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To ask what is the best low/non alcoholic red wine

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CanIbeRio · 27/01/2022 13:25

After years of overindulging on red wine at the weekends I've decided I need to cut back. I love the taste and depth of a glass of wine....I know low alcohol won't touch the real deal but in your opinion which one comes closest? Thanks in advance

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TonTonMacoute · 27/01/2022 21:24

We tried one of the AF white wines recently and I was really surprised how utterly, utterly vile it was.

I would far rather drink something else, there are some nice drinks out there.

DistrustfulDinosaur · 27/01/2022 23:23

Have yet to find a half decent AF red wine. The McGuigan sparkling is quite nice if you like a dry wine and it's not overly sweet like most seem to be. I'm liking a shot of the Gordons zero gin with diet scwheppes lemonade, ice and a slice of lime at the moment. Again it's not overly sweet so feels a bit more of a treat than drinking schloer etc. Just a shame it's so expensive!

ArtfulPuss · 28/01/2022 08:03

The only AF red 'wine' I like is Natureo, which I discovered in Waitrose. Love their rosé too.

Agree that AF beer is good these days. Our favourite Friday night drink at the moment is the Martini Vibrante (AF campari-type drink), topped up with Tesco Nozeco (which is actually really nice on its own!), in a massive fishbowl glass with loads of ice and a slice of clementine. Part of the pleasure of drinking for me is psychological, and this 'feels' like a proper cocktail!

RampantIvy · 28/01/2022 09:11

I'm tempted to try the AF gins, but don't really want to spend £14 on a bottle to be disappointed. I need to see if I can buy some miniatures.

tiktokontheclock · 28/01/2022 09:30

Pregnant here. I've been having a Tonic water and lime and while it's not the same, it gives me that bitter taste gin has.

Sausagesausagesausage · 28/01/2022 09:33

Frexient fizz was ok but any white or red was just disgusting IMO. I drank a fair bit of AF beer when I was pregnant which wasn't bad at all.

QuizzicalEyebrows · 28/01/2022 09:37

You could cut back by buying really expensive wine so you limit it

Vinorosso74 · 28/01/2022 09:39

Torres Natureo Wine g.co/kgs/HVwHt2

This is the only one I can drink. I've only seen it in Waitrose. I find they're all a bit too fruity but this is palatable.
There are some amazing alcohol free beers around. We have a great beer shop near us which only sells beers from independent breweries and the flavours aren't compromised by being alcohol free.

LittleGwyneth · 28/01/2022 10:27

All terrible. The best non alcoholic alcohol I've found is the Clean Co tequila, which smells exactly like tequila. It's great with lime and soda, almost like a proper drink (almost).

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