Alcohol-free wines. Has anyone tried them from this site

[ScareyCaligulaCorday]

lono or indeed any other site, that they would recommend? I'm a bit scared of ordering 12 in case they're horrible, but it's cheaper because of delivery charges.

someone recommended them the other day on here, but I can't rmemeber if there was a kind of rider to it..

Why not just good quality fruit juice/cordials Scarey? Not trying to be funny but why specifically alcohol-free wine? I'd substitute elderflower myself.

Rider would be in my case that every one I ever tried tasted foul I guess
But that website looks like they know their stuff.

Because there are times when you just fancy a glass of wine specifically, like with cheese or lasagna or something, and cordial just isn't the same, partnership-wise. You want wine, dammit, but you don't want to drink alcohol. (Like when friends come round on a week night)

don't say i never do anything for you!

By BBWBabeLisa on Tuesday, 3 October, 2006 4:11:50 PMWhen pg with DD I bought a case of de-alcoholised wine from a website that was advertised on the Baby Channel lono.co.uk . Although it didn't taste as much like real wine as I had hoped it might, I took it to parties with me and I still felt the warm fuzzy buzz a couple of glasses of wine give me. Obviously purely psychosomatic but it did the trick for me. My usual tipple is JD & Coke, and I found Lono's whisky substitute really hit the spot when mixed with coke!

Yes it looks more convincing than any other alcohol-free wine I've ever seen. But I'm sure that other thread said it wasn't quite wine-like. And at those prices, I'd want it to be wine-like, otherwise I'd rather just stick to my fizzy water.

Well that does sound good. Will be interested to hear your verdict.

Hmm. Maybe I should stick to the whisky substitute!

I have to say that I'd open real wine every time in such circumstances . But most of my friends are much more accomplished in the liver department than me.

Let us know how you get on. As I put on the other thread I had a nasty experience with Eisberg that I'm not keen to repeat, would still like to find a nice alcohol free wine though.

Marina, so would I! That's why I'd quite like to try these out and see if they're any good.

why doesn't someone invent a little device that you dip in the wine and render it alcohol free instantly..a sort of modern day Jesus

God, Eisberg. That name suppressed in my subconscious all those years.

Tried it when pg with dd about 3 years ago and I can still taste it, bleugh

I tried to buy a vanilla pod smoothy with honey and natural yogurt last night as a treat but couldn't bring myself to get it instead of wine ..

I just got a case of wine from lo-no.

I haven't tried all of them, but so far the reds haven't been too bad. It's never going to be exactly like a glass of wine, but is quite palatable.

I was getting really sick of soft drinks so it was nice to be able to drink something that has a dry taste like a glasss of wine.

The best non-alcoholic wine I have had so far though was a rose called Fre from sainsburys.

(haven't tried the rose or white ones from lo-no yet though)

tried some white "fake" wine when preggers - yeuch, would rather drink grape juice.

Beck's and Cobra's alcohol free beers are nice.

Thanks for the update, I'm waiting for the white report with bated breath!

OK, tried the Carl Jung alcohol free champagne substitute at the weekend and was really impressed, will definitely be buying some more of that for Xmas.

I can see why the big brother contestants were fooled into thinking it was the real thing.

I also tried the ariel white, which wasn't too bad either, but definitely preferred the fizzy stuff.

They are definitely better the colder they are.

Thanks Trixy

Off to warm up my credit card!

My order has arrived! I've got champagne, chardonnay and merlot, will let you know what I think.

aha, found the thread!
Any feedback on the wine, those who tried it?
I need fizz for christmas day and red for parties.

Hi,

Hope it's ok to post about my own site but it is relevant to the discussion.

I run The Alcohol-Free Shop at www.alcoholfree.co.uk and we have no minimum order so you can order just one bottle to try if you want, although it makes more sense to buy a small selection of different wines because there is a minimum shipping charge.

thanks
John

God, I really do not see the point in that at all. I mean you either want drink or you don't. Pretend wine? Blee.

Although I have to admit I may have a rather alternative approach. I would go for a box, never a glass. Nah, make that a vat.

ps, I don't think you're allowed to advertise your own business johnr, unless you pay. I may be wrong though.

I tried the no-lo site and got red wines, they were all OK. A bit like shit red wine, not brilliant, but perfectly drinkable and you did feel like you were drinking wine. Very good for when a couple of my friends came round for lunch with a bottle of red, but I didn't want to drink because it was lunch time. They got drunk and I drank alcohol free - it was OK!