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Wine vinegars do still contain some level of alcohol. The vinegar taste is actually due to acetic acid, but the chemical transformation is never fully complete just sitting around a kitchen. Vinegar would be much too gross to drink in the quantity it would take to intoxicate anyone.
The more aged the vinegar, the less alcohol it has (and the more flavour, so win-win). I've used balsamic vinegar in salad dressings and as a substitute for wine in some dishes (that took experimentation, to avoid too much vinegar flavour) and it's never prompted a desire to pick up a drink.