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Non-alcoholic Wine
Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2009 4:04 pm
by Michael McNally
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
Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2009 4:56 pm
by Roscoe
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.
Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2009 5:02 pm
by Cellar Rat
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.
Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2009 7:13 pm
by Gary W
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
Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2009 10:06 pm
by Davo
As pointless as a bowling ball
or as Blackadder would say
About as pointless as a pointy thing with all the points knocked off
Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2009 1:39 pm
by Scanlon
maybe your friend can taste your wine and then spittoon rather than swallow it?
Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2009 2:50 pm
by Cellar Rat
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.
premium non alcoholic wines and beer
Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 3:15 pm
by Michael Timmins
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)
Re: premium non alcoholic wines and beer
Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2009 8:34 am
by Roscoe
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.