Sometimes, on those cool early summer nights, a gal doesn't just crave beer, she craves wine! And luckily, Sutter Home, of all companies, produces and "alcohol removed" wine they cleverly call "Fre." Fre can be found at almost any grocery store, and was perfect this afternoon when the in-laws stopped by for drinks before dinner.
Now Fre is not the same as real wine, but when it's warm out and grape juice just doesn't come even close, this N/A wine will do the trick. Like wine, it has a dry quality to it, and could even be mistaken for some of the lower grade fruity wines you can find in Missouri's wine country.
It comes in four varietals: white, table red, merlot, and what else but white zinfindel. Though the red varietals are a bit off, the white and white zin aren't too far from the originals. This is perhaps because they're chilled, and because white zin is a bit sweet anyway. Best drunken ice cold. Good as part of a wine "spritzer," with some sparkling water added in, or even--dare I say--with ice. But it MUST be sipped in a wine glass. I think they'd even work well in a faux sangria.
Final grade: B (C+ for the reds)
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