I arrived at the San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition judging last week and discovered that someone (the universe? the competition’s organizers?) was playing a cruel trick on me. My first ...
If you have a preexisting wine vocabulary, you should feel confident in using it to describe NA wines. The alcohol might be gone, and the body may be a little thinner, but plenty of the other ...
Wine has had a tough go in the nonalcoholic realm. Up to now, most NA wines have come off either harsh and oddly hollow or else tasting of fruit juice and not much else. But, drawn along in the wake ...
When you juice grapes, nobody makes a big deal about it. Introduce fermentation, though, and suddenly you’ve got serious stakes with encyclopedias, expensive courses and even entire degree ...
The best nonalcoholic wines aren’t really wines, but wine-like products. Our favorite NA red is Proxies Red Ember. For a sparkling white wine remarkably similar to Champagne, check out Kally Golden ...
No longer a niche category for the sober or pregnant, NA drinks are attracting a wide audience of health-conscious, sober-curious or just occasionally alcohol-free consumers too. For wine lovers ...
NA beverages are increasing in popularity during Dry January and all year. TÖST uses a blend of teas ... [+] to create a beverage meant to replace a sparkling wine. We are living in a non ...