456425 Thu Nov 01 17:09:26 -0700 2007 3 34 Wine 0 3087581 The last posting I could find about this was a couple of years old. My dad LOVES wine, but for medical reasons has had to virtually give it up (a glass now and then for a special occasion). I have had a couple of glasses with him of whatever it is he has found, and while it is better than pretending grape juice is wine, it was sadly lacking. I would love to be able to find something his doctor and my stepmom will let him keep in the house that actually has some similarity to the real thing. Any helpful suggestions? And thanks, but mixing the no-alcohol variety with the real thing won't pass muster. Thu Nov 01 17:09:26 -0700 2007 57890 KaimukiMan 1 3087732 There was a thread on this very topic - a few months ago. Anyway, to make long story short I am afraid there is no non-alcoholic wine that would even remotely resemble the real thing. The flavor and texture are greatly affected by removal of alcohol. Sorry for the bad news. Thu Nov 01 18:07:55 -0700 2007 3087581 118541 olasek 2 3087931 thanks.... must have missed it somehow but here it is for those of you who also missed it... http://www.chowhound.com/topics/434612 Thu Nov 01 19:44:08 -0700 2007 3087732 57890 KaimukiMan 1 3089090 There are/were three main technologies employed to remove the alcohol from wine: vacuum, reverse osmosis, and spinning cone. None really yield a satisfying result, IMHO. Ariel (which uses r.o.) and Sutter Home's "Fre" (which uses the spinning cone technology) are probably the best of a bad lot, but if you don't expect a lot, you'll have less to be disappointed with . . . Fri Nov 02 09:27:50 -0700 2007 3087581 28122 zin1953