Non-alcoholic substitutes for wine 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?
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


Here are some recommendations:


  Best Red
  
  Eisberg, Alcohol Free Cabernet Sauvignon
  
  BEST ROSÉ:
  
  Sainsbury’s Alcohol Free Rosé Wine
  
  BEST WHITE: 
  
  Eisberg, Alcohol Free Sauvignon Blanc
  
  BEST MULLED WINE:
  
  Marks &amp; Spencer, Non-alcohol Mulled Punch
  
  BEST SPARKLING:
  
  Asda Extra Special, Alcohol Free Pink Muscat