Eins-Zwei-Zero Sparkling Riesling
88/100
The short takeA sparkling Riesling that still tastes like Riesling. Bright acidity, a fine bead, and a light body. The grape is recognizable. The weight of an alcoholic Riesling is what is missing.
Tasted Karl HillHow we score
Serve Well chilled, flute or white-wine stem.
Who it’s for A toast that still wants Riesling, not generic nonalcoholic bubbly.
In the glass
- Nose
- Green apple, citrus, and a cool mineral line. The mousse lifts the zest and keeps the aroma lively.
- Palate
- Brisk and lightly sweet, then acidity pulls it taut. The body is light, and the bead is fine rather than fierce. Off-dry, not sticky. The grape is still the point.
- Finish
- Citrus pith once the bead falls away. Clean, a little tart, and still Riesling. Drink it well chilled, in a flute or a white-wine glass.
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Structure
- Sweetness
- Off-dry
- Acidity
- Bright acidity
- Body
- Light body
- Carbonation
- Soft bead
How wine-like is it?
Separate from the score. A convincing resemblance is not a higher rating.
A sparkling Riesling, not a flavored sparkler. What is missing is weight, not the grape.
The wine
A dealcoholized Rheingau Riesling, bottled with a fine bead.
Green apple, citrus, and a light mineral line lead. The mousse lifts the zest and keeps the wine lively, which is the whole job of the bubble here. Nothing tropical crowds the aroma, and nothing yeasty either. It smells like Riesling that has been woken up, not like a flavored sparkler.
The palate is brisk and lightly sweet, and bright acidity does most of the holding. Body is light. The bead is soft rather than fierce, and it gives the wine enough texture that it does not taste thin. Off-dry, not sticky. The grape is still the point. When the sweetness and the acid are in line, the wine feels taut. When the glass warms, the sweetness steps forward and the zest goes quiet.
Citrus pith comes through once the bead falls away, with a clean, slightly tart Riesling character. Well chilled, the little sweetness stays in line.
Drink it as a sparkling Riesling, not as a generic alcohol-free sparkler. The grape stays recognizable, the acidity is convincing, and the carbonation supplies the energy. A Riesling that still has its alcohol would bring more weight and a longer persistence than this glass does.
88 sits above the median of the 19 dealcoholized Riesling bottles we've tasted.
The bottle
Trade record, where to buy, and product facts.
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Where to buy
- Weingut Leitz
- Package
750 ml
$24.99 — Westgate Wine Store (observed 2026-10-24)
- Also listed
- Weingut Leitz · Producer
- Availability
schatziwines.com DTC (US import); thezeroproof.com; Boisson; wine.com; shopfreixenet.com; leitz-wein.shop DTC (DHL Europe)
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Product facts
- Producer
- Weingut Leitz, Rüdesheim, Rheingau
- Origin
- Rheingau / Rheinhessen, Germany
- Residual sugar
- 50.8 g/L
- Base beverage
- Riesling, vinified in stainless steel, then dealcoholized and bottled sparkling. A Mövenpick shelf card for this cuvée says 100% Riesling.
- Bottle / can
- 750 ml
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Where sources disagree
Sources disagree on the following points.
- Sugar: No sugar figure is printed. Trade sheets for this sparkling Riesling do not agree: Vinello lists about 51 g/L residual sugar, Enotria lists 50.8 g/L, and per-100 ml nutrition panels elsewhere list 3.2 g, 4.9 g, and 5.1 g sugar. The still Eins-Zwei-Zero Riesling’s 38.9 g/L is a different bottle and is not used here.
- Ingredients: The back label lists dealcoholized wine, concentrated grape must, carbon dioxide, and sulphites. Retailer panels add or swap items: grape must plus rectified grape must concentrate and ascorbic acid; rectified concentrated grape must; sucrose; preservative E-242. The label is the ingredient list.
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- Producer documented5 facts
- Bottle verified3 facts
- Distributor sourced1 fact
- Retailer sourced3 facts
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- Producer
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- Ingredients (sources disagree)
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- Barcode recorded from packaging or producer listing
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- Base beverage
- The producer FAQ describes the vacuum step and does not print a varietal percentage.
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- Price
- Observation date backfilled from price research ledger (observed 2026-09-20).
Product record history Sourced changes and open disagreements. Prior claims stay on the record when sources conflict.
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