Sparkling
81/100
The short takeA balanced, straightforward sparkling wine, offering apple-led fruit, floral detail and a crisp finish. Enjoyable and easy to return to, though its modest complexity gives less reason to seek out another bottle.
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In the glass
- Appearance
- Very pale straw.
- Nose
- Medium-intensity aromas of apple and flowers. The orchard-fruit character stays focused and does not wander.
- Palate
- Off-dry and orchard-fruit-led, with citrus and floral notes adding definition. Medium-sized bubbles provide texture, while sweetness and acidity remain in good balance. The components sit comfortably together.
- Finish
- Medium in length, with the fruit gradually receding to a crisp, lightly tart close. That last tartness gives the softer fruit its definition.
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Structure
- Sweetness
- Off-dry
- Acidity
- Moderate acidity
- Carbonation
- Soft bead
- Finish length
- Medium finish
How wine-like is it?
Separate from the score. A convincing resemblance is not a higher rating.
Apple, flowers, and a working bead make this readable as sparkling wine. The flavor stays in a small range.
The wine
Balance is why this sparkling holds an 81, and a narrow range is why it stops there. The sweetness is useful. It lifts the apple without covering the acidity, and the two stay in proportion through to a crisp close. A medium bead gives the fruit its texture. Citrus and a floral line give the orchard fruit a little more edge than apple alone would have.
The glass does not develop. What arrives first is what remains: apple, flowers, a citrus accent, then a light tartness once the fruit fades. There is no turn and no deeper note after the bead has done its work. The close lasts long enough to feel complete, and it adds nothing new.
That makes another glass easy. The wine asks little and leaves a clean, fresh impression. Another bottle is harder to justify. The pleasure is real, and it is also finished. Coherence and that crisp ending are the strengths. Modest range is the ceiling.
The color agrees with the flavor. Very pale straw, and nothing in the glass suggests a heavier wine waiting underneath. The parts sit together, the bead is enough, and the tart edge at the end keeps the sweetness from turning syrupy. An 81 fits a wine that is pleasant, complete, and unwilling to surprise.
81 is typical of the 22 dealcoholized Sparkling bottles we've tasted.
The bottle
Trade record, where to buy, and product facts.
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Research notes
Gallo's release of 28 October 2026 calls this La Marca's first non-alcoholic sparkling. It does not name a machine. The release describes crisp apple, white peach, and delicate citrus. That line is the producer's. The about section describes La Marca Prosecco as a cooperative of growers in the Veneto, based in Treviso. The product paragraph does not give this bottle a region. The neck band reads non-alcoholic. The highlights describe green apple, juicy peach, citrus, and honeysuckle, and say the wine was produced in Italy and dealcoholized. That description is the retailer's. The page does not print an alcohol figure or a region. The lamarcaprosecco.com homepage, opened the same day, showed Prosecco, Prosecco Rosé, and Prosecco Demi-Sec, and did not show this bottle.
Where to buy
- Package
750 ml
- Typical price
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$16.99 / 750 ml
- Availability
Total Wine at Friendship Heights listed the 750 ml bottle at $16.99 with pickup in stock on 4 November 2026. A bottle was purchased at the Chantilly store on 3 November 2026.
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
- La Marca
- Origin
- Italy
- Base beverage
- Italian grapes, dealcoholized at a low temperature and bottled as a carbonated beverage made with dealcoholized wine
- Bottle / can
- 750 ml
Sources & verification
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- Producer documented5 facts
- Bottle verified1 fact
- Retailer sourced2 facts
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- ABV
- Total Wine does not print an alcohol figure. Silence there is not a second claim.
- Production
- No source names a machine, so the method stays undeclared.
- Country
- Total Wine lists country Italy.
- Producer
- The release and the label name La Marca. The release is issued by E. & J. Gallo Winery.
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- Price
- The shelf price and the suggested price are both kept.
Additional sources
Product record history Sourced changes and open disagreements. Prior claims stay on the record when sources conflict.
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