The short answer

Vino desalcoholizado is the legal Spanish name for wine dealcoholized to at most 0.5% vol, under the same EU wine line as vin désalcoolisé and entalkoholisierter Wein. Vino sin alcohol is how shoppers phrase it. The name is not a 0.0% residual and not a Dry Standard verdict on any one bottle.

  • The legal name is vino desalcoholizado at or below 0.5% vol.
  • Vino sin alcohol is shopper language, not the legal denomination.
  • A legal name does not verify an individual Dry Standard review.

Vino desalcoholizado is the Spanish legal designation for wine dealcoholized to at most 0.5% vol. Regulation (EU) 2021/2117 as applied in Spain (checked 21 October 2026) draws that line. Above it, the wine is partially dealcoholized, 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.

Vino sin alcohol is how shoppers phrase it. The legal name is vino desalcoholizado. Sin alcohol.

What it does not do

A Spanish 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 vino desalcoholizado is treated as dealcoholized wine. A botanical or built alternative is a different object.

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

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Cite Karl Hill, “Vino desalcoholizado: the Spanish legal wine name,” The Dry Standard, October 28, 2026, https://drinkdrystandard.com/learn/vino-desalcoholizado/.

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