Overview
- A Times tasting of more than 50 de‑alcoholised wines finds several credible options, with sparkling styles delivering the most convincing lift and length.
- Recommended bottles include Festillant and Tilimuqui for fizz, Zeno’s Viura and Tempranillo‑Cabernet, Divin’s Sauvignon Blanc, Wednesday’s Domaine Sanguine, Lysegron sparkling tea and Jukes’ Sparkling Rosé.
- Reds remain the hardest to replicate convincingly, though Zeno’s fuller red and Wednesday’s Domaine show notable progress versus overly sweet or hollow rivals.
- Producers are increasingly using lower‑temperature vacuum distillation, reverse osmosis and spinning cone columns to better preserve aroma, texture and balance.
- Broader Dry January choices now span botanical aperitifs, 0.0 spirits and beers, with demand reflected in UK no‑/low consumption doubling last year and Athletic Brewery’s tie‑up with Arsenal.