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NON ALCOHOLIC SPIRITS REVIEWS FULL

However, that does mean we may have skipped promising bottles because we couldn’t guarantee availability in the near future. And we skipped seasonal or limited-run bottles, so you’ll be more likely to find them in stock.

Consistent availability: We chose wines that were part of each maker’s core offerings.

We appreciated bottles that exhibited synergy with or that could complement different dishes or flavors.

Pair with food: We tasted each wine with a variety of snacks (cheeses, dried fruit and nuts, charcuterie, and olives) to see how they paired with food.

They recommended makers that they believe do the best job with regard to ingredients as well as process, to create a satisfying wine-adjacent experience.

Interesting, complex flavors: We asked our sources for recommendations of wines that offer unique and enjoyable flavors.

0.5% or 0.0% alcohol by volume: We chose bottles with both 0.0% and 0.5% alcohol by volume to offer variety, especially for those who prefer bottles with no alcohol whatsoever.

Wine alternative or dealcoholized wine: We chose a range of dealcoholized wines and wine alternatives in each category to see how they differed and what each had to offer.

But we selected a variety of wines to cover the categories that are available to conventional wine drinkers: sparkling and still rosé, sparkling and still white, and sparkling and still red.

A variety of styles: In our research, we found more sparkling nonalcoholic wines and wine alternatives than still NA wines nearly every company we reached out to suggested trying their sparkling offerings.

If we missed any of your favorites, leave us a note in the comments section. In this guide, we do our best to demystify terms such as “dealcoholized wine” and “wine alternative.” We also address the amount of alcohol you might find in a bottle-yes, there’s alcohol in some nonalcoholic wines! And we tell you what to look for in a great one.

NON ALCOHOLIC SPIRITS REVIEWS FULL

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