THE VERY BEST N/A SPARKLING
NON-ALCOHOLIC SPARKLING CHARDONNAY by Amanda Thomson, NOUGHTY
TASTING NOTES: Crisp green apple, Meyer lemon, brioche
APPELLATION: Spain
FACTS: Female CEO, organic vineyard, certified B Corp, certified vegan and Halal
Most N/A wines suck A LOT! This is because they use inferior grapes grown in huge quantities and then remove the alcohol from the wine by centrifuge or boiling it off. These two techniques remove the booze, but also remove all the amazing flavors you drink wine for in the first place. Yes, it's a cheaper way to do it. But who wants gross, watery, cheap wine? Our sober friends deserve better!
Noughty is made from the EXACT SAME GRAPES used to make high quality wine. It is fermented THE EXACT SAME WAY as high quality wine and results in - YEP A HIGH QUALITY WINE. Then the alcohol is GENTLY removed, leaving behind the incredible flavors those grapes spent a FULL YEAR growing! (makes me wanna cry).
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's permits the use of the term, "non-alcoholic" to describe a product that contains less than 0.5% alcohol by volume.
While this doesn't make it totally alcohol-free, it does mean it is impossible to experience any intoxication or psychoactive effect. In fact, sourdough bread and ripe bananas have more alcohol by volume. So unless you have an allergy to alcohol, you’re going to love it!