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Frizzantea Brut
Winesparkling tea

Frizzantea Brut

An alcohol-free sparkling tea from M&S, crafted in the UK using Darjeeling tea and gently fermented to produce a crisp, dry fizz with notes of peach and blackcurrant.

About This Drink

Frizzantea is M&S's take on a format that's been quietly gaining ground in the AF world: sparkling tea. Rather than starting with grape juice and removing the alcohol, this one begins with Darjeeling tea — black tea from the Indian hills — and ferments it gently over several weeks until it develops a light fizz and an unexpected complexity. The result is pale gold in the glass with fine persistent bubbles. Peach and blackcurrant are the headline flavours, which sounds like marketing language but actually lands: the fermentation process draws stone fruit and dark berry character out of the tea in a way that feels organic rather than added. There's a slight tannin grip from the tea itself that gives it structure, and a clean, dryish finish. At 0.5% ABV it's low-alcohol rather than truly alcohol-free, and it's vegan-friendly. M&S sells it in a 75cl format, which makes it work well as a dinner table pour. It won't satisfy anyone wanting something wine-adjacent, but on its own terms it's genuinely interesting — a different kind of fizz that earns its place on the shelf.

Ingredients

Darjeeling Tea, Sugar, Fermentation Culture, Carbon Dioxide

Key Specs

Per 100ml

ABV
0.5%

Dietary

VEGAN

Tasting Notes

Taste

RIPE PEACH AND BLACKCURRANT WITH A FAINT HONEYED TEA SWEETNESS; FERMENTATION ADDS SUBTLE DEPTH

Aroma

FRAGRANT DARJEELING TEA WITH STONE FRUIT LIFT; PEACH BLOSSOM BLACKCURRANT AND MUSCATEL EDGE

Character

Appearance
PALE AMBER-GOLD CLEAR WITH FINE BUBBLES
Mouthfeel
LIGHT-BODIED WITH FINE PERSISTENT BUBBLES; TEA TANNINS ADD GRIP
Finish
DRY AND CLEAN WITH LINGERING TEA TANNIN; BRISK RATHER THAN SWEET

Production

Premium Darjeeling tea slowly fermented over several weeks with fermentation culture; carbonated

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Key Specs

Per 100ml

ABV
0.5%

Dietary

VEGAN

Tasting Notes

Taste

RIPE PEACH AND BLACKCURRANT WITH A FAINT HONEYED TEA SWEETNESS; FERMENTATION ADDS SUBTLE DEPTH

Aroma

FRAGRANT DARJEELING TEA WITH STONE FRUIT LIFT; PEACH BLOSSOM BLACKCURRANT AND MUSCATEL EDGE

Character

Appearance
PALE AMBER-GOLD CLEAR WITH FINE BUBBLES
Mouthfeel
LIGHT-BODIED WITH FINE PERSISTENT BUBBLES; TEA TANNINS ADD GRIP
Finish
DRY AND CLEAN WITH LINGERING TEA TANNIN; BRISK RATHER THAN SWEET

Production

Premium Darjeeling tea slowly fermented over several weeks with fermentation culture; carbonated