Still White

At 30 grams of residual sugar per litre, this is the driest thing in the Freixenet 0.0 range, and that shows in the glass. Crisp and fresh rather than fruity, young and unoaked, finished under 0.05 percent alcohol and kept low in calories. Freixenet calls itself a pioneer in alcohol-removed wine, and the still white is where that experience is easiest to taste. It does not chase the weight of a real white so much as lean into acidity and freshness, which is the more honest strategy for a dealcoholised bottle. Serve it very cold, 4 to 6 degrees Celsius. The suggested pairings all point one direction, sushi, ceviche and Provencal-style clams, which is to say raw fish, citrus and salt. Vegetarian and vegan friendly.