Answers.Body: <p>There is a number of alcohol reduced wines in the market. I avoid saying "alcohol-free" because there is no "alcohol-free wine". Most still have less than 0.5 percent of alcohol.</p>
  
  <p>First of all: The production of alcohol reduced wine starts in the same way as any other wine as well with fermentation and production of alcohol. But wine without alcohol will never have the same taste as normal wine.</p>
  
  <p>As production will always start with wine containing alcohol, it must be reduced or eliminated afterwards. However the process of alcohol extraction has a significant influence to the taste.</p>
  
  <ul>
  <li><p>Warm Distillation destroys a lot of taste components (flavours). So it is the worst method.</p></li>
  <li><p>Cold distillation in change is considered to be the best method, because it uses vacuum and alcohol evaporates around 27°C (80 °F), while other flavours retain in the liquid.</p></li>
  <li><p>Using a specific membrane is a process like reverse osmosis, separating here the alcohol.</p></li>
  <li><p>Thin film evaporation is a warm technology which also eliminates flavours.</p></li>
  </ul>
  
  <p>All processes have an influence to the taste, while cold distillation is considered to have the lowest impact to other components and flavours. Almost all producers intend to compensate these effects by adding flavours, but finally, as long as there are no other methods developed to create "alcohol-free wine" an alcohol reduced wine will never have the same taste.</p>
  
  <p>Cheers</p>
  
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Answers.Body: <p>Let us start by defining what <strong>non-alcoholic wine</strong> is.</p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p><strong>What is non-alcoholic wine?</strong></p>
    
    <p>It's  pretty much what it says on the can, (or the bottle in this case). It’s wine with the alcohol removed. However, some of the beverages can still contain some alcohol, because let’s face it, it’s pretty hard to extract every single bit. Under the law, in order to be called ‘non-alcoholic’, a beverage can contain up to half a per cent of alcohol by volume. It can be a bit confusing, so here’s a quick guide to non-alcoholic wines and their labels in the UK:</p>
    
    <ul>
    <li><strong>Non-alcoholic</strong>: contains no alcohol at all (0.0%)</li>
    <li><strong>Alcohol-free</strong>: contains 0.05% alcohol or less</li>
    <li><strong>De-alcoholized</strong>: contains 0.5% alcohol or less</li>
    <li><strong>Low-alcohol</strong>: contains more than 0.5% but no more than 1.2%</li>
    </ul>
    
    <p><a href="https://www.healthista.com/best-non-alcoholic-wines-for-the-christmas-party-season/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">5 best non-alcoholic wines</a></p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>Here are some recommendations:</p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>Best Red</p>
    
    <p><a href="https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/283583187" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Eisberg, Alcohol Free Cabernet Sauvignon</a></p>
    
    <p>BEST ROSÉ:</p>
    
    <p><a href="https://www.sainsburys.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?msg=&amp;catalogId=10123&amp;langId=44&amp;productId=21776&amp;storeId=10151&amp;krypto=qH3mpT35tOaqJ2GQI7vwqbnqaIFTICRcA1Ji0Hyg1wAptvf9qAMdw6NFCLhs1VuXznY17M3R%2B7%2BgC5CU7rGE6MueJYqrFc28mnibnlgF99cK1cnySYgZ80%2BadORW9UKKGKZB6BMsVDyqyK3wf6vXtrdlFC7ACPYmBaiG8uECdlI7jdYYlfZkIjVWbIIhJ4WVBlUoYY0%2BZRbk%2B4gkeJ4eU%2F2%2BTOI10lB%2F7JIfcS0CbcA%3D&amp;ddkey=http%3Agb%2Fgroceries%2Fsainsburys-alcohol-free-ros%C3%A9-75cl" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Sainsbury’s Alcohol Free Rosé Wine</a></p>
    
    <p>BEST WHITE: </p>
    
    <p><a href="https://www.waitrose.com/ecom/products/eisberg-sauvignon-blanc/854157-464730-464731" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Eisberg, Alcohol Free Sauvignon Blanc</a></p>
    
    <p>BEST MULLED WINE:</p>
    
    <p><a href="http://www.marksandspencer.com/l/wine-shop/wine-beer-and-spirits" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Marks &amp; Spencer, Non-alcohol Mulled Punch</a></p>
    
    <p>BEST SPARKLING:</p>
    
    <p><a href="https://groceries.asda.com/product/view-all-rose-wine/asda-extra-special-pink-muscat/910001187334" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Asda Extra Special, Alcohol Free Pink Muscat</a></p>
  </blockquote>
  
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Body: <p>I like the taste of wine and the sensation the alcohol creates in the mouth, but I have no interest in the mental effects or the cancer risk. (I've never drunk enough at one time to become even so much as buzzed, so the "warm feeling" people describe is just academic for me.) My question is what non-alcoholic drinks, if any, come close to simulating wine as far as just the taste and the burn in the mouth? Is there anything better than sparkling juice?</p>
  
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Comments.Text: I know of low alcohol beer but have not seen the same in wine.
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Comments.Text: Hard Cider is a low alcohol substitute for wine. You will never get to zero alcohol and still have the same flavors, mouthfeel and effects as wine. Sorry.
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Comments.Text: You make the statement about cancer risk as though it is a simple fact. It isn't. There is a fair amount of data that suggests that moderate wine drinking (especially red wine) can actually be good for your heart and perhaps even be protective for cancer. Certainly abusing alcohol has all sorts of problems, but lets not assume they apply universally to modest drinking.
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Title: Non-alcoholic substitutes for wine
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ThreadText: # Non-alcoholic substitutes for wine
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2018-04-07)
  
  I like the taste of wine and the sensation the alcohol creates in the mouth, but I have no interest in the mental effects or the cancer risk. (I've never drunk enough at one time to become even so much as buzzed, so the "warm feeling" people describe is just academic for me.) My question is what non-alcoholic drinks, if any, come close to simulating wine as far as just the taste and the burn in the mouth? Is there anything better than sparkling juice?
  
  **Tags:** recommendations, non-alcoholic, substitutions
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: I know of low alcohol beer but have not seen the same in wine.  
  > **username_2**: Hard Cider is a low alcohol substitute for wine. You will never get to zero alcohol and still have the same flavors, mouthfeel and effects as wine. Sorry.  
  > **username_3**: You make the statement about cancer risk as though it is a simple fact. It isn't. There is a fair amount of data that suggests that moderate wine drinking (especially red wine) can actually be good for your heart and perhaps even be protective for cancer. Certainly abusing alcohol has all sorts of problems, but lets not assume they apply universally to modest drinking.  
  
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  ### Answer by username_4 on 2018-04-09. Score: 1 | Accepted answer
  
  There is a number of alcohol reduced wines in the market. I avoid saying "alcohol-free" because there is no "alcohol-free wine". Most still have less than 0.5 percent of alcohol.
  
  First of all: The production of alcohol reduced wine starts in the same way as any other wine as well with fermentation and production of alcohol. But wine without alcohol will never have the same taste as normal wine.
  
  As production will always start with wine containing alcohol, it must be reduced or eliminated afterwards. However the process of alcohol extraction has a significant influence to the taste.
  
  * Warm Distillation destroys a lot of taste components (flavours). So it is the worst method.
  * Cold distillation in change is considered to be the best method, because it uses vacuum and alcohol evaporates around 27°C (80 °F), while other flavours retain in the liquid.
  * Using a specific membrane is a process like reverse osmosis, separating here the alcohol.
  * Thin film evaporation is a warm technology which also eliminates flavours.
  
  All processes have an influence to the taste, while cold distillation is considered to have the lowest impact to other components and flavours. Almost all producers intend to compensate these effects by adding flavours, but finally, as long as there are no other methods developed to create "alcohol-free wine" an alcohol reduced wine will never have the same taste.
  
  Cheers
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_5 on 2018-04-10. Score: 3
  
  Let us start by defining what **non-alcoholic wine** is.
  
  > **What is non-alcoholic wine?**
  >
  > It's pretty much what it says on the can, (or the bottle in this case). It’s wine with the alcohol removed. However, some of the beverages can still contain some alcohol, because let’s face it, it’s pretty hard to extract every single bit. Under the law, in order to be called ‘non-alcoholic’, a beverage can contain up to half a per cent of alcohol by volume. It can be a bit confusing, so here’s a quick guide to non-alcoholic wines and their labels in the UK:
  >
  > * **Non-alcoholic**: contains no alcohol at all (0.0%)
  > * **Alcohol-free**: contains 0.05% alcohol or less
  > * **De-alcoholized**: contains 0.5% alcohol or less
  > * **Low-alcohol**: contains more than 0.5% but no more than 1.2%
  >
  > [5 best non-alcoholic wines](https://www.healthista.com/best-non-alcoholic-wines-for-the-christmas-party-season/)
  
  Here are some recommendations:
  
  > Best Red
  >
  > [Eisberg, Alcohol Free Cabernet Sauvignon](https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/283583187)
  >
  > BEST ROSÉ:
  >
  > [Sainsbury’s Alcohol Free Rosé Wine](https://www.sainsburys.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?msg=&catalogId=10123&langId=44&productId=21776&storeId=10151&krypto=qH3mpT35tOaqJ2GQI7vwqbnqaIFTICRcA1Ji0Hyg1wAptvf9qAMdw6NFCLhs1VuXznY17M3R%2B7%2BgC5CU7rGE6MueJYqrFc28mnibnlgF99cK1cnySYgZ80%2BadORW9UKKGKZB6BMsVDyqyK3wf6vXtrdlFC7ACPYmBaiG8uECdlI7jdYYlfZkIjVWbIIhJ4WVBlUoYY0%2BZRbk%2B4gkeJ4eU%2F2%2BTOI10lB%2F7JIfcS0CbcA%3D&ddkey=http%3Agb%2Fgroceries%2Fsainsburys-alcohol-free-ros%C3%A9-75cl)
  >
  > BEST WHITE:
  >
  > [Eisberg, Alcohol Free Sauvignon Blanc](https://www.waitrose.com/ecom/products/eisberg-sauvignon-blanc/854157-464730-464731)
  >
  > BEST MULLED WINE:
  >
  > [Marks & Spencer, Non-alcohol Mulled Punch](http://www.marksandspencer.com/l/wine-shop/wine-beer-and-spirits)
  >
  > BEST SPARKLING:
  >
  > [Asda Extra Special, Alcohol Free Pink Muscat](https://groceries.asda.com/product/view-all-rose-wine/asda-extra-special-pink-muscat/910001187334)
  
  
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