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Our Best Alcohol-Free Wines – The Giesen 0% Range 0% alcohol. 100% flavour.


INTRODUCING THE GIESEN 0% RANGE
With over 40 years in the winemaking industry, we’re passionate about creating (and enjoying) incredible wines so it may come as a surprise to some that we’ve created a 0% alcohol range. However, we truly believe in offering a wine for every occasion and with an increasing number of people looking for more choice in how they consume alcohol, who better to offer a 0% choice than longstanding award winning winemakers with the expertise to create an exceptional alcohol-removed wine?

With avid devotees of Giesen 0% – Sauvignon Blanc selling us out across NZ, Australia and the USA, we are the first New Zealand winery to invest in our own innovative spinning cone technology so we can keep the 0% wines flowing. In fact, our Giesen 0% wines have been so popular, we will soon be installing a new spinning cone machine that has 10x more production capacity!

With 5 varietals available, our best alcohol-free New Zealand wines make up the Giesen 0% range and feature three major firsts—the first 0% New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc, the first 0% New Zealand red wine, and the first 0% New Zealand Riesling.

Multi-Award-Winning Non-Alcoholic Wines

We’re proud to have our 0% range recognised as premium top quality non-alcoholic wines. Here are just some of the accolades they’ve been awarded:

  • Giesen 0% Sauvignon Blanc received a Silver Medal at the 2021 International Wine and Spirit Competition (IWSC)
  • Giesen 0% Pinot Gris received a Trophy and a Gold Medal at the 2023 IWSC
  • Giesen 0% Riesling was awarded a Gold Medal at the 2023 World Alcohol-Free Awards
  • Giesen 0% Rosé was awarded 91 points and a Silver Medal at the 2022 IWSC, and 91 points again in 2023
  • Giesen 0% Merlot received Gold Medals at both the 2023 IWSC and 2023 Mundus Vini Non-Alcoholic Awards, and 95 points and a Gold Medal at the 2022 International Wine and Spirit Competition

Hosted in London, the IWSC sets the international benchmark for quality, standing out in the crowded world of drinks competitions with over 50 years of experience and hundreds of global experts including buyers, producers, distillers and sommeliers.

 

Giesen Non-Alcoholic Wine Range With Award Winning Medals

 

Here at Giesen, we love to create premium wines for any occasion and the Giesen 0% range is no different. Whatever your reasons are for choosing a low or no alcohol wine, we’re committed to providing you quality options to enjoy anytime.

INTRODUCING NEW ZEALAND’S FIRST 0%* RED WINE: ALCOHOL-FREE* MERLOT

Our 0% Merlot is a natural addition to the Giesen 0% range. Made from Giesen premium full-strength wine, our 0% Merlot retains all the varietal characteristics you know and love, with the alcohol gently removed. Delicate aromas of crushed blackberry and wild herbs, with fresh red berries and plum offset by toasted oak on the palate, combine to give a light and refreshing wine with classic structure and fine tannin on the finish!

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NZ’S NO.1 RIESLING IS NOW AVAILABLE IN 0% ALCOHOL-FREE* RIESLING

Made from our premium Giesen Estate Riesling, this alcohol-removed option keeps all the qualities and flavours that have ranked our full-strength Riesling no. 1 in New Zealand for over 5 years. Aromatically expressive, it features notes of zingy lime, ripe mandarin, and a touch of elderflower aroma, all balanced by a crisp finish. And with the alcohol removed, it has only 22 calories per 100ml serve.

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CRISP AND REFRESHING: ALCOHOL-FREE* PINOT GRIS

This alcohol-removed Pinot Gris features delicate floral notes with white flowers, lychee, and red apple on the nose. The palate offers traditional Pinot Gris characters of apple and pear with just a touch of muscat grape. Light, delicious, and balanced between acidity and sweetness.

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A NEW ZEALAND ROSÉ WITH THE ALCOHOL-REMOVED

Boasting delicious stone fruit aromas of white peach, apple, and fresh strawberries, this Rosé lingers on the palate alongside crisp cranberry flavours and a lively, refreshingly dry texture. A fresh addition to any dinner table or social gathering when you want to avoid the aftereffects.

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OUR BEST-SELLING ALCOHOL-FREE* SAUVIGNON BLANC!

Experience delicate aromas of fresh lime, redcurrant, and lemon shortbread, delicious citrus flavours followed by distinct blackcurrant and passionfruit notes, and a crisp, dry finish.

This 0% Sauvignon Blanc is the #1 selling premium no-alcohol wine in the United States, New Zealand and Australia.

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ENJOY IT YOUR WAY: NON-ALCOHOLIC WINE COCKTAILS

Our Giesen 0% wines are already a great-tasting, flavourful, low calorie option enjoyed on their own or with food… but if you want to spice things up, we’ve also got some amazing cocktail inspo for you! Here are 17 delicious, easy-to-make, non-alcoholic cocktail recipes using our Giesen 0% wines.

MOCKTAIL RECIPES

HOW DO WE MAKE ALCOHOL-REMOVED WINE?

The process begins with our premium full-strength wines. We don’t cut any corners here and use the same quality wine that we sell as our full-strength Estate wines.

We use innovative spinning cone technology to distil this full-strength wine into three parts – aroma, alcohol, and body. We use the body of the wine and the aroma with just a touch of premium grape juice to produce non-alcoholic wines with balanced flavours.

Our process is a bit different to other options on the market that can use more aggressive reverse osmosis methods or don’t involve creating a wine at all. But taking those extra steps is important to us as it means we can create a final blend that is as much like a real wine as possible.

WHAT IS A SPINNING CONE?

Spinning cone technology is a form of distillation that’s popular in perfume making because it can handle delicate aromas with care. This means we can keep as much of the beautiful, varietally expressive aromas as possible to recombine with the body of wine, while successfully removing the alcohol. The final result never has more than 0.5% alcohol – about the same level as what naturally occurs in fruit juice!

Having our own spinning cone onsite means our Chief Winemaker, Duncan Shouler, has a much greater ability to experiment with the process and produce truly great alcohol-removed wine. It also allows our winemaking team to work with incredibly fresh wines for the best possible non-alcoholic wines.

“One key thing with 0% alcohol wines is that they are fresh! They’ve got to be made fresh, blended fresh and bottled fresh. Having our own spinning cone means we bottle wines within just a few days of being distilled, allowing us to capture the true aroma and produce more varietally expressive wines.”

 

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WHERE CAN I GET GIESEN NON-ALCOHOLIC WINES?

Our best alcohol-free New Zealand wine range is growing and so is the number of retailers stocking the best non-alcoholic wines from New Zealand. Here where to find our wines.

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SAUVIGNON BLANC PINOT GRIS RIESLING ROSÉ MERLOT

INTERNATIONAL

SEE AUSTRALIAN STOCKISTS SHOP IN THE USA

 

*Our alcohol-removed wines contain not more than 0.5% alcohol by volume. This is about the same as what naturally occurs in fruit juice! This is the standard that no alcohol wines must meet to be considered non-alcoholic under New Zealand and Australian law, but because this is still a wine, we don’t recommend it for anyone under the legal drinking age. Thanks for your understanding!

 

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