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Production
- Bottle 1Dealcoholized
- Bottle 2Hybrid
- Bottle 3Dealcoholized
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Sweetness
1FreNot assessed
2Jörg GeigerOff-dry
3LautusDry
Body
1FreNot assessed
2Jörg GeigerNot assessed
3LautusLight body
Acidity
1FreNot assessed
2Jörg GeigerBright acidity
3LautusModerate acidity
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| Field | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Taste | |||
| Score Differs | 79/100 |
84/100 |
82/100 |
| Verdict | Black cherry and plum lead a rounded red with soft tannins, tart cherry, and a lightly drying grape-skin finish. | Grad 36° is 75% dealcoholized red wine with damson, currant, and blackberry juice. Under 0.5% ABV, still, 750 ml. | 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 | — | Plum, Spice, Blackcurrant, Lavender | Blackberry, Plum, Oak, Spice, Red berry |
| Sweetness Differs | — | Off-dry | Dry |
| Body Differs | — | — | Light body |
| Acidity Differs | — | Bright acidity | Moderate acidity |
| Likeness | — | More wine-like than most nonalcoholic reds because the tannin and the acid are real. Fruit and herbs sit on that structure. They do not replace it. | High for a nonalcoholic red: blackberry, plum, and oak stay in a wine register rather than a juice one. |
| Alcohol & production | |||
| Production Differs | Dealcoholized | Hybrid | Dealcoholized |
| Method Differs | Spinning cone | Undeclared | Spinning cone |
| Product facts | |||
| Origin | California, United States | Schlat, Germany | Western Cape / Olifants River Valley (Vredendal), South Africa |
| Price Differs | Under $20 | $20–$29 | Under $20 |
| Evidence | |||
| Sources | 8 sources | 2 sources | 5 sources |
| Last verified | 2026-10-07 | 2026-10-24 | 2026-10-03 |