Why is non-alcoholic wine still so dreadful?
There was another driver present and as we gathered by the fire, I gleefully remarked that I had brought something we could both 'enjoy'.
Looking back, that was ludicrously optimistic. As our host decanted his finest claret we tucked into our alcohol-free red. I quickly realised the enormity of my mistake.
Whereas the red Bordeaux had weight and texture and a complexity of flavour that evolved throughout the evening, our purple concoction tasted like a sort of medicinal, homemade damson juice. It was bland, barely drinkable and mind-numbingly dull.
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