In 2015 Seedlip with their non-alcoholic distilled spirit rocked a boat, that wasn’t sailing. Suddenly some of the most iconic bars and restaurants around the world started making ‘grown-up’ cocktails with their world’s first distilled non-alcoholic spirit, which solved the ever-growing dilemma of ‘what to drink when you’re not drinking ®’. But the wine world has been slower to follow. Many of the non-alcoholic wines I tried while waiting for my liver transplant, were cloyingly sweet and did a poor impersonation of dessert wines without any of the positives.
But was this going to a wine to write home about? Or another wine to write-off?
Yes, ladies and gentleman, I’ve found your springtime wine, and the best news is, that it won’t be giving you a hangover. (Or be costing you more than a fiver!) Yes, after years of disappointingly cloyingly sweet non-alcoholic ‘wine impersonations’ I truly believe, I have found a non-alcoholic wine which you will actually want to keep filling your glass with. This Eiseberg’s Sauvignon Blanc, is quite simply, delicious. With a small round of applause, let me introduce to a non-alcoholic wine that you will be pleasantly surprised by.
This is a non-alcoholic white wine, which means it is 0.0% alcohol.
‘Grapes are selected from specific vineyards for their ability to maintain the true taste of the grape variety after the alcohol has been removed.’
Eisberg Alcohol-Free Sauvignon Blanc Wine 75 cl
Colour: Pale green/white
Aroma: Intense nose of pear and green apple, honeycomb, peach, pears, and nectarines a hint of elderflower. (I rather felt I was falling into a bowl of fruit salad.)
Palate: Beautifully rich and smooth with a tropical fruit burst. Refreshing citrus notes, green apple, pear, nectarine and the hint of apricot. It has a long smooth finish with a good dryness.
Food Matching: Drink with light starters, aperitif, or white meat dishes
Although refreshing, this wine will surprise you with unexpected complexity and cleanness that will leave you starting to salivate.
My only warning with this Sauvignon is that when you first try it, you may be expecting a really biting acidic sauvignon blanc, and it’s not that. The more dangerous thing you need to know after you have had half a glass? If you aren’t careful you may drink the whole bottle. Even now, as I write this, I am looking forward to my next opportunity to try this wine, it really was that enchanting.
When I first saw the Eisenberg Sauvignon, I was scared. I was petrified. Would this be another non-alcoholic wine I would cast aside? (Song over, let’s get back to it!)
The first thing to say is that years before my autoimmune disease destroyed my liver I was a wine and food reviewer in the USA. I was lucky enough to try some fantastic wines but when you are spoilt with some of the best wines, often ones that never leave America they are so delicious, life after alcohol seems a little flat sometimes.
A chef once told me that the way you knew you could score any plate of food, or wine highly was if you would go back for more. There is no question that this wine is delightful to drink. With fruit aromas that rise out of the glass and fill you with the temptations of the Marks and Spencer’s fresh fruit aisle you really do feel you are being tempted, On the palate, the fruit flavours form a medley of delight, cleanly executed with a good dry finish.
Eisberg
Alcohol-Free Sauvignon Blanc Wine – £3.50 – something to get excited about on a number of levels.
ABV: O%
Bottle Size:75cl
Closure Type: Screw Cap
Country: New Zealand (I think)
Grape: Sauvignon Blanc
Region: Unknown
Style: Dry
(Oh and some really good news! It’s only 28 calories per 125ml serving!)
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