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Documented method
- Bottle 1Vacuum distillation
- Bottle 2Spinning cone
- Bottle 3Spinning cone
Structure, side by side
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Sweetness
1Cantina ZaccagniniDry
2FreNot assessed
3LautusDry
Body
1Cantina ZaccagniniNot assessed
2FreNot assessed
3LautusLight body
Acidity
1Cantina ZaccagniniSoft acidity
2FreNot assessed
3LautusModerate acidity
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The full comparison
7 fields match. Differences are marked.
Blank and undeclared values are missing evidence. They are not treated as the same.
| Field |
1 Cantina Zaccagnini |
3 Lautus |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Taste | |||
| Record | Tasted | Tasted | Tasted |
| Score Differs | 82/100 |
79/100 |
82/100 |
| Verdict | An alcohol-removed red from Italian red grapes. Black cherry, plum, and blackberry in a soft, fruit-forward pour, with light acidity, gentle tannin, and a sl… | Black cherry and plum lead a rounded red with soft tannins, tart cherry, and a lightly drying grape-skin finish. | A light Western Cape red blend that keeps blackberry and plum in check, with fine tannin and a dry oak shadow — then exits sooner than you want. |
| Flavor Differs | Cherry, Plum, Blackberry | — | Blackberry, Plum, Oak, Spice, Red berry |
| Sweetness Differs | Dry | — | Dry |
| Body Differs | — | — | Light body |
| Acidity Differs | Soft acidity | — | Moderate acidity |
| Likeness | Wine-like in the structure, not in some extra layer of aroma. Gentle tannin and a dry edge hold the dark fruit in wine territory. The likeness is recognizable, and it is narrow: one fruit set, one soft middle, one plain close. | — | High for a nonalcoholic red: blackberry, plum, and oak stay in a wine register rather than a juice one. |
| Category | Wine | Wine | Wine |
| Style | — | — | — |
| Alcohol & production | |||
| Alcohol level | <0.5% | <0.5% | <0.5% |
| Production | Dealcoholized | Dealcoholized | Dealcoholized |
| Method Differs | Vacuum distillation | Spinning cone | Spinning cone |
| Product facts | |||
| Origin | Abruzzo, Italy | California, United States | Western Cape / Olifants River Valley (Vredendal), South Africa |
| Price | Under $20 | Under $20 | Under $20 |
| Bottle size | 750 ml | 750 mL | 750 ml |
| Evidence | |||
| Verification | Producer documented | Producer documented | Producer documented |
| Sources | 7 sources | 8 sources | 5 sources |
| Last verified | 2026-09-28 | 2026-10-07 | 2026-10-03 |