After sampling many nonalcoholic still wines, my preference is for varietals or varietal blends that start as wine and then have the alcohol removed, rather than tea or herb based attempts to mimic wine.
As I have noted over the past couple of years, well-made white wines without alcohol, like their spirited counterparts, are blessed with lively acidity and minerality, and are generally more appealing than reds, which often lack tannins and complexity.
The rules that regulate sales of nonalcoholic wines vary from state to state.
Most of the wines have their own websites and sell online, but you should allow up to a week for delivery.
White WineImage Credit... Tony Cenicola/The New York TimesGeisen Nonalcoholic Pinot Grigio, $15.99, betterrhodes.com.
Persons:
Tony Cenicola
Organizations:
Better Rhodes, New York Times
Locations:
New York, New Zealand