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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 flavors are very different -- white wine vinegar is made from white wine, while white vinegar is made from a distilled spirit. If you had to substitute white wine vinegar, I'd go with one of the following: 1  champagne vinegar (made from sparking wine; tends to be more mild than white wine vinegar). 2  rice vinegar (tends to be more mild / lower acid).