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The Low-Alcohol Drinks Revolution: Can Wine Keep Up?

Jaega Wise explores why making a great-tasting non-alcoholic wine is so hard - and asks how healthy these alcohol-free alternatives really are.

One thing that could make us all healthier is drinking less alcohol – and there’s now a huge market for alcohol-free drinks. But one category that has long struggled to deliver great taste is non-alcoholic wine. In this episode Jaega Wise looks to finds out why it’s so difficult to make a wine without alcohol that still tastes good, and investigates just how healthy these alternatives really are.

Presented by Jaega Wise
Produced in Bristol for BBC Audio by Natalie Donovan

42 minutes

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