About This Drink
The Rosé variant of M&S's Frizzantea takes the same fermented Darjeeling tea base as the Brut and adds concentrated black carrot for colour and tannin for structure, which shifts the flavour profile into red berry territory. Red berries and smooth vanilla are the brand's own descriptors, and they're reasonably accurate: the blackcurrant and raspberry notes feel like a natural development of the fermentation rather than added flavouring. The 250ml can format makes this one more of a casual drink than the 75cl Brut bottle — easier to finish in one sitting, portable, no need for a glass if you're not fussed. At 0.5% ABV it sits at the low-alcohol threshold, and the vegan-friendly status is confirmed. What makes the Frizzantea range genuinely interesting is the starting point. Sparkling tea carries a different quality of bitterness and tannin to dealcoholised wine, and that shows in how it finishes. It won't stand in for Champagne, but it holds its own as something distinct — which is about the most you can ask of a category-bridging product.
Ingredients
Darjeeling Tea, Sugar, Concentrated Black Carrot, Tannin, Fermentation Culture, Carbon Dioxide






