Vin désalcoolisé: the French legal wine name

The short answer

Vin désalcoolisé is the legal French name for wine dealcoholized to at most 0.5% vol. Above that it is vin partiellement désalcoolisé. Sans alcool may accompany the legal name. Vin sans alcool is not a denomination. The name is not a 0.0% residual and not a verdict on any one bottle here.

The legal name is vin désalcoolisé at or below 0.5% vol.
Vin sans alcool is shopper language, not the legal denomination.
A legal name does not verify an individual Dry Standard review.

Vin désalcoolisé is the French legal designation for wine dealcoholized to at most 0.5% vol. DGCCRF guidance applying Regulation (EU) 2021/2117 and Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 (checked 21 October 2026) draws that line. Above it, the wine is vin partiellement désalcoolisé, which can sit well above this cellar’s ceiling.

What the name says

It names a removal history and a 0.5% vol ceiling. It does not name the still. Method, when sourced, is printed on the review. How alcohol is removed from wine.

Sans alcool may appear beside the legal name up to 0.5% vol. Vin sans alcool is how shoppers phrase it; DGCCRF says that is not a legal denomination. Sans alcool.

What it does not do

A French legal name does not verify a Dry Standard record. Each review still needs its own sourced ABV, production type, and evidence. How we check a claim.

A search for vin désalcoolisé is treated as dealcoholized wine. A botanical or built alternative is a different object.

The German counterpart is entalkoholisierter Wein. The longer map is What nonalcoholic labels mean around the world.

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