14 best non-alcoholic wines to enjoy, including red, white and sparkling
As the seasons change and the sun begins to shine, it’s inevitable we’re going to want to reach for something sweet and refreshing, but if you’re trying to cut back on the booze, the best non-alcoholic wines offer decent alternatives to your favourite vinos.
More of us than ever before are choosing to go alcohol-free. So much so, research by Alcohol Change UK estimates one in four people in the UK want to cut down on alcohol in 2024. Luckily, if you’re drinking less or exploring the zero per cent ABV options, you don’t need to reach for boring drinks, as there is now a huge range of alcohol-free wines and other tipples on the market.
While booze-free beer has long been big business, wine has taken longer to catch up. It has traditionally been difficult to replicate the complexities, flavours and mouthfeel of wine without the alcohol, but technologies are constantly improving to make alcohol-free vino taste more like the real thing.
Most alcohol-free wines are sweeter than normal wines, so, those that mimic sweeter vinos – such as prosecco or riesling – are the best choice when looking for an alternative. Drinks with bubbles also offer a similar mouthfeel to the real thing, so non-alcoholic fizz is usually a far more satisfying swap than sticking with still wine.
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