Non-Alcoholic Wine

Most non-alcoholic wine carries a trace amount, up to 0.5% ABV, which is the legal ceiling for the label in the US. Some bottles are 0.0% and contain none. Every drink page in this directory lists the exact ABV so you can check any specific wine.

Dealcoholized wine was made as ordinary wine, fully fermented, and then had its alcohol removed at the end. The words dealcoholized and alcohol-removed on a label both point to that finished-then-stripped process, which is what makes it wine rather than juice.

Three methods do most of the work. Vacuum distillation boils the alcohol off at a low enough temperature to protect flavor. Spinning cone columns separate the delicate aromatics first and add them back after. Reverse osmosis filters the alcohol out. Good producers combine them to keep the wine tasting like itself.

It is closer than it has ever been, and sparkling translates best because the bubbles carry the body that alcohol used to. Still reds are the hardest to replicate, since alcohol contributes so much of their weight. Read the style and reviews on each drink page to set expectations before you buy.

Non-alcoholic wine can still contain up to 0.5% ABV, a trace level, and some bottles are 0.0%. Guidance during pregnancy is strict and personal, so this is a question for your doctor. The drink pages here list exact ABVs so you can check any wine you are considering.

No. At 0.5% ABV or less, your body clears the trace alcohol about as fast as you can drink it, so it never builds up.

Usually far fewer than regular wine, because alcohol is calorie-dense and it is mostly gone. Sugar is the number that varies most, since some dealcoholized wines add a little back for balance. The nutrition on each drink page breaks it down where the producer publishes it.

Federally, anything under 0.5% ABV is not regulated as alcohol, but plenty of states and stores apply the 21+ rule anyway and card at the register. It genuinely varies by state and by shop.

It is a reasonable swap for regular wine, with fewer calories and none of the alcohol, and some dealcoholized reds keep the polyphenols that made red wine sound healthy in the first place. It is still a treat rather than a health drink, and the numbers vary by bottle, so compare labels.

It depends on what you are pouring it for. Sparkling has the deepest bench in this directory and holds up best, so that is where most people start. Browse by style and compare ABV, calories, and price on each drink page to find the one that fits.

Grocery stores, liquor superstores, and bottle shops carry the core brands, and a growing number of restaurants pour a dealcoholized sparkling. The fastest way to find one is the map.