Appalina Chardonnay
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Wine

Appalina Chardonnay

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Reviewed by Karl Hill, editor

79/100 How we score

Sources

One of the few NA wines with an actual German winery behind the label — a clean, slightly mineral Chardonnay that tastes like somebody made it on purpose.

At a glance

Flavor profile
  • Lemon
  • Pear
  • Green apple
  • Mineral
Structure
  • Light body
  • Short finish
Perfect for
Aperitif hour, seafood, the white you pour guests who ask what's actually good in NA.

Tasting notes

  1. 01

    Nose

    lemon and pear, a green-apple edge, faintly mineral.

  2. 02

    Palate

    Fresh, dry-leaning and aromatic — orchard fruit with a clean, slightly mineral spine.

  3. 03

    Finish

    clean and light, the mineral note carrying through. One of the few NA wines with an actual German winery behind the label — a clean, slightly mineral Chardonnay that tastes like s….

The wine

Appalina Chardonnay is dealcoholized from Rheinhessen, Germany. Cold vacuum distillation, with aromas extracted before removal and reintegrated afterward.

On the nose, lemon and pear, a green-apple edge, faintly mineral. On the palate, Fresh, dry-leaning and aromatic — orchard fruit with a clean, slightly mineral spine. The finish is clean and light, the mineral note carrying through. One of the few NA wines with an actual German winery behind the label — a clean, slightly mineral Chardonnay that tastes like s….

Serve well chilled, standard white-wine glass.

How to drink it

Well chilled, standard white-wine glass.

How it was made

Classification: Dealcoholized

Evidence status: Documented

Method: Cold vacuum distillation, with aromas extracted before removal and reintegrated afterward

Sources 9 facts · 5 sources

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  • Secondary source Cited source weinkellerei-hxm.com

    Producer · Classification

  • Producer verified Producer gueuledejoie.com

    ABV · Volume · Price · Method

  • Producer verified Producer winestyle.co.uk

    Country · Region

  • Bottle verified Bottle / can label Barcode recorded from packaging or producer listing

    Barcode (EAN/GTIN)

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  1. Outreach research note — TDS-0003 (Partially resolved)

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  • Pear
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