Advances in de-alcoholized wine technology
Dealcoholized wine is improving fast, driven by science rather than marketing. Three techniques dominate: vacuum distillation, reverse osmosis, and spinning cone column distillation — now the standard for reaching 0.0–0.5% ABV while preserving aroma. Germany (Geisenheim University, SOLS, Carl Jung) and Australia (Flavourtech, CSIRO, University of Adelaide) lead the research. The U.S. (BevZero, WineSecrets, Rack & Riddle), Spain (Torres, Codorniu), France (Bordeaux Families, Pierre Chavin, French Bloom, B&S Tech), and Chile (Miguel Torres) lead production. Producers are now also studying which grape varietals and vineyard practices best suit dealcoholization. Quality keeps climbing fast.