Radiant Red
Research record Product facts researched; not yet tasted or scored.
- 0.33% ABV
- Dealcoholized
- Technique undeclared
- Robertson, South Africa
- Under $20
- ABV 0.33% Verified from producer documentation · Sep 2026
The wine
Record
Almost Zero Radiant Red is Van Loveren’s dealcoholized Merlot. The bottle page prints 0.33% alcohol and 25 grams of sugar per liter, and it does not name the machine. A wine.co.za sheet prints the same alcohol and a much lower sugar figure. A score waits on a pour.
How it was made
Classification Dealcoholized
Evidence status Producer documented
The Almost Zero Merlot page calls this Radiant Red and says it is 100% Merlot, with alcohol at 0.33% and sugar at 25 g/L. It describes mulberry and does not name a removal machine. Van Loveren’s range page puts the line at 0.3% and says the wines are made by traditional winemaking plus de-alcoholization. wine.co.za lists the same 0.33% alcohol, Robertson, 750 ml, and a screwcap, with residual sugar at 4.7 g/L. The tasting paragraph on that wine.co.za page describes a Sauvignon Blanc and is not used.
Sources disagree on the following points.
- Abv: The displayed residual is the Merlot page’s 0.33%.
- Sugar: The displayed sugar is the producer page. The two figures are not averaged.
Product record history
Sourced changes and open disagreements. Prior claims stay on the record when sources conflict.
Product record history
- Research record. Product facts researched; not yet tasted or scored.
- Abv — Sourced check for abv.
- Production_type — Sourced check for production_type.
- Sugar — Sourced check for sugar.
- Price — Sourced check for price.
- Open Abv — The displayed residual is the Merlot page’s 0.33%.
- Open Sugar — The displayed sugar is the producer page. The two figures are not averaged.
Verified facts
Evidence: Producer documented · 3 sources
- Sourced ABV 0.33% Verified from producer documentation · Sep 2026
- Sourced Classification Dealcoholized Verified from producer documentation · Sep 2026
- Undeclared Method Technique undeclared Not disclosed
- Sourced Origin Robertson, South Africa Verified from a retail listing
Sources
Product facts are only as strong as their sources. Editorial tasting notes are opinion.
-
Verified facts
-
Verified facts
-
Shelf price is the Total Wine figure supplied with this record. wine.co.za identifies the SKU.
Verified facts -
Verified facts
Also cataloged
Related bottles
The Dry List is three bottles, one verified claim, and one worth buying. Get the list.