Crispy Chardonnay

Languedoc Chardonnay, dealcoholized to 0.0% and given bubbles. Apple and melon lead with a citrus edge, and the finish stays properly dry, which is the part most zero-alcohol sparkling wines get wrong by leaving residual sweetness behind to fill the space alcohol used to occupy. Vinada works out of The Hague and splits its range in two, sparkling wines under the Bubbles label and still wines alongside them. Crispy Chardonnay is the sparkling white, vegan, and low in calories, which follows naturally once the alcohol is gone. Vinada points it at seafood first and oysters specifically, and that is the right instinct given the acidity. Salads work, and so do firm and washed-rind cheeses like Morbier and Fourme d'Ambert if you want to see how far the dryness carries. Serve it colder than you would a still white, and pour it into a real wine glass rather than a flute so the aromatics have somewhere to go.