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Presence Organic White
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Presence Organic White

A 0.0% Alsatian white blend from five organic grape varieties, with a pronounced floral nose and a crisp, mineral finish.

About This Drink

Oddbird's Presence is one of the more ambitious efforts in the alcohol-free wine category. Five grape varieties from Alsace and the South of France — Riesling, Gewurztraminer, Viognier, Sylvaner, and Sauvignon Blanc — are grown organically, fermented, and aged for up to 12 months before being dealcoholised through vacuum distillation at low temperatures. The result is a 0.0% wine that hasn't been stripped down to fruit water. On the nose it opens with a wide floral character: white blossom, something faintly spicy from the Gewurztraminer, and a hint of citrus lifting through. The palate follows with tropical fruit — pineapple, guava, ripe pear, grapefruit — and there's a genuine sense of layering here, not just sweetness. The finish is where it earns its keep: crisp, mineral, with a faint saline edge that pulls it back to something dry and wine-like rather than soft and fruity. Certified organic and vegan-friendly, it's available from specialist AF retailers at around £18 a bottle. Not cheap for a zero-percent wine, but the five-variety blend and the 12-month ageing before dealcoholisation justify the price point better than most.

Ingredients

Dealcoholised wine (grapes, preservatives: sulphites), rectified grape must concentrate, carbon dioxide, preservatives: sulphites

Key Specs

Per 100ml

Calories
18 kcal
Sugar
3.6g
Carbs
4.0g

Dietary

VEGANGLUTEN-FREEORGANIC

Tasting Notes

Taste

TROPICAL FRUITS UP FRONT: PINEAPPLE GUAVA AND RIPE PEAR WITH PINK GRAPEFRUIT AND A CITRUS-LEMON EDGE. SPICY MINERAL NOTE RUNS UNDERNEATH KEEPING IT FROM READING AS PURELY FRUITY.

Aroma

WIDE WHITE FLORAL BOUQUET WITH A FAINT SPICE LIFT FROM THE GEWURZTRAMINER. CITRUS ZEST AND STONE FRUIT IN THE BACKGROUND.

Character

Appearance
PALE STRAW WITH FAINT GOLDEN GLINTS. CLEAR AND BRIGHT.
Mouthfeel
LIGHT-BODIED WITH A GENTLE EFFERVESCENCE FROM ADDED CO2. CLEAN AND SMOOTH WITH NO ROUGH EDGES.
Finish
CRISP AND MINERAL WITH A TOUCH OF SEA SALT. DRY ENOUGH TO FINISH LIKE A REAL WINE.

Production

Traditional winemaking from organically grown grapes sourced in Alsace and the South of France. Fermented and aged for up to 12 months, then dealcoholised via vacuum distillation at low temperature to preserve aroma and flavour complexity.

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Key Specs

Per 100ml

Calories
18 kcal
Sugar
3.6g
Carbs
4.0g

Dietary

VEGANGLUTEN-FREEORGANIC

Tasting Notes

Taste

TROPICAL FRUITS UP FRONT: PINEAPPLE GUAVA AND RIPE PEAR WITH PINK GRAPEFRUIT AND A CITRUS-LEMON EDGE. SPICY MINERAL NOTE RUNS UNDERNEATH KEEPING IT FROM READING AS PURELY FRUITY.

Aroma

WIDE WHITE FLORAL BOUQUET WITH A FAINT SPICE LIFT FROM THE GEWURZTRAMINER. CITRUS ZEST AND STONE FRUIT IN THE BACKGROUND.

Character

Appearance
PALE STRAW WITH FAINT GOLDEN GLINTS. CLEAR AND BRIGHT.
Mouthfeel
LIGHT-BODIED WITH A GENTLE EFFERVESCENCE FROM ADDED CO2. CLEAN AND SMOOTH WITH NO ROUGH EDGES.
Finish
CRISP AND MINERAL WITH A TOUCH OF SEA SALT. DRY ENOUGH TO FINISH LIKE A REAL WINE.

Production

Traditional winemaking from organically grown grapes sourced in Alsace and the South of France. Fermented and aged for up to 12 months, then dealcoholised via vacuum distillation at low temperature to preserve aroma and flavour complexity.

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