompson & Scott Noughty white sparkling is a good Prosecco substitute. All their others are too sweet for me.

user1473878824 · 17/05/2023 08:42

Noseco tastes like a Bellini that’s been sitting on a table in all bar one for three hours but I’ve sort of got a taste for it now. The best is the no alcohol Frexienet but it’s always out of stock.

never found a good non fizzy wine one. I’ve just started necking fever tree in the evenings.

Aliciamia100 · 17/05/2023 08:38

I have given up wine , tried coop nozecco which I found the best sparkling , however I suffered with a chronic sugar headache, any updates on the wines ( seeing this is an old post )

ThinWomansBrain · 08/07/2022 19:38

tried a few no/low alcohol wines for when i'm driving - not found anything drinkable - and it hacks me off that some are almost the same cost as wine - and the wine would have just over £2.20 duty on it.
Agree that konbucha is a great unsweet non alcoholic drink to have with meals instead of wine.

Also, dalston press rhubarb drink served in a champagne flute is quite acceptable (tastes nothing like dalston press rhubarb served in an ordinary glass😆)

GoldPig · 08/07/2022 19:30

Apparently Aqua Libra has been relaunched (flavoured though)

I like elderflower and tonic, AF beers, or just sugar free pops like ginger beer or grapefruit soda.

I couldn’t get on with kombucha or any of the AF wines.

when I drank it was mainly red wine, cava, vodka tonic or craft beers. The latter is poorly represented in the AF options too although Guiness 0% is pretty good.

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bilbodog · 08/07/2022 19:07

Ive started drinking gordons and tanqueray zero gins and they are really quite good. Go on to wine after but means i drink less alcohol.

Quadrilingual · 08/07/2022 19:03

This!

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CounsellorTroi · 01/07/2021 12:27

And we've never had much luck with AF wine. If they actually taste good they are often high in sugar.

CounsellorTroi · 01/07/2021 12:25

Heineken AF is excellent, and I'm not usually fussed on lagers, prefer wheat beers.

motogogo · 01/07/2021 12:14

Have had very good dry apple juice, far better than af wine. We buy at the farmers market

TeddingtonTrashbag · 01/07/2021 10:24

It surely can’t be on the bounds of chemistry to something with the wines…. Vast untapped market!

TeddingtonTrashbag · 01/07/2021 10:23

Agree about the lagers -I can’t tell the difference especially with s dash of lime.
Am going to check out the Torres!

Noodles4Me · 01/07/2021 09:48

Torres Natureo are the best and most wine like, Waitrose do them. If you want something wine-like then grapefruit and elderflower are just too flowery

Agree though, alco-free wine needs to improve like the lagers. I bet there is a massi2ve market for them as yet un-tapped

Cowbells · 01/07/2021 09:39

@TeddingtonTrashbag

It’s do annoying- when I first got a car and so couldn’t drink I used to take Aqua Libra with me to parties -tasted alcoholic but wasn’t, and, crucially, not sweet. Discontinued now and can’t find a non-sweet soft drink with that ‘kick’…
I know. That was such a delicious drink. Can't believe it's no longer made when there is a current trend for low and no alcoholic drinks. When will manufacturers realise we don't want tooth-rotting sweetness.

But I don't want so many botanicals that it tastes like the dregs of an out of date medicine cupboard all whisked up with a bit of soda water (most fake gins). Just something subtle and savoury and grown up.

fellrunner85 · 01/07/2021 09:39

Some fizz is ok (M&S Fizzero, Nosecco and Belle &Co all drinkable imo) but all alcohol free non-sparkling wine is awful.
Alcohol free beer has got much, much better over the years I've been teetotal though, so usually I'll just go for that.
With wines, nothing replicates that crisp, dry, taste. They're all too sweet or else just taste like Schloer.

Amdone123 · 01/07/2021 09:36

@TeddingtonTrashbag, why has this, in my ongoing struggle with drinking too much wine, never occurred to me ! I've tried it with lemonade or soda didn't like.
Am definitely going to try it with tonic. Cheers !

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Averyyounggrandmaofsix · 01/07/2021 08:50

Thank you for directing me to the other thread, I have to admit I only really go on here and it was wine I'm looking for.

I'm liking the idea of making a spritzer with tonic water.

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CandyLeBonBon · 01/07/2021 08:43

I second tonic water in alcohol free prosecco. It dials down the sweetness and gives it thst 'dry' taste

TeddingtonTrashbag · 01/07/2021 08:32

I agree about tonic water -love it! Sometimes mix tonic water with regular dry white wine to dilute it.

Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g · 01/07/2021 08:31

Thanks, Hiding, that sounds good. Would work with mint instead of basil, I expect.