Wander + Found

Pinot Noir

WinePinot Noir

Wander + Found Pinot Noir 750 ml bottle
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81/100

The short take

A light, tart German Pinot Noir with cherry, cranberry and dried rose. The red fruit holds through the sip, and a gentle tannic grip gives it enough shape for an easy weeknight pour.

Tasted Karl HillHow we score

Serve Slightly cool, in a red-wine glass.

Who it’s for An easy weeknight pour with an ordinary dinner.

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Updated 13 Nov 2026 — production method corrected.

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In the glass

Appearance
Clear, medium ruby with a bright pink-red rim.
Nose
Cherry and cranberry lead, with dried rose and a faint earthy note underneath.
Palate
Light-bodied, with tart cherry and cranberry that hold their intensity past the first sip. Moderate acidity keeps the cranberry fresh without turning sharp. Soft tannins give a gentle grip before easing.
Finish
Short to medium. Cranberry carries through, with a trace of spice just as the fruit fades.
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How wine-like is it?

Separate from the score. A convincing resemblance is not a higher rating.

The red fruit and faint earth are recognizably Pinot Noir. There’s enough tannic grip and acidity to carry that impression from the nose into the palate, where the light body is the main limitation.

The wine

Dried rose and a little earth give this Spätburgunder some aromatic detail. What makes it work is how clearly the cherry and cranberry carry through the middle, even on a slender frame. The soft tannins give the fruit some shape, and the acidity keeps the sip fresh. It’s a good everyday nonalcoholic red, the kind I’d happily pour another glass of with an ordinary weeknight dinner.

The bottle

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Research notes

German Spätburgunder Pinot Noir from the Rhine region. Serendipity Wines records stainless-steel fermentation and no barrel aging. The producer identifies the wines as traditionally made wine with the alcohol subsequently removed; the specific low-temperature vacuum technique is distributor-sourced.

Where to buy

Wander + Found

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Package

750 ml bottle

Typical price

$17.99 / 750 ml bottle

Availability observations
PackageObserved listingPriceUnit price
750 ml bottleObserved at Wander + Found$17.99

Checked 13 Nov 2026

Out of stock

$17.99 / bottle
Availability

Producer shop lists the bottle as sold out; Serendipity Wines lists California distribution (observed 2026-11-13).

Availability is market-specific; a producer link does not establish shipping to every country. 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
Wander + Found (Better Rhodes)
Origin
Rhine, Germany
Grapes
Pinot Noir (Spätburgunder)
Bottle / can
750 ml bottle

Ingredients & nutrition

Ingredients
Dealcoholized wine, sucrose, carbon dioxide and sulphites (producer specification image)Verified from producer documentation · Nov 2026
Calories
21 per 100 ml (producer PDP)
Sugar
4.9 g per 100 ml
Per 100 ml
21 kcal · 4.9 g sugar

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How we score and verify · Send a correction

Cite Karl Hill, “Wander + Found Pinot Noir,” The Dry Standard, September 23, 2026, https://drinkdrystandard.com/reviews/wine/wander-found-pinot-noir/.

Sources & verification

Facts checked Nov 2026 3 primary sources Method: distributor sourced Conflicts: none Show details Hide details

Evidence at a glance

  • Producer documented13 facts
  • Distributor sourced4 facts

Production record

The core production facts are documented and current.

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Verified
Method
Named method
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Sources

  • Producer drinkwanderandfound.com

    Producer documented
    5 notes
    Grapes
    The producer names this wine Spätburgunder Pinot Noir; Serendipity Wines separately lists Varietal Pinot Noir.
    Production
    The producer FAQ says the wines are made as traditional wine first and the alcohol is then removed.
    Volume
    The distributor separately identifies the 750ml and 250ml formats.
    Verified
    The primary producer FAQ supports the dealcoholized classification. The named vacuum-distillation technique is separately attributed to Serendipity Wines.
    Availability
    The producer product page says Sold Out for the Bottle option.

  • Distributor / importer serendipitywines.com

    Distributor sourced
    3 notes
    Method
    The distributor product page repeats the same process; this is secondary technique evidence.
    Barcode (EAN/GTIN)
    The distributor UPC table explicitly assigns the stored unit code to NV (750ml), with a separate code for NV (250ml). Both codes pass the check-digit calculation; no sibling expression or other catalog product owns the bottle code.
    Region
    REGION: Rhine.

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Product record history Sourced changes and open disagreements. Prior claims stay on the record when sources conflict.
  1. ReviewedReviewed and published.
  2. UpdatedCatalog record updated from sourced research.
  3. Classification changed · ClassificationCorrected from Unclassified to dealcoholized. Producer FAQ states the wines are made as traditional wine first and the alcohol is then removed. Classification moves from unclassified to dealcoholized. Technique stays unnamed.
  4. Classification changed · ClassificationCorrected from no to yes. Producer removal statement is primary production-type evidence, so verified moves from no to yes. Technique remains undeclared.
  5. Fact corrected · VolumeCorrected from 250 ml / 8.45 oz can (editorial still); producer also lists 750 ml to 250 ml / 8.45 oz can. The editorial still prints 250 ml / 8.45 oz. The live producer page lists bottles and does not print 750 ml.
  6. Fact corrected · VolumeCorrected from 250 ml / 8.45 oz can to 750 ml bottle. Editor selected the bottle format. The producer specification confirms 750mL; the distributor assigns the existing unit barcode to that bottle. The can remains an alternate package.
  7. Method verified · MethodCorrected from undeclared to Vacuum distillation at approximately 30°C. The distributor sheet names the low-temperature vacuum process. Classification remains producer-documented; the specific technique is distributor-sourced.
  8. Fact corrected · RatingCorrected from 79 to 81. The editor supplied revised tasting text and an assessment of 81. This corrects the existing review; the original firsthand tasting event dated 2026-09-23 is retained, and no new retaste is implied.
  9. Fact corrected · Tasting notesCorrected from Tart red fruit with a slightly thin, hollow middle; soft tannin; moderate acidity; a short-to-medium cranberry finish with faint spice. to Cherry and cranberry retain their intensity through a light-bodied sip, with soft tannic grip, moderate acidity and a short-to-medium cranberry finish with a trace of spice.. Applied the editor-supplied revised summary, appearance, nose, palate, finish, essay and likeness, with corresponding glance fields. This is an editorial correction of the original tasting record, not a newly dated tasting.

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