Low & No Alcohol

Don't feel like you are missing out if you aren't drinking alcohol! Whatever the season and reason, be it Dry January or Oc-Sober, we have a wide range of low alcohol drinks and alcohol free options. Vino Fandango has your best interests at heart with an ever-growing selection of alcohol free wine and alcohol free spirits.

WHAT?! How?

Alcohol free spirits are made through the distillation of botanicals, up to 35! These are then mixed to create the flavour, many of which now go past just imitating a gin, vodka or vermouth taste but instead create a whole new flavour!

Across Europe drinks below 0.5% ABV are classed as alcohol-free. In the UK drinks that are between 0.05% and 0.5% ABV are classed as non-alcoholic.  

Here we list our selection of Low Alcohol drinks (11.5% and less) and Non Alcoholic drinks. Our alcohol free wine selection is full of delicious flavours just waiting to be explored.

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2015 Brokenwood IRL Reserve Semillon (11% abv)
£53.99 £45.89 Save 15%
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2020 Brokenwood Cricket Pitch Sauvignon Blanc Semillon
£16.75 £14.24 Save 15%

2015 Brokenwood IRL Reserve Semillon (11% abv)

£53.99 £45.89 Save 15%

The ILR (Iain Lesley Riggs - Chief Winemaker) Reserve Semillon is released from the best years and this is a beauty. 

Light-bodied and lithe, it is silky, weightless and immensely complex.

Tasting Notes 

Colour

At 6 years of age on release, the colour is just starting to show some development with yellow tints complimenting the green edges.

Nose

Lifted almond bread and the floral notes heading to beeswax and toast.

Palate

Lively lime juice, Bickford cordial characters and backed by a superb zesty acidity. The magic of Hunter Valley Semillon on display with texture, fruit weight and great length from a wine that sees no oak. 

Vinification

Harvesting all by hand. The fruit was crushed, chilled and pressed immediately. Neutral yeasts were used for the fermentation, bottled in July. No oak and no malolactic ferment, only stainless steel.

Winemaker Comments

Brokenwood’s 41st vintage got underway a lot earlier than anticipated. The continued dry weather across the eastern half of Australia intensified in early January with a run of above average temperatures including a new January record high of 45.7C in Sydney. Tasmania suffered through bush fires, Victoria and NSW were also on high alert. The heavy rain that disrupted the 2012 red harvest gave way to a typical dry winter and even drier spring when only 92mm of rain fell in the 4 months July to October. La Nina seemed to be on the way out. November, December and the early part of January were also dry, leading to lighter canopies to go with the lighter crop load. Semillon started rolling into the winery on January 16th and well over half was picked before a tropical deluge of 150mm after Australia Day. Guess La Nina wasn’t quite gone.

About Brokenwood Wines

Founded in 1970 as a hobby venture by three Sydney-based solicitors - Tony Albert, John Beeston and Australian wine critic James Halliday - Brokenwood is perhaps best known for their Cricket Pitch label, which was first sourced from a 4-hectare block at the foothills of the Hunter Valley’s Brokenback Ranges. The block was originally earmarked as the local cricket ground before they decided to plant a vineyard instead.

Similarly, Brokenwood purchased their neighbouring block, which was intended to be the local cemetery, and instead planted Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon, becoming their critically acclaimed flagship wine, the Graveyard Vineyard Shiraz.

Chief Winemaker and Managing Director Iain Riggs (ILR) joined Brokenwood in 1982 and introduced new winery equipment and facilities specifically for premium white wine production. Since 1983, white wine makes up a significant part of total production and their Semillon is widely recognized as one of the finest in the world. Iain has also been the driving force behind Brokenwood’s expansion into the McLaren Vale in South Australia, Beechworth in Victoria, Margaret River in Western Australia, and Orange in New South Wales. Despite their expansion, they have managed to remain fiercely committed to producing unique and high-quality expressions of Australian terroir.

Ratings

  • 97Pts James Halliday Australian Wine Companion 2019

Awards

  • 4 Gold Medals

Alan's Personal Tasting Notes

"Not cheap but a real treat! 6 years old but still very young. Wonderful citric fruit with aromas of beeswax- a classic hunter valley Semillon descriptor. Great weight, wonderful balance and a complexity that will see it evolve for many years yet. Simply sublime and a real star and keeper. Will be interesting to see how it develops!" February 2020

    Specifications

    Year 2015
    Bottle Size 750ml
    Cultivar Semillon
    Country Australia
    Alcohol content
    11% alc vol 
    Units of alcohol per bottle 8.25 units
    Type White Wine
    Cellaring Potential For immediate enjoyment
    Allergen Information Contains Sulphites
    Food Matches Asian food, any seafood especially freshly shucked oysters.
    Origin Hunter Valley
    Appellation New South Wales

     

    2014 Brokenwood IRL Reserve Semillon (11% abv)

    2020 Brokenwood Cricket Pitch Sauvignon Blanc Semillon

    £16.75 £14.24 Save 15%

    A perfect summer drink paired with a wide range of food

    Tasting Notes 

    Colour

    Lovely pale yellow colour with green tints. 

    Nose

     

    Citrus pith and florals on the nose with a clear Sauvignon Blanc lift. 

    Palate

    Initial flavours of citrus and melon, light cool palate at 11.5% alcohol. Grapefruit, finger lime and a zesty acidity adds to the structure. 

    Vinification

    Fruit outside the Hunter Valley is processed to the primary juice stage before transport to the winery in the Hunter Valley for fermentation and blending. This ensures the delicate grape and fruit aromas are preserved. A small percentage (approximately 5%) of this wine was fermented in barrel.


    Winemaker Comments

    We’re quite proud to introduce this wine as it is the 26th vintage of the blend. The label didn’t get the full Cricket Pitch livery until the 1995 vintage, although the Cabernet Sauvignon/Merlot was labelled as Cricket Pitch for the 1991 wine released in 1993. This wine is a blend of 60% Sauvignon Blanc and 40% Semillon, one of the highest proportions of Sauvignon Blanc we’ve bottled. Four regions make up the blend being Cowra 85%, Hunter Valley 5%, Orange 3% and McLaren Vale 7%. This wine also highlights our desire for lower alcohol and weighs in at 12.0% and with plenty of zesty fruit lift.

    About Brokenwood Wines

    Founded in 1970 as a hobby venture by three Sydney-based solicitors - Tony Albert, John Beeston and Australian wine critic James Halliday - Brokenwood is perhaps best known for their Cricket Pitch label, which was first sourced from a 4-hectare block at the foothills of the Hunter Valley’s Brokenback Ranges. The block was originally earmarked as the local cricket ground before they decided to plant a vineyard instead.

    Similarly, Brokenwood purchased their neighbouring block, which was intended to be the local cemetery, and instead planted Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon, becoming their critically acclaimed flagship wine, the Graveyard Vineyard Shiraz. Chief Winemaker and Managing Director Iain Riggs joined Brokenwood in 1982 and introduced new winery equipment and facilities specifically for premium white wine production.

    Since 1983, white wine makes up a significant part of total production and their Semillon is widely recognized as one of the finest in the world. Iain has also been the driving force behind Brokenwood’s expansion into the McLaren Vale in South Australia, Beechworth in Victoria, Margaret River in Western Australia, and Orange in New South Wales. Despite their expansion, they have managed to remain fiercely committed to producing unique and high-quality expressions of Australian terroir.






      Specifications

      Year 2020
      Bottle Size 750ml
      Cultivar Sauvignon Blanc, Semillion
      Country Australia
      Alcohol content
      11.5% alc vol 
      Units of alcohol per bottle 8,63 units
      Type White Blend
      Cellaring Potential For immediate enjoyment
      Allergen Information Contains Sulphites
      Food Matches A dozen freshly shucked oysters and a whole baked barramundi for lunch or a spicy Asian laksa for dinner.
      Origin Hunter Valley
      Appellation New South Wales

       

      2020 Brokenwood Cricket Pitch Sauvignon Blanc Semillon (11.5% abv)