Chardonnay vs Ariel Non-Alcoholic Chardonnay vs Chardonnay

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Field	Appalina Chardonnay Wine · Chardonnay Tasted Lowest price Remove	Ariel Ariel Non-Alcoholic Chardonnay Wine · Chardonnay Tasted Remove	Be Well Chardonnay Wine · Chardonnay Tasted Remove
Editorial
Record	Tasted	Tasted	Tasted
Score Differs	79	79	78
Verdict	Appalina is the alcohol-free line of Rheinhessen's Weinkellerei Hechtsheim: lemon, pear and green apple under 0.5%, priced like a house wine.	Ariel's Non-Alcoholic Chardonnay is a reverse-osmosis dealcoholized California Chardonnay from the J. Lohr family — less than 0.5% ABV by producer claim.	American dealcoholized Chardonnay under 0.5% ABV — golden apple, pear, and honey on the nose; soft, lightly sweet vanilla-oak through the middle; medium appl…
Flavor Differs	Lemon, Pear, Green apple, Mineral	Passionfruit	Apple, Pear, Honey, Vanilla, Oak
Sweetness Differs	—	—	Off-dry
Body Differs	Light body	Light body	Medium body
Acidity Differs	—	—	Moderate acidity
Likeness	Chardonnay in the orchard fruit and the dry lean. Lemon, pear, and green apple sit on a faint mineral spine that carries a light close. Clean, and light.	A Chardonnay that keeps its shape. Tropical fruit and pear, oak as a quiet spice rather than butter, and a body that holds better than most dealcoholized whites. The fruit leaves first. The spice stays quiet.	Reads as a soft California-style Chardonnay — orchard fruit and light oak, not juice dressed as wine.
Facts
ABV	<0.5%	<0.5%	<0.5%
Category	Wine	Wine	Wine
Style	Chardonnay	Chardonnay	Chardonnay
Classification	Dealcoholized	Dealcoholized	Dealcoholized
Method Differs	Vacuum distillation	Reverse osmosis	Spinning cone
Origin	Rheinhessen, Germany	California, United States	California, United States
Price	Under $20	Under $20	Under $20
Bottle size	750 ml	750 ml	750 ml
Evidence
Verification Differs	Secondary source	Producer documented	Producer documented
Sources	4 sources	4 sources	3 sources
Last verified	2026-09-22	2026-09-23	2026-09-25