Yes, aromatic grape varieties such as Muskateller or Gewürztraminer have the advantage that their particularly distinctive notes can be clearly tasted even after dealcoholisation. "However, this varies so much that you can't say across the board which ones they are," says Rößle. With some grape varieties, the dealcoholised result tastes better, with others worse. After all - as is widely known - alcohol binds aromas, can mask off-flavours or emphasise good things. Rößle and Zyrewitz quickly realised that not every wine is suitable for dealcoholisation. Their names are also found on the bottles of the alcohol-free Kolonne Null wines. From renowned winegrowers, from award-winning wineries. And the topic was well received.įor the production of their non-alcoholic wines, they buy finished wine from the vintner.
Testing market maturity, so to speak, very close to the customer. In 2019, Rößle and Zyrewitz produced 500 bottles of non-alcoholic wine with a winemaker and took it to Berlin's weekly markets. The top seller, by a narrow margin, is the rosé "sparkling wine". The Berlin company's portfolio now consists of three wines and two sparkling "Sektvarianten", including a Riesling, a Burgundy, a Rosé and a red wine cuvée. It is drunk on the same occasions as wine, namely as an accompaniment to food and for toasts at weddings, birthdays and so on.Įven with non-alcoholic wines, you can taste the characteristics of different grape varieties and growing regions, but it is still a new drink and taste experience," Rößle explains Kolonne Null's products. We are making something that is made from wine and is also a wine in a way.
"It's not about creating the identical tasting substitute. At first they had Ayurvedic spiced waters in mind - but then it was actually more like: wine! Alternatives with which one could be seen well at the snazzy evening events, which one actually liked to hold in one's glass and in one's hand.Īlternatives to alcohol, but also to “partypooper” mineral water and “boringboring” apple spritzer. At some point during such a morning encounter, they began to think about alternatives. He and Moritz Zyrewitz have known each other for a good decade, during which they met every now and then over an aspirin in the morning after a night of drinking. "But what was available in the field of non-alcoholic wines was shockingly unspectacular or even undrinkable," Philipp Rößle says, thinking back to the beginnings of Kolonne Null.
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