Almost Zero

Wonderful White

WineSauvignon Blanc

Almost Zero Wonderful White de-alcoholised wine bottle
Image: The Dry Standard

79/100

The short take

A straightforward white built around green apple, citrus, and white peach. Light body and a little sweetness meet fresh acidity; the finish is simple and clean.

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In the glass

  1. Nose

    Green apple, citrus, and white peach.

  2. Palate

    Light-bodied and lightly sweet, with fresh acidity.

  3. Finish

    Simple and clean.

Structure

  • Light body

The wine

Almost Zero Wonderful White presents a straightforward profile of green apple, citrus, and white peach. The palate is light-bodied, with a little sweetness and fresh acidity.

The finish remains simple and clean. This is an uncomplicated white: the fruit, light body, and fresh acidity are the shape of the glass, rather than an elaborate finish.

The bottle

Production Dealcoholized

Evidence Producer documented

Production type describes how it is made, not how it tastes. What this classification means.

Method Spinning coneSpinning cone. The producer-linked Sauvignon Blanc technical sheet documents dealcoholisation with spinning cone technology after vinification.Verified from producer technical documentation · Oct 2026

Research notes

Front label of the photographed bottle reads Almost Zero, DE-ALCOHOLISED WINE, Contains less than 0.5% alcohol by volume, WONDERFUL WHITE, BY VAN LOVEREN, 750 ml / 25.4 FL. OZ., silver screw cap. Producer page titles the wine Sauvignon Blanc and calls it Almost Zero Wonderful White, a de-alcoholised white at Alcohol 0.33%, Sugar 25 g/L, and 71 kJ/100 ml. wine.co.za lists Van Loveren Almost Zero Wonderful White as 100% Sauvignon Blanc, Robertson, 0.33% alc, residual sugar 2.2 g/L, 750 ml screwcap, and vinification followed by spinning cone dealcoholisation. The producer-linked Sauvignon Blanc technical sheet confirms spinning cone removal after vinification and repeats 0.33% ABV and 25 g/L sugar. It supplies a different bottle identifier from the older wine.co.za record; that conflict remains unresolved in discrepancies. The producer shop names Wonderful White in its page title and structured product data, Sauvignon Blanc in its displayed heading, and six 750 ml bottles in the offer. Its dated rand-denominated regular and sale prices are retained separately; it was sold out when checked. No living US shelf price or complete ingredient declaration was verified. Sugar conflict is in discrepancies. Label ceiling (<0.5%) and producer residual (0.33%) both retained; the residual is the ABV field. Producer tasting copy stays off this record.

Where to buy

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Van Loveren

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Package

750 ml

Typical price

398.40 ZAR / 6 × 750 ml bottles

≈ 66.40 ZAR per bottle

≈ 66.40 ZAR per 750 ml

Availability observations
PackageObserved listingPriceUnit price
6 × 750 ml bottlesObserved at Van Loveren398.40 ZAR sale · 498.00 ZAR regular

Checked 3 Oct 2026

Multipack of the reviewed 750 ml.

Out of stock

66.40 ZAR / bottle
Also listed
  • Almost Zero Sauvignon Blanc / Wonderful White · Producer
  • Almost Zero range — Van Loveren · Producer
Availability

South Africa: Van Loveren six-bottle offer sold out when checked on 2026-10-03

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
Base beverage
100% Sauvignon Blanc, fermented then dealcoholized
Bottle / can
750 ml

Ingredients & nutrition

Calories
71 kJ per 100 ml (producer); sugar stated as 25 g/l
Sugar
25 g/l (about 2.5 g per 100 ml) per producer; 0.33% alcohol
Per 100 ml
17 kcal · 2.5 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

Sources disagree on Barcode, Sugar, and ABV.

Sources & verification

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

Where sources disagree

Sources disagree on the following points.

  • Barcode: The older wine.co.za Wonderful White record and the current producer Sauvignon Blanc sheet give different bottle identifiers. Retain the existing identifier pending an exact-bottle back-label check; do not infer a formulation revision or replace it with the case identifier.
  • Sugar: Producer page and wine.co.za disagree by more than an order of magnitude. Both retained; producer 25 g/L is the sugar field line.
  • ABV: Producer residual is 0.33%. Front label prints a less-than-0.5% ceiling. Recorded ABV stays the producer residual.

Evidence at a glance

  • Producer documented8 facts
  • Bottle verified1 fact
  • Press sourced3 facts
  • Retailer sourced1 fact
  • Unverified1 fact

Sources

  • Producer almostzero.co.za

    • ABV
    • Production
    • Sugar
    • Calories
    • Base beverage
    Producer documented
    3 notes
    ABV
    Producer page: Alcohol – 0.33%. wine.co.za matches 0.33% vol.
    Production
    Producer page: de-alcoholised white. wine.co.za describes dealcoholisation after vinification.
    Sugar
    Producer Sugar – 25g/L. See discrepancies for wine.co.za 2.2 g/L.

  • Producer vanloveren.co.za

    Producer documented
    3 notes
    Method
    Opened the Sauvignon Blanc technical sheet linked from the producer range page. It documents fermentation followed by dealcoholisation with spinning cone technology. The old brand FAQ now redirects to an Absolute Zero sparkling FAQ and is not used for this bottle.
    Price
    Opened the producer shop: six 750 ml bottles, regular R498.00, sale R398.40, sold out. Currency is ZAR, not USD; no dollar conversion or US shelf price is inferred.
    Availability
    The producer shop displayed SOLD OUT for its six 750 ml bottle offer. This is a source-specific dated observation, not a claim about every retailer.

  • Bottle / can label almostzero.co.za

    • Producer
    Bottle verified

  • Press wine.co.za

    • Country
    • Volume
    • Barcode (EAN/GTIN)
    Press sourced
    3 notes
    Country
    wine.co.za: wine of origin Robertson, Van Loveren Family Vineyards.
    Volume
    wine.co.za: 750 ml.
    Barcode (EAN/GTIN)
    The existing wine.co.za Wonderful White bottle identifier conflicts with the bottle identifier on the current producer Sauvignon Blanc technical sheet. Both claims are in discrepancies; keep the existing identifier pending an exact-bottle back-label check and do not infer a product revision.

  • Retail listing wine.co.za

    • Region
    Retailer sourced

  • Producer almostzero.co.za

    • Ingredients
    Unverified
    Note
    Ingredients
    Producer product page, shop and linked technical sheet do not supply a complete ingredient declaration. Pick n Pay search results suggested a list, but the opened page never rendered that declaration; Total Wine and Checkers were inaccessible. Search snippets and varietal composition are not substituted for the ingredient panel.

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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. OpenDiscrepancy · BarcodeThe older wine.co.za Wonderful White record and the current producer Sauvignon Blanc sheet give different bottle identifiers. Retain the existing identifier pending an exact-bottle back-label check; do not infer a formulation revision or replace it with the case identifier.
  4. OpenDiscrepancy · SugarProducer page and wine.co.za disagree by more than an order of magnitude. Both retained; producer 25 g/L is the sugar field line.
  5. OpenDiscrepancy · ABVProducer residual is 0.33%. Front label prints a less-than-0.5% ceiling. Recorded ABV stays the producer residual.

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