SITE Riesling Dealcoholized

Name: Riesling Dealcoholized
Brand: SITE
Rating: 81 (1 reviews)

SITE Wine Riesling

Reviewed by Karl Hill, editor

81/100 How we score

ABV <0.5%
Classification Dealcoholized
Method Vacuum distillation
Evidence Documented
Origin Germany
Price Under $20

Sources

A solid, wine-like dealcoholized Riesling — bright acid, clear fruit, with the must and concentrate showing as extra sweetness and a softer mid-palate. More convincing than most NA whites; not as dry or structured as a traditional Mosel.

At a glance

Flavor profile: Green apple
Pear
Lemon
White peach
Structure: Off-dry
Bright acidity
Light body
Rounded
Mouthfeel: Crisp and light, with a rounded, slightly juice-like middle from the must and concentrate.
What stands out: Acidity keeps the fruit lively; the rebuild sweetens and softens the middle more than a dry Mosel would.
How wine-like is it?: More wine than juice — Riesling fruit and acid carry the glass. The must and concentrate still show as sweetness and softness, so it is less dry and less structured than a traditional Mosel.
Perfect for: Weeknight fish, spicy takeout, or the Mosel drinker who will accept off-dry for a wine-shaped glass without ethanol.
Drink if you like: Off-dry Mosel Riesling
Fruit-forward NA whites

Tasting notes

01

Nose

fruit-led: green apple and pear, lemon, white peach, a light floral lift, and a faint slate line underneath. It smells like Mosel fruit more than cordial.
02

Palate

the wine is light-bodied and crisp. Apple, pear, citrus, and peach arrive early, and the acidity keeps the sip lively rather than flat. Balance is the fight: acid does the Mosel work, but the must and concentrate push sweetness and a softer, slightly juice-like roundness through the mid-palate. Mouthfeel starts precis….
03

Finish

Medium-short. Tart apple and lemon, with peach sweetness hanging on. A mild mineral dryness cleans the end; a soft concentrate note stays on the back.

The wine

SITE Riesling Dealcoholized is dealcoholized from Mosel, Germany. The base is 100% Riesling wine, fermented then dealcoholized. Low-temperature evaporation — likely vacuum distillation (gently heated to a maximum of 27°C so the alcohol evaporates; equipment not named).

On the nose, fruit-led: green apple and pear, lemon, white peach, a light floral lift, and a faint slate line underneath. It smells like Mosel fruit more than cordial. On the palate, the wine is light-bodied and crisp. Apple, pear, citrus, and peach arrive early, and the acidity keeps the sip lively rather than flat. Balance is the fight: acid does the Mosel work, but the must and concentrate push sweetness and a softer, slightly juice-like roundness through the mid-palate. Mouthfeel starts precis…. Mouthfeel: Crisp and light, with a rounded, slightly juice-like middle from the must and concentrate. The finish is Medium-short. Tart apple and lemon, with peach sweetness hanging on. A mild mineral dryness cleans the end; a soft concentrate note stays on the back.

More wine than juice — Riesling fruit and acid carry the glass. The must and concentrate still show as sweetness and softness, so it is less dry and less structured than a traditional Mosel. Serve well chilled, in a white-wine glass.

How to drink it

Well chilled, in a white-wine glass.

How it was made

Classification: Dealcoholized — Low-temperature evaporation is documented; vacuum evaporation/distillation not confirmed. Technique detail remains thin.

Evidence status: Documented

Method: Low-temperature evaporation — likely vacuum distillation (gently heated to a maximum of 27°C so the alcohol evaporates; equipment not named)

Sources disagree on the following points.

Product: SITE Riesling Dealcoholized carries UPC 883122700115, which matches Dr. Pauly-Bergweiler Noble House Riesling Alcohol Free on the Winesellers Ltd. listing and fact sheet. Matching technical specs (Mosel Riesling, low-temperature alcohol removal, residual sugar in the mid-30s g/L) strongly suggest SITE is an alternate or private-label presentation of the same wine. The producer has not published an explicit statement tying the SITE label to Noble House, so the relationship is not treated as confirmed.
Abv: The SITE bottle prints <0.5% ABV. The Winesellers fact sheet for the matching UPC prints <0.03% by vol. This review prints <0.5% from the bottle and records the sheet figure.
Sugar: SITE bottle nutrition: 18 kcal / 100 ml, 3.4 g carbohydrate / 100 ml, 3.3 g sugar / 100 ml (~33 g/L; ~135 kcal per 750 ml). Noble House sheet: 35.6 g/L residual sugar. Extremely close on sugar; bottle nutrition is from the SITE label in this cellar, not reprinted on the sheet.
Ingredients: SITE bottle ingredients: dealcoholized wine, grape must, grape juice concentrate. That is fermented Riesling with ethanol removed, then grape-derived material used to rebuild sweetness/body/flavor. The Winesellers Noble House sheet does not reprint that ingredient line.
Method: The producer/distributor sheet says the wine is gently heated to a maximum of 27°C so the alcohol evaporates, to preserve fruit and mineral character. That temperature implies reduced-pressure processing; the sheet does not use the words vacuum distillation, spinning cone, or reverse osmosis. Method is recorded as low-temperature evaporation — likely vacuum distillation — without naming equipment.

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