10 successful drinks that can really make a wine lover doubt

Until recently, the mere mention of the barbaric term “de-alcoholized” could be enough to send shivers down the spines of the most open-minded of oenophiles. The very idea of ​​imagining a wine spending more time in the laboratory than in the vat room seemed to lead straight to a dystopian scenario, and the fact of replacing alcohol with sugar, just as addictive, would be complete heresy. . An observation corroborated by Benoît D’Onofrio, sommelier now known by the neologism “sobrelier”, officiating in a premises in the 20th arrondissement of Paris: “The offer has evolved a lot, but truly artisanal drinks are still rare, and we can talk about unfair competition with the world of wine, which must now display its ingredients on the label, while alcohol-free products are still effective. without regulatory framework“, he laments.

However, demand continues to grow, outside of the famous Dry January period, since purchasing trends show that the end-of-year holiday period is also becoming a very lucrative commercial outlet for the sector: “Demand is particularly strong in January, but remains present throughout the year, including during the holidays», notes Rémi Segui, director of the cellar department at Galeries Lafayette Gourmet. It would nevertheless be hasty to believe in a wave of neo-abstainers having recently discovered a passion for kefir. In the vast majority of cases, the choice of alcohol-free has only one ambition: that of finally taking it easy. And luckily, there are now deep and complex drinks capable of changing one's outlook on alcohol-free drinks.