Non-alcoholic Wine

Michael McNally · Post by **Michael McNally** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 4:04 pm

Hi all

Can anyone recommend a quality de-alcoholised wine? I have a close friend who is on the wagon, but used to appreciate wine to some degree. Has anyone had any experience with non-alcoholic wines? Red if possible.

And yes feel free to say it's not wine if it doesn't have alcohol. Bonus points for best quips.

Cheers

Michael

Roscoe · Post by **Roscoe** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 4:56 pm

Michael
In a word- no, and I think you gave a very appropriate reason.
If he drinks de-alcoholised wine, he will probably just think about what he is missing. Best to drink something entirely different IMHO, and forget about wine of any description.
Maybe someone else has had some reasonable stuff, but I shudder everytime I walk past it in the supermarket.

Cellar Rat · Post by **Cellar Rat** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 5:02 pm

The best one I've found so far is Edenvale Shiraz. Available from both major supermarkets. On special it sells for around $7 a bottle (last week in Coles at $14 for 2). You'll find it near the ginger beer, sparkling cider, etc section. Quite drinkable IMHO - it is recognizably shiraz. All the others I've tried are DNPIM.

Gary W · Post by **Gary W** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 7:13 pm

There's an American one available here - Ariel - the whites better than the red but basically it's all shit. Much better off having a lime and soda with a splash of bitters.
GW

Davo · Post by **Davo** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 10:06 pm

As pointless as a bowling ball :lol:

or as Blackadder would say

About as pointless as a pointy thing with all the points knocked off :roll:

Scanlon · Post by **Scanlon** » Fri Feb 13, 2009 1:39 pm

maybe your friend can taste your wine and then spittoon rather than swallow it?

Cellar Rat · Post by **Cellar Rat** » Fri Feb 13, 2009 2:50 pm

Gary W wrote:There's an American one available here - Ariel - the whites better than the red but basically it's all shit. Much better off having a lime and soda with a splash of bitters.
GW

The Edenvale shiraz is a BIG step up from Ariels IMHO. Chalk and cheese.

Michael Timmins · Post by **Michael Timmins** » Tue Mar 10, 2009 3:15 pm

Michael,
You may like to get a bottle of Ariel Blanc or Rouge in the waters section of Woolworths Supermarkets. Good luck from Michael Timmins (we are ClearMind their importers)

Roscoe · Post by **Roscoe** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 8:34 am

Michael Timmins wrote:Michael,
You may like to get a bottle of Ariel Blanc or Rouge in the waters section of Woolworths Supermarkets. Good luck from Michael Timmins (we are ClearMind their importers)

I love the marketing. "Blanc or Rouge"- very sophisticated! But who would drink "White or Red"?
It reminds me of the "Maserati Quattroporte". I tell my kids they call it "Maserati 4 door" in Italy.

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