My partner is allergic to alcohol, but that doesn't mean our wine glasses will be empty this Valentine's Day dinner. Instead of wine, we'll be sipping UnWine, a full-bodied, non-alcoholic juice made from wild blueberries, black currants, and Merlot, Syrah, and Sauvignon Blanc grapes.
PureBlue UnWine is much sweeter than wine, yet the blend of varietal wine grapes, wild Canadian blueberries, and black currants has more depth and complexity than a typical juice. Non-alcoholic beverages are often sparkling, so it's nice to have this non-fizzy alternative, and an enjoyably tannic one at that. UnWine has no added sugars and the "superfruits" give it high levels of antioxidants (600 mg of polyphenols per serving).
Although there doesn't seem to be an online source for UnWine, we've found it at several Whole Foods stores for about $12 dollars a bottle.
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Related: Navarro Vineyards Grape Juice: A Non-Alcoholic Wine Substitute
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I tried this product over the holidays. I'm pregnant and thought it would be nice to have something wine-ish. I actually didn't particularly like it; it was really sweet and to me tasted predominantly like blueberry (which I admit, I'm not a huge fan of to begin with). I wound up adding some club soda to it and that made it better in my books.
Still, it is nice to have options, and not feeling like everyone else is having something festive while you're stuck with water :)
This is very interesting. Do you know of any such non-alcoholic wines that can be used for cooking?
How would this work for cooking? I go to a college with a dry campus, but I love making pasta sauce with wine. Would this be a good substitute?
By itself I would consider this too sweet for cooking, but you could cut it with some vinegar. You might also want to keep an eye out for the launch of The Dry Gourmet, a non-alcoholic wine powder.
Ariel Vineyards has non-alcoholic wines that my pregnant friends raved about.