Low and no booze wine, beer and spirits to try in Dry July and beyond
Whether you’re a late Dry July participant or just looking to make healthier choices, we’ve found some of the best non-alcoholic and low booze wine, beer and spirit alternatives that taste like the real deal. 27 DAYS TO GO.
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Today we share some of the best low booze and non-alcoholic wine, beer and spirits to ring out Dry July or to help you continue the habit long term.
NON
Created in Melbourne by William Wade and Aaron Trotman, NON is a wine alternative made with no alcohol. You may see this vibrantly-coloured elixir on the shelves of top restaurants such as Point Leo Estate and Supernormal.
Flavours include salted raspberry and camomile, caramelised pear and kombu, toasted cinnamon and yuzu, roasted beetroot and sansho, lemon marmalade and hibiscus.
Cost: $30.
LINDEMAN’S
Lindeman’s has both zero alcohol and low-booze wines. The alcohol-free range includes a sparkling (made with chardonnay, pinot noir and muscat grapes), and a semillon and sauvignon blanc blend. The Early Harvest Range is significantly lower in alcohol than traditional wine. Six styles are available and have 8% ABV per bottle.
Cost: Alcohol-free: $11, low ABV: $15.99.
EDENVALE
You’ve probably seen Edenvale’s wine bottles in the supermarket drinks’ aisle — except there’s no booze in this drop.
Edenvale is traditionally made like wine and then has its alcohol removed through a separation method using a ‘Spinning Cone Column’.
There’s 10 styles to try from their classic and premium ranges, including pinot noir, blanc de blancs, chardonnay and rose.
Cost: $9.98 to $14.99.
LYRE’S
If you’re partial to a gin and tonic or whisky, but want to avoid booze, Lyre’s has created 13 non-alcoholic variants similar in taste, aroma and appearance to the real deal. Can be used as both a mixer or in mocktails. Lyre’s styles include Italian Spritz, Dry London Spirit, American Malt, Italian Orange, White or Dark Cane Spirits and Absinthe.
Cost: $44.99
FLOW FESTIVAL BEERS
Australia’s first-ever alcohol-free beer festival Flow is on this Sunday — perfect for those finishing Dry July, or looking to create healthier habits moving forward.
Drink non-alcoholic beers from Sobah, (which has a lemon aspen pilsner, finger lime cerveza and pepperberry IPA) Upflow Brewing Collective (pale ale, wheat, stout and IPA), Holsten Zero (German pilsener) and Coopers’ Ultra Light Birell.
Buy your beers via Carwyn Cellars, Blackhearts and Sparrows, McCoppins and Mr West Bar and Bottleshop.
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