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Gratien and Meyer Festillant Sparkling Sans Alcool
Sparkling Wine
If fizz must be de-alcoholised, it's reassuring to know that it started life in the expert hands of Gratien & Meyer, makers of The Society's best sparklers. The fruit is from Gascony, there is just one fermentation, in the bottle, and the alcohol is eliminated by a process of vacuum distillation. Serve well chilled on its own or complement its lemony, appley notes with a dash of fruit cordial.
Price:
£4.50
Bottle
Price:
£27.00
Case of 6
In Stock
Code: WA281
Wine characteristics
- Sparkling Wine
- 4 - Medium/off dry
- 75cl
- Within one year of purchase
- 0% Alcohol
- no oak influence
- Champagne cork
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
Gratien and Meyer
Gratien & Meyer – a jewel in the Loire Valley’s Anjou-Saumur region – was founded by Alfred Gratien in 1864, then aged just 23, and in the same year he established the well-respected Champagne house that is his namesake. The ‘Meyer’ refers to Albert Jean Meyer, an enthusiastic wine expert from Alsace with whom Alfred Gratien joined forces ten years later in 1874, the same year of course in which The Society was founded. When Alfred died in 1885, the Meyer family was entrusted with the company and has continued to uphold its excellent traditions.
The Society first discovered the wines of Gratien & Meyer in 1906 when some Saumur was shipped to our cellars in London. The company quickly became The Society’s choice for our sparkling wines, and today Gratien & Meyer are still responsible The Society’s Saumur and Saumur Rosé as well as The Society’s Celebration Crémant de Loire, all of which are bestsellers.
The Gratien & Meyer house is based on the outskirts of Saumur, in the heart of the Loire’s Anjou region. The river helps to moderate the climate, which is similar to, but less severe than that of Champagne, while the region’s hillsides store daytime heat and the cool nights provide moisture.
Gratien & Meyer buy grapes, must and wine from carefully selected growers in the region. In recent years they have invested in their own vineyards (first crop 2018!), aiming to cover around 50% of their 1.8 million bottle production in due course.
In Saumur, the region’s ...
The Times
Of all the zero-alcohol sparklers, this is my favourite. Alcohol is removed by vacuum distillation, creating a grapey bubbly with an apple-orchard finish.
Daily Express
Read moreGratien & Meyer make one of The Wine Society's best sparklers (Saumur Brut NV since you ask) and their alcohol-free fizz is easy on the wallet and the palate. Pears, apples and citrus combine for a...
Hampstead & Highgate Express
Looks the part, eventhough the flavour hints somewhat more at lemonade.
The Times
Another best buy fromthe sparkling specialist Gratien & Meyer, with light, crisp, orchard appleand pear fruit.
Prima
Very lively bubbles,pear and apple fruit characteristics, tangy and fresh with some residualsweetness. Great with sweeter dishes.
Daily Express
Read moreThis alcohol-freesparkling wine from Loire-based Gratien and Meyer is a nice alternative toChampagne. Considering the price, it's well worth trying if you're looking forsomething light and fruity. ...
The Times
… a joyful, light,grapey, green apple-styled fizz.
Sussex Express
Read more… just off dry, withgood fruit content, clean, crisp and refreshing. Although naturally lacking inbody with no alcohol, it is very drinkable and indeed enjoyable. A pale-yellow colour with golden...
Liverpool Echo
Read moreA delight of bubbles but without the guilt of alcohol. It is lovely and refreshing when served really chilled. It tastes of lemons and apples and is ever so slightly sweet, but not overly so. I added ...
House Of Coco
Read moreIf fizz must be de-alcoholised, it’s reassuring to know that it started life in the expert hands of Gratien & Meyer, makers of The Wine Society’s best sparklers. The fruit is from ...
thebespokeblackbook.com
Read moreA lovely de-alcoholised French fizz from a Champagne house. Medium dry and fresh tasting with little in the way of over-dominant sugar, it is easy to drink in plenty with no guilt. Just imagine ...