Wine
Band of Vintners Freestyle
80/100 How we score
- ABV <0.5%
- Classification Dealcoholized
- Evidence Documented
- Origin United States
- Price $20–$29
Verdict
A California NA wine from a Napa collective, sourced in Sonoma and Lodi. Serious people, thin public method. Taste first, citation second.
At a glance
- Flavor profile
- Orange peel
- Tea
- Stone fruit
- Structure
- Light body
- Short finish
- Perfect for
- A table that wants orange-wine shape without the hangover.
Tasting notes
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Nose
Orange peel, tea, a little stone fruit — skin-contact adjacent, not a pale rosé.
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Palate
Textural for an NA white, light tannin, less ethanol oil than a full-strength amber.
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Finish
dry and short. More interesting than most NA California. A California NA wine from a Napa collective, sourced in Sonoma and Lodi. Serious people, thin public method. Taste first,….
The wine
Band of Vintners Freestyle is dealcoholized from Sonoma County and Lodi, United States. Producer’s own product detail page confirms the wine is ‘skin fermented with native yeasts’ and blended ‘in perfect balance once the alcohol is removed’; the specific named removal technology is not published. Residual ABV is not on the producer page; The Zero Proof lists <0.5…
On the nose, Orange peel, tea, a little stone fruit — skin-contact adjacent, not a pale rosé. On the palate, Textural for an NA white, light tannin, less ethanol oil than a full-strength amber. The finish is dry and short. More interesting than most NA California. A California NA wine from a Napa collective, sourced in Sonoma and Lodi. Serious people, thin public method. Taste first,….
Serve cool, not iced.
How to drink it
Cool, not iced.
How it was made
Classification: Dealcoholized — Producer's own product detail page confirms the wine is 'skin fermented with native yeasts' and blended 'in perfect balance once the alcohol is removed'; the specific named removal technology is not published. Residual ABV is not on the producer page; The Zero Proof lists <0.5% ABV.
Evidence status: Documented
Sources
Product facts are only as strong as their sources. Editorial tasting notes are opinion.
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