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Nonalcoholic Drink Reviews

Independent reviews of wine, beer, spirits, cocktails, and cider at 0.5% ABV or less, with sourced production facts.Tasted reviews and sourced facts for drinks at 0.5% ABV or less.

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Chug

84/100

Beer · IPA · <0.5% ABV · Under $20

A cold hazy IPA when you want grapefruit, peach, and lingering hop…

Pinot Noir

79/100

Wine · Pinot Noir · <0.5% ABV · Under $20

A slightly cool glass when you want tart Pinot fruit and can live with…

Non-Alcoholic

74/100

Beer · Lager · <0.5% ABV · $30+

A cold, mild lager beside food that does not need the beer to carry…

1911 Established

Clear View Rosé Cider

81/100

Cider · <0.5% ABV · Under $20

A cold, refreshing glass when you want apple and tart red fruit.

Merlot Rosé

78/100

Wine · Rosé · 0.0% ABV · $20–$29

A cold aperitif when you want light red fruit and rose, not a…

Kentucky 74

85/100

Standout

Spirits · Whisky · 0.5% ABV · $30+

Whiskey sours, ginger highballs, and halfsies pours.

Grüner Veltliner 2023

84/100

Wine · Grüner Veltliner · 0.3% ABV · $20–$29

Well chilled, white-wine glass; a few minutes open helps.

Serena Mode Cabernet Sauvignon

81/100

Wine · Cabernet Sauvignon · 0.0% ABV

14–15°C (importer sheet).

Villa à la Mer

Chardonnay

60/100

Wine · Chardonnay · <0.5% ABV · Under $20

Reading the method.

Red French Style

83/100

Wine · 0.3% ABV · Under $20

A glass when you want dark fruit, spice, and a little tannin.

Red

76/100

Wine · Sparkling · <0.5% ABV · Under $20

A sweet, fruity glass when raspberry and plum are the point and a…

Classico Sparkling Wine 4-Pack

79/100

Wine · Sparkling · <0.1% ABV · $20–$29

A cold aperitif when you want sparkling fruit, not a Champagne stand-in.

Riesling

82/100

Wine · Riesling · <0.5% ABV · Under $20

Fish, asparagus, warm-weather white-wine glass — well chilled.

Blanc de Blancs

81/100

Wine · Chardonnay · <0.5% ABV · Under $20

Brunch, aperitif, a cold can on the go — well chilled.

Rosé

80/100

Wine · Rosé · <0.5% ABV · Under $20

Patio pour, antipasto, anyone wanting a light dry-leaning pink.

Rosé

82/100

Wine · Rosé · 0.0% ABV · Under $20

Patio pour, light lunch, anyone wanting a dry pink without residual…

No. 21 Pop-Up Rosé

80/100

Wine · Sparkling rosé · <0.3% ABV · Under $20

Afternoon toast, brunch, or a berry-led spritz.

No. 20 Pop-Up Blanc

79/100

Wine · Sparkling · <0.3% ABV · Under $20

Toast pours, brunch, Mimosa builds, or topping a spritz.

No. 1 Jamaican Dark Cane

82/100

Spirits · Rum · <0.3% ABV · $20–$29

Jamaican Mule, rum and cola, or tiki builds when you want cane and…

Chardonnay

77/100

Wine · Chardonnay · <0.5% ABV · Under $20

The first glass of the evening, mild cheese, or anyone who wants soft…

Chardonnay

80/100

Wine · Chardonnay · <0.5% ABV · Under $20

Seafood, salads, or a chilled aperitif when you want fruit and acid…

Chardonnay

78/100

Wine · Chardonnay · <0.5% ABV · Under $20

Weeknight white, roast chicken, or a mild cheese board when you want…

Zero California White Blend

59/100

Wine · <0.5% ABV · Under $20

Not recommended — pick almost any other California nonalcoholic white…

Zero California Rosé

61/100

Wine · Rosé · <0.5% ABV · $20–$29

Skip unless you only need a pink bottle on the table for looks.