The Surely Red had 30g of sugar in a 750ml bottle, so that is 40 g/L to standardize the measurement.
For comparison purposes, I looked up how many grams per liter (g/L) of sugar a few other beverages:
Lipton Sweet tea 48 g/L
Gatorade Classic 60 g/L
Arizona Sweet tea 86 g/L
Coke 108 g/L
There are some grocery store beverage alcohol brands with 20+ g/L of sugar and alcohol over 14%. It's not too hard to figure out those either, thanks to our friends in Canada who require imported alcohol to be tested in a lab for sugar content.
I'm still fascinated with the tasting and flavor analysis. Great work. I'm sure I'll get my hands on some.
Thanks for the rec! I will definitely keep an eye out. They're selling on Amazon but of course the red blend is the only one that isn't currently available, argh. Maybe it'll pop back up when Dry January is over.
As a true fan of supporting local, do you know of any non-alc bottle shops near you? They might stock Tomorrow’s Red Blend. Take a peek at my global map to find a shop or bar in your area: www.zeroproofnation.com/global-map 🗺️
Yup. we checked our local Burden of Proof shop first! I'm in Los Angeles and while we have a decent number of no-alc bars, it's surprising how few bottle shops there are of the same. But as I said: I will keep an eye out! Amazon is always last resort.
Thanks guys! I've bookmarked both this and part 1 in case I'm ever required to write another article about zero-alcohol wine... I've still never met a de-alc I've liked but with your list I feel certain there must be at least one!
That Oddbird “Presence” White wine was phenomenal, you can likely find that one over on your end. The one thing I’ll stress is not to expect them to taste like full-alc wine. When that’s the standard, they will forever fail you because they’re not full-alc wine. But if you can approach them with “okay, this is a new category, the flavor and body profile is going to diverge quite a bit” from what you’re used to, these liquids are starting to stand on their own two feet.
Yes, I hear you! I'm ok with a new category - it's the oddly tangy, slightly sweet cat pee thing I can't stand 😂 But I've definitely heard of both Oddbird and Kolonne Null over here so I'll have to give them a shot!
I don't get much cat pee on any of these, but the "tangy" - all de-alc wine is tangy, that was one of our big big takeaways. Alcohol plainly "softens" flavors, and without it everything shifts toward tangy. Cranberry, pomegranate, ginger, lemon, etc. That lets the addition of sugar balance out instead of making it too sweet, which is nice, but I'm not sure there's ever getting away from the tang.
The Surely Red had 30g of sugar in a 750ml bottle, so that is 40 g/L to standardize the measurement.
For comparison purposes, I looked up how many grams per liter (g/L) of sugar a few other beverages:
Lipton Sweet tea 48 g/L
Gatorade Classic 60 g/L
Arizona Sweet tea 86 g/L
Coke 108 g/L
There are some grocery store beverage alcohol brands with 20+ g/L of sugar and alcohol over 14%. It's not too hard to figure out those either, thanks to our friends in Canada who require imported alcohol to be tested in a lab for sugar content.
I'm still fascinated with the tasting and flavor analysis. Great work. I'm sure I'll get my hands on some.
Such a great roundup! I highly recommend Tomorrow Cellars’ red blend. It’s exquisite.
Thanks for the rec! I will definitely keep an eye out. They're selling on Amazon but of course the red blend is the only one that isn't currently available, argh. Maybe it'll pop back up when Dry January is over.
As a true fan of supporting local, do you know of any non-alc bottle shops near you? They might stock Tomorrow’s Red Blend. Take a peek at my global map to find a shop or bar in your area: www.zeroproofnation.com/global-map 🗺️
Yup. we checked our local Burden of Proof shop first! I'm in Los Angeles and while we have a decent number of no-alc bars, it's surprising how few bottle shops there are of the same. But as I said: I will keep an eye out! Amazon is always last resort.
Loooooove BoP!!!
Thanks guys! I've bookmarked both this and part 1 in case I'm ever required to write another article about zero-alcohol wine... I've still never met a de-alc I've liked but with your list I feel certain there must be at least one!
That Oddbird “Presence” White wine was phenomenal, you can likely find that one over on your end. The one thing I’ll stress is not to expect them to taste like full-alc wine. When that’s the standard, they will forever fail you because they’re not full-alc wine. But if you can approach them with “okay, this is a new category, the flavor and body profile is going to diverge quite a bit” from what you’re used to, these liquids are starting to stand on their own two feet.
Yes, I hear you! I'm ok with a new category - it's the oddly tangy, slightly sweet cat pee thing I can't stand 😂 But I've definitely heard of both Oddbird and Kolonne Null over here so I'll have to give them a shot!
I don't get much cat pee on any of these, but the "tangy" - all de-alc wine is tangy, that was one of our big big takeaways. Alcohol plainly "softens" flavors, and without it everything shifts toward tangy. Cranberry, pomegranate, ginger, lemon, etc. That lets the addition of sugar balance out instead of making it too sweet, which is nice, but I'm not sure there's ever getting away from the tang.
Maybe that's why I've preferred the ones that have some tea added... Perhaps the tea counteracts the tang?!
The Surely wine in this tasting had two types of tea added so yes! Cuts the tartness and adds earthiness. Oak influence can help, too.