According to a note published by Wine Business, many people have given up drinking wine with alcohol for one reason or another, either to lose weight, alcohol problems, for health or religious reasons. The alternative is to lose that market Wine without alcohol.
For those wine lovers, who for one reason or another had to stop taking it by the level of alcohol in it, now it is no longer impossible to consume. The alcohol-free wine has some advantages, one of which is that it contains far fewer calories, which is about 15 to 25 calories per cup compared to the 90 that contains a glass of Chardonnay or Cabernet Sauvignon.
Similarly, moderate consumption of wine without alcohol has health benefits, according to Fergus Clydesdale, head of the department of food science at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst says. Normally, the alcohol free wine is by alcohol extraction through a filtering process or vacuum, leaving intact the other components. By law, the wines must contain less than half of 1 percent alcohol. Although some of the health benefits have been linked to wines with alcohol, those which are eliminated alcohol have an extra plus for consumer welfare, says Joy Dubost, food scientist and nutrition. To which he added, “although moderate consumption of wine is good for the heart and reduces cardiovascular disease, also produce effects such as calorie intake, triglycerides, another blood fat, blood pressure and possibly cancer risk. winemakers producing wine alcoholic Ariel Vineyards last year sold 1.2 million bottles of non-alcoholic wine, according to Craig Rosser, director of marketing and export director
Lohr Vineyards & amp; Wines, Ariels parent company. One of the strongest consumer who has this wine are women and especially those who are pregnant, as well as designated drivers and people who need to abstain for medical reasons or simply because they do not like alcohol. Ariel Vineyards commented that “our main customers are those who have not developed a great love for wine with alcohol and have tried this option as an alternative,” says Rosser.
This winery has earned awards major awards for its excellent non-traditional wines. Matters of taste Someone who is used and has a tradition of consuming alcohol is a wine that suits difficult wine without alcohol, as the taste is not the same, of course.
According to some winemakers say it is quite difficult to find a great wine is Cabernet or Chardonnay without alcohol. It is almost impossible, it’s like a really big challenge, as the roundness, the flavor and sweetness change much. Wine without alcohol can, however, be the best in the case of sparkling wine, until you can get to overcome in flavor. Manufacturers, winemakers and vintners recommend serving this wine style at the same temperature than the traditional: chilled for whites, room temperature for reds.
