Almost Zero

Sparkling Dry

WineChardonnay

Almost Zero Dry alcohol-free sparkling wine bottle
Image: The Dry Standard

81/100

The short take

A straightforward, bright sparkling pour with citrus lingering at the close.

Tasted Karl HillHow we score

Who it’s for A bright sparkling pour when citrus on the close is all you need from it.

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Updated 29 Sep 2026 — production method corrected.

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In the glass

Nose
Tropical fruit and zesty citrus.
Palate
Crisp, fruity, and sparkling.
Finish
Smooth and refreshing, with lingering citrus.

The wine

Record

Tropical fruit and zesty citrus give this sparkling wine its first impression. It is crisp and fruity, with bubbles carrying the citrus through a smooth, refreshing finish. The style is direct: fruit up front, a clean citrus line at the end.

81 is typical of the 29 dealcoholized Chardonnay bottles we've tasted.

The bottle

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Research notes

The how-its-made page also names a spinning cone, then says the wine contains less than 0.4%. The barcode on that listing is stored with the identifiers. That shop line is not the ingredient field. The name gap is in discrepancies.

Where to buy

Almost Zero

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Checked 28 Sep 2026

Almost Zero

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Checked 28 Sep 2026

Package

750 ml

$14.99 (750 ml) — Total Wine & More, Chantilly, VA (shelf, 2026-09-28)

Also listed
  • Absolute Zero Dry · Producer
  • Absolute Zero — Almost Zero · Producer
Availability

Total Wine & More, Chantilly, VA

Availability is market-specific; a producer link does not establish shipping to every country. Prices and availability are independently observed and may change. Retailer listings do not imply endorsement. A different package is labeled as a different format. Reader-service exceptions and commercial links are identified above; neither affects scores, rankings, classification, verification, or editorial coverage.

Product facts

Producer
Van Loveren Family Vineyards
Origin
Breedekloof, Western Cape, South Africa
Residual sugar
25 g/L
Base beverage
De-alcoholised 100% Chardonnay sparkling
Bottle / can
750 ml

Ingredients & nutrition

Ingredients
100% chardonnay, sulphites (Zero Drinks SA retailer declaration; producer pages print no ingredients, 2026-10-07)Verified from a retail listing · Oct 2026
Calories
59 kJ per 100 ml (producer); retailer panel gives 61 kJ, 3.2 g carbs of which 1.3 g sugar

Tasting notes are opinion. Facts are printed only when a source supports them. Scores are not for sale, and a sample does not guarantee a review.

How we score and verify · Send a correction

Cite Karl Hill, “Almost Zero Sparkling Dry,” The Dry Standard, October 8, 2026, https://drinkdrystandard.com/reviews/wine/almost-zero-sparkling-dry/. 81/100.

Sources disagree on Product, ABV, and Sugar. Send a correction

Sources & verification

Facts checked Oct 2026 4 primary sources Method: documented Conflicts: 3 noted Show details Hide details

Where sources disagree

Sources disagree on the following points.

  • Product: US retail name is Almost Zero Sparkling Non-Alcoholic Dry Wine. The producer’s dry sparkling is titled Absolute Zero Dry. This record treats them as the same wine.
  • ABV: Absolute Zero Dry prints 0% alcohol. Van Loveren’s Almost Zero range page says the line is about 0.3%. SAQ also prints 0% for Absolute Zero Dry. The product page’s 0% is the figure used here.
  • Sugar: The Absolute Zero Dry page prints sugar 25 g/L. SAQ prints 22 g/L for Van Loveren Absolute Zero Dry. The producer figure is the one stored.

Evidence at a glance

  • Producer documented6 facts
  • Bottle verified1 fact
  • Retailer sourced4 facts
  • Unverified2 facts

Production record

One core fact remains to be documented or rechecked.

Classification
Verified
Method
Named method
ABV
Exact declaration
Origin
Documented
Record
Has open discrepancy

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Sources

  • Producer almostzero.co.za

    Producer documented
    4 notes
    ABV
    See discrepancies.
    Base beverage
    The dedicated product page does not repeat the grape.
    Country
    It does not name the ward.
    Method
    The how-its-made page names a spinning cone and then a less-than-0.4% result, which is not this bottle’s 0% figure.

  • Bottle / can label Bottle label

    • Barcode (EAN/GTIN)
    Bottle verified
    Note
    Barcode (EAN/GTIN)
    Barcode recorded from packaging or producer listing

  • Retail listing totalwine.com

    • Volume
    • Price
    • Availability
    Retailer sourced
    Note
    Volume
    The producer pages that were opened do not print a bottle size.

  • Retail listing zerodrinks.co.za

    • Ingredients
    Retailer sourced

  • Editorial inference almostzero.co.za

    • Calories
    • Producer
    Unverified

Additional sources

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Product record history Sourced changes and open disagreements. Prior claims stay on the record when sources conflict.
  1. ReviewedReviewed and published.
  2. UpdatedCatalog record updated from sourced research.
  3. Method verified · MethodCorrected from (empty) to Spinning cone. The brand FAQ says the alcohol is removed that way. The Absolute Zero Dry product page does not repeat the machine.. Opened the brand FAQ. It says alcohol is removed with a spinning cone, on a page that covers the alcohol-free sparkling wines. The Absolute Zero Dry product page still does not name the machine.
  4. OpenDiscrepancyProduct, ABV, and Sugar.

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